What does a rifle say about its owner?

[jacknife]

Bahaha!

Obviously you're somewhat correct as people do by what they like and what "suits" them. Howevr, I have a friend in the states that is somewhat anal and picky about everything(I watched him tell a hot dog vender which condoments to put in what order on his hotdog). He has to have the finest bass boat, the greatest truck, best horse, primps like a woman etc.

He bought a fancy Weatherby 300 win mag to deer hunt in LA(lower Alabama) where a monster buck is 165 lbs wet and Im talking live weight. He never did kill one without chasing and using a baseball bat, an oak tree limb or a knife after it had run 300yds.

I told him you're recoil shy and that's why you hit a doe in the hip @ 35 yds broad side in a ryegrass food plot. He "swole up" like a toad frog and said I insulted him. I said look, your nuts won't float in the bathtub and no one will call you a sissy, if you admit it and sell the fancy boomer and get a gun you can hit with or get another Weatherby in a smaller caliber.

He finaly bought a single shot 270 breach loader and is happy and I've not had to Flintstone a wounded deer since. Oh yeah, he keeps the fancy Weatherby in his hand-made oak gun cabinet for show, you know, mans gotta keep his image.

Thank you for this post. Its funniness made my day.

 

[t-star]

IMO, guys with quality built, tough gear have been there, done that, and came to realize the money spent on said gear is of far greater value than the $$ spent. I use to be about quantity and bought cheap or avg stuff, but now realize that money is better spent on good stuff that lasts a lifetime.

A $2000 rifle, over 30 years of shooting and hunting is better spent than 4 $500 rifles.

not if the 500 buck rifle is an m-14

 

[9Guns]

I have been called a "gun hipster" for owning all kinds of strange nd obscure rifles such as the ZFK-55, AG-42 and Valmet M-78

 

[blargon]

not if the 500 buck rifle is an m-14

Sorry, thought this was hunting and sporting arms forum...

 

[philthygeezer]

How do you see yourself reflected in your firearms?

Polish them and put on a nice wax. I've been through quite a few and it's come down to a few nice rifles and shotguns, though I still try the odd cheap one. I like Blargon's way of thinking.

 

[Beargun45-70]

My favorite guns are my old BRNO 602's and I probably own them because I consider them to be a better value than a pre 64 model 70

Just like my muscle car is a pontiac instead of a chevy. Same idea. Judge me as you see fit.

 

[martinbns]

I'm guilty of stereotypeing others, but I can't help it.

The chances of a random Weatherby shooter at the range being a prick seem to be higher than average. Put a Swarovski on the weatherby and you can bet your last box of primers on it.

Or a Swarovski on a custom 700 with a synthetic stock

 

[Joe549]

i hate all sks's in any form, i hate stepping on the steel cases, i hate the bamg bang bang and i hate the spray and pray mentality. if your an sks shooter i will look down on you when im at the range.

other than sks shooters i dont really look up or down as long as the shooter can operate them.

That is one of the most ignorant comments I have read in a long time.

 

[SimilkameenSlayer]

don't know what a remington 7600 says aboot it's owner ......

 

[bearkilr]

don't know what a remington 7600 says aboot it's owner ......

Not sure about the rifle, but that word says you're from Newfoundland.

 

[trebor2880]

A rifle is like a woman, you pay for what you get, and if you get high end flaunt it

You pay for your women?

 

[gunrunner100]

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The chances of a random Weatherby shooter at the range being a prick seem to be higher than average. Put a Swarovski on the weatherby and you can bet your last box of primers on it.

I laughed at the truth of this...!
I'm going to be 50 this year. I fired my first shotgun and pistol at age 20 while at Aylmer, Ontario. In the last 29 years, I have had quite a few rifles, shotguns and pistols. I started collecting a certain type of rifle in the last 10 years, and those who know of me, know what type.
It pays to buy the best that you can afford, without sacrificing what's important. If your dream rifle is a Blaser, but your newborn needs diapers, wait it out. Hunting and shooting is just as fun with a surplus 303, I know this. When you finally do get your dream gun, it may be bittersweet as you may have nothing left to yearn for.

 

[Sask_Hunter]

That is one of the most ignorant comments I have read in a long time.

Sks owner operator? I'd rather hit caps with a hammer to make some thing go bang

 

[scott_r]

A rifle says the owner is generally "pro gun and not a tree hugger" thats all that matters in my books. Ive found guys toting a Savage with bad attitudes just as I have with Coopers but am still happy they are involved in our sport.

Cheers!!

 

[Sun_and_Steel_77]

A rifle says the owner is generally "pro gun and not a tree hugger" thats all that matters in my books. Ive found guys toting a Savage with bad attitudes just as I have with Coopers but am still happy they are involved in our sport.

I like this, and I couldn't have said it better if I tried!

 

[rgv]

Thankfully none of my guns can talk

 

[kamlooky]

Not a Remington to be found in my stash.......hmmmmm.

 

[dgradinaru]

Likely the "look at me, I have a brilliant yellow Hummer" equation works on some gun owners as well, but not necessarily always.

I only buy guns that impress me, and could care less what other people think. I hunted whitetail for a good many years with a "sportered" 98 in 8x57. It had a cut down laminated military stock, a $10 scope, and weighed a ton. Later years, I had it rechambered to 8mm-06, only because a good friend was having one done and it was a better deal for two.

I have some real nice guns too. None are in the high class European group, but I think they are keepers. Each to his or her own.

Same for me, i have hunted with a german 8mm mauser sporter for years now, has peep sights, got it for free long ago, ive shot most of my game with it and still use it once in a while. I dont care what ppl think about me when i hunt with a old WW2 boltaction sporter. To me 8MM is my favorite cal, i like to use calibres that not everybody uses. Like the european calibers, where i hunt everybody is all about 270,30-06,308,7mm rem mag, 300 win mag, Well i like to hunt with 6.5x55,7mm Mauser, 8mm Mauser, 9.3x57,9.3x62.

 

[regulate34]

i have always liked the simple things in life. i drive my old truck and and work with my hands. all my guns are bolt actions or single shots. i have had semis and got rid of them. i tryed to convince my self to get a synthetic stainless for the wet and cold and rough. evey gun i own is blued and wood stocked. i take care of what i got. i am only 22yrs old but i like to try and be old fashion like the old timers i hang out with. i guess i just respct the way they are and try to be that way as well

 

[Dogleg]

Or a Swarovski on a custom 700 with a synthetic stock

But if he has a Leupold on it he's probably just a happy, experienced enthusiast. Odds go up further if its a custom barrel on a factory stock.

When I see or meet someone with highend equipment I'm always interested in the hardware. There's quite a difference between shared enthusiasm, and someone expecting you to be impressed by him.


It can be funny at times. Quite some time ago I was leaning on a gun counter waiting my turn and listening to a non buying, self-proclaimed "Weatherby man". Exactly how many times should a person call himself a Weatherby man, while loudly announceing the virtues of quick detachable rings on rifles with no sights? Ya gotta think he may have read a couple too many advertisements in his life.