New gun rule ...
- Thread starter cdncowboy
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I think this is an argument to buy some old cooey so your friend can touch it or shoot it - not the good stuff
Low blow........... I have a Cooey 64B and not a scratch to be seen on it... I treat the old girl like it was a $1000 firearm... I use all my firearms, but i treat them very very well, and the only people allowed to touch are my friends who are also careful when handling anothers firearm... 
Ahh, scratches on a new gun are like wrinkles on a old man.............they build character, and they are taken with more authority as they look as if they have been there, done that, not locked up in a bubble reading about it.
Go get yourself a hanky and dry them eyes, it'll be okay, in time it will have so many scratches on it that you can either pass the story of the scratches on to the next lucky owner or you can marvel at it and reminisc about where you might have have had her when that scratch appeared, oh if those scratches could talk.....I bet it would be quite the story
Go get yourself a hanky and dry them eyes, it'll be okay, in time it will have so many scratches on it that you can either pass the story of the scratches on to the next lucky owner or you can marvel at it and reminisc about where you might have have had her when that scratch appeared, oh if those scratches could talk.....I bet it would be quite the story
So true.... If by some slim chance a dork friend of mine managed to get his/her hands on my firearm and did this in front of me, I'd lose it on them.... I would set them straight pronto...
Jeesh, how 'bout you send your ole lady over here and we wear the
NEW off her?
Send her back all broke in fer ya?..............
Gareentee no scratches ta boot.
It has been my experience in life that people that are really fussy about thier things ( and I don`t just mean guns). treat other people`s stuff like ####. It`s like they think thier stuff is gold and everyone else has junk. I know people that are so anal about thier things I wouldn`t want to touch anything they own.
When I used to race snowmobiles id get a freshly painted helmet each season (sometimes more than one if things ended badly from time to time). First thing I did with the helmet once I got it back from having a $1000 custom paint job done was drop it on the floor.
That way it has its first scratches on it before I race and I don't have to think about "hurting" it. Its like many things we all own. They are designed to be handled, but we place them on a pedestal because they cost money. Its a valid feeling for sure. But its something we need to get past so we can fully use the items we buy without guilt.
with that said, if a buddy dropped my new helmet... id freak. Its MY helmet to drop (or gun to scratch in this case) and the honour should go to the owner.
That way it has its first scratches on it before I race and I don't have to think about "hurting" it. Its like many things we all own. They are designed to be handled, but we place them on a pedestal because they cost money. Its a valid feeling for sure. But its something we need to get past so we can fully use the items we buy without guilt.
with that said, if a buddy dropped my new helmet... id freak. Its MY helmet to drop (or gun to scratch in this case) and the honour should go to the owner.
When I handle someone else's things, whether it be a gun, a tool etc. I handle it with the same care as I would my own as that is what I expect from others with my things... to me this is common sense and respect. The problem is I find common sense and having respect for others these days is getting harder to find in people... quite frustrating and sad really.
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handofzeus
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Lol, I had an old friend tap two guns together and put a mark on one that was pretty cherry. I didn't say a thing, but he can't have a kidney now.
Ditto! My buddy did the same thing years ago to my old Squires M16R. I've had that thing since new in, I believe '83?, and still have it. To this day I take it out, oil the tiny rust spot that developed, and shake my head. Never, EVER again!!
Cool gun! I didn't mean to "insult" the Cooeys, I apologize for that. Heck I might be getting one.
What I was trying to say is that if you want to show a gun to a friend, and you don't know how your friend is going to handle it, it's probably a good idea to have a cheap gun at hand you don't care about much - whatever that gun may be.
If your friend turns out to be careful and considerate, then later he can try "the good stuff". If he's not, when he sticks to the "cheap stuff" - or not at all.
