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compiling a list of words, phrases and descriptions that we would not have ...if guns did not exist.
feel free to add any i miss!
draw upon, draw down on.
trouble shooter.
being under the gun.
hot shot.
shot glass.
aiming to please.
having your house rifled thru.
pistol whip. (do you put this on gunpowder flavored ice cream?):bigsmyl2:
keep them coming!
Hammer Down, good buddy!
He/She is a loose cannon
He/She went off Half-c0cked
It was just a flash in the pan.
redhawk
That girls Gun shy
shes locked and cocked
You feeling lucky punk? Well are ya?
Keep your powder dry.
lock stock and barrel, the whole nine yards, freeze the balls off of a brass monkey
"That guy couldn't hit the broad side of a barn..." (< accuracy)
"He got a "Maggies drawers" on that shot!" ( <accuracy ,a "Miss" on the target... used on military ranges ( USMC anyway))
He is "long on powder, short on bullets."..( < loudmouth with more talk than fight)
"Keep your powder dry.". ( <a "fare thee well"/ goodbye saying. common sense)
He is "faster than greased lightning./faster than a rattlesnake." (< speed on the draw)
"That rifle/pistol "kicks like a mule"! (< recoil)
"This is my rifle, this is my gun( male anatomy), this is for fighting(rifle) , this is for fun!(gun/male anatomy)"
( <Military for using proper term for equip. (USMC anyway)
"He took off "loaded for bear." (< ready for a fight)
Hope those apply here for this topic... I will leave some for others.
I see others have posted while I was typing. But I will leave these anyway...
The most used and one of the oldest, Lock stock and barrel
A flash in the pan.... Somewhat like Hussein.
Liberty and freedom
Go ahead! Make my day!
"If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns"
Yer just shootin' in the dark
I've got my sights on a new pick-up!
Pry them from my cold dead hands
Next to "If IFs and BUTs were candy and nuts, what a wonderful Christmas we'd all have,"
I like "If a snake had hips, he'd wear guns."
"It was the wind"
Like when you're at Camp Perry, and you blow out the spotter in the 7 ring, that was there from your previous shot.
Son of a Gun
go off half cocked
Where does the phrase "the whole nine yards" come from and how does it relate to firearms etc? curiousQuote:
Originally Posted by Blanket
She was hotter than a two dollar pistol!
Point blank, and shooting blanks!
Choot`em Choot'em!
He's a straight shooter.