gixer1 Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 (edited) Ok, so how many of you are sentimental about your rifles/shotguns? Sold mine recently and I really did feel an air of sadness as I left it with the RFD.... Strange as I know it's only a rifle but it's crawled through a few fields with me and has been ultra reliable and if I do my bit always hit the mark.... so are you at all attached to your guns? Have you (dare I say it) named it??? Regards, Gixer Edited September 3, 2011 by gixer1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Haven't named any,but got rid of a couple recently with a twinge of regret.My 700BDL(one of the best looking rifles in my opinion)which has never let me down and taken several deer and even more foxes,and my Ruger M77.22 Magnum;can't remember how many rabbits that thing has killed.Anyhow,they've both gone,and hopefully I'll have even more good times with their replacement. Have a few shotguns I would be extrememly reluctant to part with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 i get very sentimentle about my guns! ive got my 223 and my semi outo that will only ever leave me if they are prized from my cold dead hands :o almost every thing i do evolves around my shooting so guns are a big part of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Some yes, others no_ its not all about how good they are but its a big part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie-fox Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 I have sold most of mine and just hope the new owners look after them like i have...but i treated myself to a new browning x-bolt 223, and a new beretta silver pigeon to take my mind off my loss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 The good old friends that work stick around, fortunately most of mine do, yes, I have "upgraded" to more modern versions over the years and I do know exactly what you mean! But I haven't gone as far as naming any of them, but for some reason they are all female not male Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted September 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 , but for some reason they are all female not male :lol: the ladies with no name..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 i'm not, but that quote is from Full Metal Jacket, and funnily enough Pvt Pyle's M14 is called Charleen after my mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Yes i loved my old Lanber and we had some good times but i needed some room in the cabinet so i gave it to my dad knowing he would never sell it and one day it will be mine again lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 I tend to get sentimental after I've sold things. I chop and change a lot. I've had a few that I've sold and thought "oh my god, what have I done?". My Tikka T3 6.5x55, my .22 Hornet... Luckily I had the chance to buy my Hornet back. Now and again I think of moving it on but then I think "hang on a minute, you've been here before you idiot!". I just can't help changing things. Although I must say my latest rifle, an old Tikka in 7-08, is really growing on me fast. I like to think I may keep it and build memories with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 i'm not, but that quote is from Full Metal Jacket, and funnily enough Pvt Pyle's M14 is called Charleen after my mother. Flippen 'ek, how did your Mum get involved with Pyle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Lumps of wood and metal (or plastic), and absolutely no 'attachment' to them at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilvy Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 mines called Basil as in basil brush 'boom boom' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Only gun I regret selling was my first Theoben, it was one of the first six they ever built and un numbered. I just could not get on with it though, my fault I am sure. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Only gun I regret selling was my first Theoben, it was one of the first six they ever built and un numbered. I just could not get on with it though, my fault I am sure. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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