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Campfire 'Bwana
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My builders interpretation of the Model 1792 Contract Rifle. The first model rifle contracted for by the US War Dept. He christened this rifle "Ol’ Whiskey”, in honor of the first conflict this model rifle was used in. The Whiskey Rebellion. Marked so in inside of patchbox lid. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/C5c5hhxT/35-E8-AD34-34-CC-4408-AB4-B-4-C4-BFC4-CA807.jpg)
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Founder
Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
WS
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the guy who assembled and built my muzzleloader, an early full-stock Hawken capper, named her 'The Swan', after Liver eatin' Johnson's wife who got killed by the Crow
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Previous owner named this one Lloyd after the gentleman who made the barrel for it. I kind of liked how it sounded so it is Lloyd to me as well. ![[Linked Image from imagizer.imageshack.com]](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/IhWoB5.jpg)
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When I was a kid, I named my rifle. I haven’t named one in a while. I once worked with a guy who hoped to hunt Africa, and wanted to purchase a .416 Rigby, and name it “Eleanor”! memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
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My builders interpretation of the Model 1792 Contract Rifle. The first model rifle contracted for by the US War Dept. He christened this rifle "Ol’ Whiskey”, in honor of the first conflict this model rifle was used in. The Whiskey Rebellion. Marked so in inside of patchbox lid. Great looking rifle Kaywoodie.
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Not really.
If I had to give it a name I would steal the one given to Jerry Lee Lewis,Killer.LOL
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." **Edmund Burke**
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." **Benjamin Franklin**
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Oh yes, there is one more. My 18 inch 12 bore, is called "Interperter" When it's out of the safe, everyone understands english.
Randy
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Founder
Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
WS
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When I sporterized my first mauser, I scraped parts from where ever I could. Stainless barrel, blue action, a stock that should have been firewood, you get the picture. I named it Bubba. After all that, it is still one of my more accurate rifles, and a thrill to shoot.
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I got an AR-15 I call Sir Jams Alot...
Harry
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I guess if I were to name my rifle.....she would be Pheobe, as in Pheobe Annie Oakley! memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
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Naming a rifle doesn't make sense to me,-- it's not gonna come when called.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Mr Winky, the Great Throbbing Purple Tower of Passion.
No wait, what?
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An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack
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"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson
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I call it "rifle". ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/xgpUkueh.jpg)
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I couldn’t think of that many names much less remember them.
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I didn't name my 30-30, a friend gave the rifle it's name about 35 or so years ago. He called it 'Meat Stick' one day and the name stuck.
added: One other is called "Little Yellow". Because the stock is painted ..... wait for it..........Yellow!
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Just "Campfire Riffraff and Trash"
This will be my last post! Flave 1/3/21
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I name mine after a Disney character... Thumper! 
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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