Guns. Are They Tools Or Love Objects?

[walshie 2,804]

I've read quite a few posts on here where people refer to their guns as female objects. Examples: "She's had a new scope fitted." or "I lightly oiled her."

 

IMO a gun is a lump of metal and wood that does a job. i.e a tool. Nothing more, nothing less.

 

You'd hardly say "Pass the hammer, and be careful with her, she's precious", so what's the difference?

 

Only exception is Paulus seems to have an eye on my 1100 and I'm very protective of her.

[hutchey 147]

from my point of view (very new to this in comparison with all you guys) is that those people who use their rifle/gun as part of their daily job view them as tools.

the rest of us who are more hobbyists or part time keepers etc are more attached to our precious.

no doubt others will have differing opinions but i'm going with the sit on fence as i refer to mine as "look after it, oil it, pass it up gently" etc (no gender specific)

[paulus 26]

I've read quite a few posts on here where people refer to their guns as female objects. Examples: "She's had a new scope fitted." or "I lightly oiled her."

 

IMO a gun is a lump of metal and wood that does a job. i.e a tool. Nothing more, nothing less.

 

You'd hardly say "Pass the hammer, and be careful with her, she's precious", so what's the difference?

 

Only exception is Paulus seems to have an eye on my 1100 and I'm very protective of her.

im very attached to my tool i have an 1100 of my own even though i have not seen it for 18 months since a mate borrowed it for a week or two

[sussex 5,802]

Tools for me BUT nice tools that need looking after...Cleared out the wooden stocked, blued barrelled nice looking guns last year for the plastic, stainless work tools that I don't have to worry about rain & dirt etc .much more practical .

[paulus 26]

Tools for me BUT nice tools that need looking after...Cleared out the wooden stocked, blued barrelled nice looking guns last year for the plastic, stainless work tools that I don't have to worry about rain & dirt etc .much more practical .

did the same whenever i renewed one, apart from my darling 20g

[The one 8,529]

Guns traps snares etc are tools for getting a job done

[Deker 3,478]

We all have a different agenda here, my guns are work tools that get used socially from time to time.

 

They are tools to me, I get what I need to do my work, simple as.

 

Just the same I look after them, that doesn't mean they are love objects, I keep my chisels sharp, my bait boxes clean, my traps in good working order, etc., that doesn't turn them into objects of love, but well functioning tools!

 

[rimmer 33]

I use mine for work and pleasure, and have guns that i would never get rid of. but it is only the guns the rest of the kit is almost disposable.

[walshie 2,804]

I agree that guns have to be looked after and I clean mine and take care of them, but IMO they are still just a tool. For example my Tikka is probably exactly the same as everyone else's and if it "broke" I could buy another exactly the same.

[kenj 131]

As an ex instrument maker, I appreciate the workings of my rifles, the term "built like a gun" applies to this, but they are a functional lethal weapon at the end of the day and should be looked on as a tool to do a particular job. My rifles all have their uses, which overlap and have no duplicates, although it doesn't mean I don't have favourites.