Honest Gun Owner Meme…

I was tagged by Nancy, over at Excels At Nothing, with a follow-on to the Honest Gun Owner Meme, with these criteria-


I will write down five things that indicate to me that a gun owner or shooter maybe is an honest one.  Then I will tag five other gun owners who are also bloggers and I hope will participate.  


So here goes…


You might be an honest gun owner if:


1. You freely admit there is always more that one way/gun/point of view and are willing to rationally discuss it without resorting to arguing or ignoring/flaming the other party.


2. You tell someone exactly what is wrong with the gun you are trying to sell (and throw in a holster too, since you have a box full).


3. You admit your shortcomings; and own up to mistakes (e.g. lucky shots or really BAD shots) you make.


4. You are willing to support other gun owners/shooters with assistance when you can, but you also are willing to admit you have no clue on certain guns, scopes, etc.


5. You admit you had to take your Ruger MK I or II or III to a gunsmith to get it re-assembled after you got it apart… sigh…


Soooo, who to tag on this one???


Obviously Tam at View from the Porch, since she is a recognized expert on the older guns, and has spent time in the business on BOTH sides of the counter…


Murphy from Lagniappe’s Lair, again a long time collector/shooter 


Jennifer from In Jennifer’s Head, for a ‘newer’ shooter perspective


LL from Virtual Mirage, since he’s got both US and International experiences with gun buyers/sellers


Julie from Jigsaw’s Thoughts, for a truly International flavor


And I have to add AOA from An Ordinary American for his former Military and LEO perspective…


IF y’all accept, you’re supposed to tag five other folks, but I’ll leave that up to you. 


Thanks for reading, and as always, comments are appreciated!

Comments

Honest Gun Owner Meme… — 12 Comments

  1. 1. You freely admit there is always more that one way/gun/point of view and are willing to rationally discuss it without resorting to arguing or ignoring/flaming the other party.

    Sounds good to me. What’s the point of arguing? I’d rather learn from them.

    2. You tell someone exactly what is wrong with the gun you are trying to sell (and throw in a holster too, since you have a box full).

    Yup… been there, done that, many times.

    3. You admit your shortcomings; and own up to mistakes (e.g. lucky shots or really BAD shots) you make.

    Oh hell…. I screw up almost daily, and usually with witness’s. No point trying to hide it or get upset… unless I keep screwing up the same way. THAT would be bad.

    4. You are willing to support other gun owners/shooters with assistance when you can, but you also are willing to admit you have no clue on certain guns, scopes, etc.

    Yup. Anytime.

    5. You admit you had to take your Ruger MK I or II or III to a gunsmith to get it re-assembled after you got it apart… sigh…

    Nope…. got both of mine apart and back together many times without a problem. Built the 22/45 into a target shooting beast that would snipe clay birds off the 100 yard berm with boring ease.

    Now… there WAS this Charter Arms .357 that kicked my butt all the way to the gunshop, where I had to hand over a box of parts and all my pride…..

  2. Carteach- Dang, I should have picked you, but I figured someone had already tagged you! And I had to take the Ruger back not once, but TWICE! @#%^&…

  3. It’s been years since I owned the Ruger .22, but as I recall the trick for me was to turn it upside down and get the angle just right, while holding the bolt in the correct position with one hand and inserting the rod and lever with the other.

    Jiggery pokery alla ka zam!

  4. I CAN actually put my Ruger 22/45 back together again however my Springfield 9mm is another thing. I actually put off cleaning it as it’s really embarrassing having to take it to a gunsmith for reassemble.

    Oh and what is it with you lot having boxes of holsters? I have ONE holster only … holsters here are nearly as hard to come by as guns.

  5. Carteach- I got it locked up not once, but TWICE!!!

    Julie- 🙂 What do you need in the way of holsters?

  6. On number 5…

    I was able to get my 22/45 back togeather the first time as well. Of course, I’m Navy trained… which means I broke out the hammer (rubber mallet in this case).

    It still works, but I’ve been afraid to try it again since.

  7. A box of holsters? Now why would anyone have a box of useless holsters?
    Oh right. I’m kind of spoiled on holsters. Although there is some plastic abomination that goes with the FN…