When I first started carrying, sometimes while out in public, my wife would turn to me and say "Where's your gun?" or "Are you carrying?" At that point, I named my Glock "Carl". Now my wife asks "Where's Carl?" This works much better.
My mothers "Rosco".... make sure you take Rosco with you on your walk
my dad's "bad boy" Hey dad your bad-boy is peakin out
mine "nine iron" easy to use alot of golf terminology when talkin about guns ie. going to the club, hittin some rounds, put my clubs in the trunk
the nicknames just make it easier to talk in some situations, the names just kinda happened, it wasnt a sit around the table and everyone pick a name deal. My dad gave my mom hers, and she started the whole badboy thing with my dad cause she thinks its funny and my dad said he got me a 9 iron... and I was like I havent played golf in years...and then it clicked
I don't have names for them but when my wife and I sometimes exchanges emails from work we replace the word "gun" with "gnome". Makes it kinda funny. "Did you lock up the gnomes before you left?" "Has the gnomefood (=ammo) come in yet?" :wacko:
Have decided that my "winter carry" (i.e. more easily concealed) weapon is going to be my Beretta 9000 s. (Has some nice safety features I like in a carry auto.) Since a code name is necessary: "Tony" will suffice just perfectly.
My fiancée's Ruger SR22 - Rudy
My Tanfoglio/EAA FAB 92 - Giuseppe
My U. S. Rifle, Caliber .30, Model of 1917 (1917 Enfield) - Alvin
My High Standard Sentinel Deluxe - Frank, in honor of my Papaw, who left it to me
My crossbow - William Tell