09-02-2011, 12:00 AM
Ok, I just had to share this all with you as it made me laugh...it related to what I said in post 29 here:
a gun guy I work with told me one day. He said "There are guys who are expert shooters, and there are gun experts." I asked what the difference was and he said, the expert shooters have real precision when using a gun, but ask them how the mechanics of the gun works, and some can't tell you much, or it be accurate, the gun expert is the one who can.
Ok, so that was what I said before. Well, today a coworker came to tell me something, only because we happened to be passing each other in the hallway at same time so this is what she told me...that a guy came in to get a nameplate...because that is one of the services we offer...engraving nameplates(to pin on uniforms)...usually for police or law enforcement. Well, the coworker asked if the name plate was for a "gun expert"...because we make those apparently, and right away my ears perked up of course because I have just discussed this term here. Well, the guy told the co worker..he was not just a gun expert, he was a gun MASTER, lol. I had to laugh at the way my coworker exaggerated the word master and her eyes got very wide as she said it (she was being facetious but it was cute)...plus its funny how these gun guys can get so into this stuff, so he was saying he was a master. I thought it was cute. So I guess we made him a nameplate to read "gun master" ...which I interpret it as "taking it a notch higher", or raising the bar. He reached some level and apparently they have tiered levels much like in karate with green, blue, brown and black belts. They have gun shoots (at targets) to keep their skilled honed, in the event they have to use their weapons in real scenarios...crime fighting or terrorism type events.
a gun guy I work with told me one day. He said "There are guys who are expert shooters, and there are gun experts." I asked what the difference was and he said, the expert shooters have real precision when using a gun, but ask them how the mechanics of the gun works, and some can't tell you much, or it be accurate, the gun expert is the one who can.
Ok, so that was what I said before. Well, today a coworker came to tell me something, only because we happened to be passing each other in the hallway at same time so this is what she told me...that a guy came in to get a nameplate...because that is one of the services we offer...engraving nameplates(to pin on uniforms)...usually for police or law enforcement. Well, the coworker asked if the name plate was for a "gun expert"...because we make those apparently, and right away my ears perked up of course because I have just discussed this term here. Well, the guy told the co worker..he was not just a gun expert, he was a gun MASTER, lol. I had to laugh at the way my coworker exaggerated the word master and her eyes got very wide as she said it (she was being facetious but it was cute)...plus its funny how these gun guys can get so into this stuff, so he was saying he was a master. I thought it was cute. So I guess we made him a nameplate to read "gun master" ...which I interpret it as "taking it a notch higher", or raising the bar. He reached some level and apparently they have tiered levels much like in karate with green, blue, brown and black belts. They have gun shoots (at targets) to keep their skilled honed, in the event they have to use their weapons in real scenarios...crime fighting or terrorism type events.