Wise Words from Fellow Gun Nuts

Being a shooter, a lead-head, a gun nut, whatever you want to call it, you discover certain universal truths. Here are some of the best  I've learned over the years, from gun writers, from gun buddies, and from guns themselves.
- A firm handshake is a good sign the man might be a deadeye. 
-When someone tells you where you're missing a target, you ignore them. If they can tell you why you're  missing, you listen carefully.
-Long ago you gave up hope that any news reporter, or activist, would learn anything about guns.
-Part of recycling a can is putting a half dozen holes in it.
-When shooting, you secretly think of yourself as GySgt. Carlos Hathcock, John Wayne, or Elmer Keith.
-Guns can't love you back. On the other hand, they don't die.
-A fine safari shooter is life insurance and a 401k, made of walnut.
-Pity Britain for making such beautiful guns they will never use.
-Throwing away hulls/brass is throwing away money.
-It's not a cowboy gun if it's a synthetic.
- Irons count double against scopes, when it comes to bragging rights.
-Nothing smells so nice as the curl of smoke after a spot-on shot.
-Hunting season is only a few months long. Stay sane, buy a nice O/U or Side by Side.
-Nothing keeps you honest, or in form, like your .22.
-If you had to have a desk job, it'd be with Holland and Holland.
-Blaze orange and upland hunting are water and oil.
-Bunker trap is what American trap would be, if American trap were fun to shoot.
-Extreme accuracy is good, which is why every gun nut needs a varmint gun.
-If you've raised dogs, you miss the ones who have passed more than most people you've lost.