I'm not creative enough to name more than a small fraction of the many-hundred airguns I've owned. However some particular stand-outs get named almost of necessity. A few examples-
Ol' Homegrown, converted from a
$21.95, 1960s vintage Crosman 187 Co2 rifle into a regulated high-pressure-air-bottle field target pistol has three National Champion and three State Champion PFT titles to her credit. Yes, her name certainly has something to do with my growing up in the 1960s ;-) .
Ted was rescued and resurrected from a previous life of abuse and neglect; a 1950's vintage Sears And Roebuck Ted Williams Match Rifle variant of Crosman's venerable Model 160 dual-cartridge .22 Co2 rifle. He wreaked havoc on the .177 Euro-springers otherwise dominating the NRA Silhouette Hunter Class in the 1990s, capturing Stage Champion titles and NRA National Record certificates. I later met Ted Nugent in the late 20th century when he came over to compliment me on my Sporting Chance Custom Bows, and found him to be much less ass-h*** than many make him out to be. I also enjoy Mark Wahlberg's Ted movies... almost too much.
Ol' Faithful's name has much to do with her utterly dependable consistency. Though not as accurate as many field target rifles, that is, if you believe my competitions' claims of 1/4" groups at 50 yards, the fact that Ol Faithful shoots
sub-.60" AVERAGE five-shot groups at 50 yards regular as clockwork, and never, EVER requires more than a couple clicks of the turrets on any given day/competition has everything to do with not only her name, but the fact she also has captured multiple State and National titles at the expense of more "sophisticated" rigs.
More recently (and frequently) some names came about as result of profane tirades; names like
Hi-Tech POS, No-Shootin' MF, Over-Priced Trotline Weight, Psycho-Bitch Diva From Hell, Second-Mortgage Disappointment, and Should'a Bought A Motorcycle!.
Having assigned many more (less-than-flattering) airgun names in the last few years "investments" than endearing names in the previous half-century suggests something about my experiences with 'the latest and greatest". Matter of fact, it's starting to look like I'll have to convert a Crosman 160 into an EFT rifle!
. It could be anywhere from "old reliable" to "sumbitch"....
