Do You Name Your Guns?

Only my 9mm carry is known as 'Ralph'. The name does not have any attachment and I don't know where I came up with it.

What it does is make for easier communications with those that are in the know like my wife and kids. 'Ralph' is primarily my responsibility and my kids are 27 and 25 and well versed in firearms but they also pack camp.

In 30 yrs. of carrying the public has never questioned our code. 'Where is Ralph?', 'How is Ralph?' (cocked and locked), answer 'Ralph is fine'.
 
Most all of my boats have had names BUT a car! The only one that I ever named was the 'Stinkin' Lincoln' because it fell apart faster than I could fix it.
 
Nope.

I will refer to them by descriptive, short terms like "carbine," "Ruger," ".45," etc. (at least until there are multiple firearms with that description).
 
Nope.
What's with all the girls' names?
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What else do you spend alot of time and money with?:D:p
Not trying to stir things up with the female members here but I'm sure that you know what I mean:).
One might also refer to a project car or an in depth hobbie as "the mistress" also...
 
Browning BAR MkII Safari .30/06 - Bo
Glock 20SF 10mm - Luke
Weatherby Vanguard Deluxe .300 Wby Mag - Boss Hogg
G22 .40 S&W - Cooter
Mossberg 930 12ga - Uncle Jesse
S&W 642CT .38Spl - Daisy

Can you tell I watched too much Dukes of Hazzard as a youngster???
 
Why name them?

People give names to inanimate (and non-sentient) objects because the person develops a relationship with the object that is unique (at least in the eye of the beholder) among other objects which are essentially identical.

The urge to name something that "feels" unique to you is a natural part of human nature.

We name our children, but children of other people tend to just be "other peoples' kids". When they become known to us, we use their names.

When you develop a relationship with anything or anyone, it is natural to honor that relationship with a name.

Now, someone who has a "relationship" with inanimate objects; THAT's creepy. (Just kidding)

There are some objects that "deserve" honoring. The Declaration of Independence, for instance. It is just a piece of paper, but the words on it are honorable, more so than than the paper and ink. But there is something special about THAT paper and THAT ink. Some people think it is over-sentimentalizing to store it in a special case with inert gas and all the precautions. After all, it is the words and the concepts that are the point. But we honor the object as well. And we give it a name.

Some of us feel the same way about our guns (maybe only one or two in our collections) and our cars, or a special pair of shoes or a baseball glove or teddy bear.

Lost Sheep
 
I never understood things like this. I know people who name their cars, too

Whatever. It doesn't cost you anything and you like it so...go have fun
 
I got in the habit of naming my handguns after Nobel Peace Prize laureates but mostly to irritate my very liberal sister. I frequently take her daughters shooting and they get a big kick out of running a few rounds out of Bishop Desmond Tutu, Aung Saan Suu Kyi or Rigaberta Menchu. Still, I can't bring myself to name my new LCP after Al Gore. My hypocracy runs only so deep.
 
I've never named a gun, but maybe I'll start. The two newest ones will now be called Barack and Obama, since that's the main reason I bought them.
 
My Marlin 1895 Guide Gun was immediately named "Big Mona," my NEF 10ga shotty is "the can opener," and whatever S&W I happen to be carrying is referred to as "my buddies" or "my associates."
 
I dont name them, rather each weapon I own reminds me of a particular event/feeling I encountered surrounding the purchase.

Some conjure up fond memories of the anticipation and excitement I felt when buying the thing and then racing home to administer its first "deep" cleaning.

Others remind me of the h*ll I endured from my wife as I tried to justify the purchase of yet another gun. :)
 
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