I always try to "blood" every weapon I own as soon as possible, even though in many cases it's just on a coyote, feral cat, groundhog, crow or other varmint. Virtually every weapon I've ever owned has been purchased as a hunting weapon, and even the ones that weren't...i.e. the sporting weapons...still get pressed into service to slay some critter at some point.
I try to avoid the nonsense about my firearms...note the use of the term "arms", please...not being weapons. If you think denying that they are weapons in some way sways the thinking of anti-hunters or non-hunters, you are probably correct: it makes them think that you sound silly and ingenuous. People know that firearms are just that, i.e. arms...or in other words, weapons.
