words and phrases we wouldn't have...were it not for guns.

[mozeppa]

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!

[redhawk0]

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

[Outer Rondacker]

That girls Gun shy
shes locked and cocked


You feeling lucky punk? Well are ya?

[Hawks Feather]

Keep your powder dry.

[Blanket]

lock stock and barrel, the whole nine yards, freeze the balls off of a brass monkey

[JBinMN]

"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...

[country gent]

The most used and one of the oldest, Lock stock and barrel

[Forty Rod Ray]

A flash in the pan.... Somewhat like Hussein.

[legend 550]

Liberty and freedom

[marlin39a]

Go ahead! Make my day!

[Pigboat]

"If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns"

[smoked turkey]

Yer just shootin' in the dark

I've got my sights on a new pick-up!

[rl69]

Pry them from my cold dead hands

[Nueces]

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."

[Jeff R]

"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.

[Rick Hodges]

Son of a Gun

[Blanket]

go off half cocked

[Driver man]

lock stock and barrel, the whole nine yards, freeze the balls off of a brass monkey

Where does the phrase "the whole nine yards" come from and how does it relate to firearms etc? curious

[Thundarstick]

She was hotter than a two dollar pistol!

Point blank, and shooting blanks!

Choot`em Choot'em!

[Outer Rondacker]

He's a straight shooter.

[Blanket]

Where does the phrase "the whole nine yards" come from and how does it relate to firearms etc? curious belt of machine gun ammo for a WW1 fighter was 27 ft long. Hence give them the whole nine yards

[Blanket]

And a brass Monkey is the plate with indents to hold cannon balls.

[DocSavage]

Don't fire till you see the whites of their eyes.

[jmort]

Straight Shooter
Dead Eye
Bulls Eye

[jmort]

Cap you with my nine :|

[NC_JEFF]

"long shot"

[Outer Rondacker]

Buckeye.
Pocket pistol.

[WebMonkey]

'bout to pop a cap at all these phrases

[Hossfly]

Saturday night special.

[osteodoc08]

I started a similar list a few years ago. Got close to 100 IIRC.

[osteodoc08]

Found it

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?232624-Gun-related-local-colloquilisms-and-common-sayings&highlight=gun+phrase

[coloraydo]

ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

[coloraydo]

Shall Not Be Infringed

[coloraydo]

pea shooter

[coloraydo]

Shooting blanks

[wildwilly]

"Trigger happy"
"Hotter'n Saturday Night special"
"Pistol packin mama"
"Loaded for bear"

[coloraydo]

Hair trigger.

[coloraydo]

Windage and elevation, Mrs. Langdon; windage and elevation.

[coloraydo]

Shooting star.
Shooting for the stars.
It's always the weapon and never the shooter (Charles Krauthammer).
Just a little recoil, ma'am

[Hannibal]

frizzen

ammunition

black powder

bluing

bore snake

carbine

centerfire

dry fire

falling block action

fouling shot

forward assist

hang fire

half-cock

keyholing

Picatinny rail

POA - point of aim

POI - point of impact

bang stick

rate of fire

ricochet

rifling

shooting range

short barrel rifle

single shot

speedloader

squib load

wadcutter

And

Full Metal Jacket

[clum553946]

Shoot low, they’re riding Shetlands!

[robg]

Snap shots

[6bg6ga]

cocked and locked

[Thin Man]

"trigger" - just this word by itself, is often used to indicate the start of an action. To trigger a shot in basketball means to throw the shot, etc.

[owejia]

One from my youth was, poke stalk, referring to shotguns.

[C-dubb]

Shot its wad

[Moleman-]

National Anthem http://www.usflag.org/the.national.anthem.html

[Beerd]

"Fill your hand you Son-of-a *****"
..

[Texas by God]

Shooting fish in a barrel- does shooting Remoras in the ocean and Gar in the river count? Just asking..........

[hawkenhunter50]

God created man, Samuel Colt made em equal

[Outer Rondacker]

Ok Im reloaded...

[robg]

Keep your powder dry .

[Walla2]

Don't let your mouth overload your hardware.

[facetious]

Hands where i can see them!

[Outer Rondacker]

Don't let your mouth overload your hardware.

I have never heard this one but I love it.