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I don't recall ever actually naming one of my firearms .... however, for a good while now I find that I've come to refer to my CCH 45-70 as thwacker .... this has me wondering how many others have names for their firearms in general, specially for their Henry rifles

You have inspired me to think about names....

Most times I can call mine Positively Outstanding Shooter...but then there are the days where it could be the reverse!

"My Henry"

As in I'm going out to shoot "my Henry" today.

KInd of a silly idea. At least that's what I told my toaster, Clarence.

I'm thinking 'supper'. It has provided. Or maybe 'hah!', the sound I make every time I see the impact. Or, in the words of Al Pacino, 'my little friend '.

Not sure, working on it.

I've owned a few firearms that I've been quite fond of, but I never named any of them, but it's a noble notion. Will have to mull this one...

Henry88 wrote:KInd of a silly idea. At least that's what I told my toaster, Clarence.

Laughed OUT LOUD! And not just the "lol" abbreviation. Like, 'scared the dog' laughed out loud.

My SR9c is called Winona. Farscape fans will get the reference.



Clovispup and I call the Mauser, in 30-06, The Beast.

Everything else is just, the 1911, the Model 10 etc.

Little Gun (.22)
Big Gun (.357)
Cowboy (.45LC)
.38 Model 67 Naming rights available. Call for pricing.

Hmmm...Pecos Bill's horse's name might be a good one....Widowmaker...

Sometimes I say...OK, time to bring out the " Big Boy ". In my case it's the 357. So I can't claim credit for the name...that belongs to Henry USA...

RanchRoper wrote:Hmmm...Pecos Bill's horse's name might be a good one....Widowmaker...

just stay at the butt end of the rifle RR!

Someone had the same idea, my Smith 340 snubby 357...
I call it Beast.

Davy Crockett helped set the tone for naming rifles .... nobody knows how many different flintlock rifles he owned but its reported that he named 3 of them .... “Old Betsy” ---- “Pretty Betsy” ---- “Fancy Betsy” .... none of them were with him at the Alamo .... by the way, his oldest sister's name was Betsy

Oh! I forgot one, the ridiculous S&W 500 Mag I still own. Have called it the " Wristbreaker " before and also the " Vaporizer ". Need to sell that thing....then again...never know if there will be a Zombie attack.

markiver54 wrote:Need to sell that thing....then again...never know if there will be a Zombie attack.

I’m pretty sure you’re ok to part ways with it!


.22 Ruger= Sedgewick

.22 Henry= Bob

M1 Carbine= Joe

.30-30 Model 94= Old Joe

7mm-08 Ruger= Slick Willy

.357 Henry= Hank

.45-70 Marlin= Perkins

12g Mossberg= Gage














And if you believe any of those, I’ve got a bridge for sale...

Redthies.. I think you've got us covered....might part with the "Hand Cannon " ...

Growing up as a family we never named anything.

The cars (all chevys) were "the 59", "the 63", "the 68", "the truck", "the Jeep". The boats are "the Robalo", "the Tidewater", etc.

I guess we had no imagination

BrokenolMarine wrote:Someone had the same idea, my Smith 340 snubby 357...
I call it Beast.

You reminded me BolM that I did name my truck "The Beast". See there's always an exception.