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Title: Barbecue guns --real tradition, myth, or just a good joke?
Post by: 230RN on May 30, 2011, 04:45:35 PM: I've always wondered whether there's a basis in fact for the notion that at barbecues, one wears one's gussied-up-est guns and leather.

I've used the term, and I think I have three guns/rigs which would qualify as somewhat understated "barbecue guns," but do folks actually do that, still, today?

Or is it just kind of an old-time saying about "pretty" guns and leather.

As a frequent user of the english language, I was always curious about that, and so-called "Court Guns" and "Church Guns."

Terry, 230RN
Title: Re: Barbecue guns --real tradition, myth, or just a good joke?
Post by: Matthew Carberry on May 30, 2011, 05:23:18 PM: http://thelawdogfiles.blogspot.com/2006/03/court-guns-and-bbq-guns.html

Real enough that the term has existed for a long time.

Skeeter Skelton also wrote the seminal article about them apparently, so that'd be several decades ago minimum. He wasn't known for making stuff up as opposed to simply reporting what was.
Title: Re: Barbecue guns --real tradition, myth, or just a good joke?
Post by: Fly320s on May 30, 2011, 08:48:49 PM: BBQ gun = gun for fancy occassion, not a typical backyard BBQ and beer party.

I do believe it is/was a real tradition in the more civilized parts of the country.
Title: Re: Barbecue guns --real tradition, myth, or just a good joke?
Post by: vaskidmark on May 30, 2011, 09:05:31 PM: I've got two sets of iron & leather for dress-up occassions. Unfortunately I never have been a law enforcement officer so I have never had the opportunity to show either of them off at court.

Now there are at least three different points of view on bringing alcohol to an event where firearms are present, but as far as bringing my dress-up guns to a "typical" back-yard BBQ party - why not? Even at the most casual redneck affairs the women seem to gussy themselves up at least a little bit. Since us guys have no real fashion sense according to the females whose opinions we get most of the time, we can at least bring our pretty guns.

stay safe.
Title: Re: Barbecue guns --real tradition, myth, or just a good joke?
Post by: gunsmith on May 30, 2011, 10:43:19 PM: I opened carried to a bbq last yr & was asked to put the guns in the car, I did, I wore them as I drove away.
Title: Re: Barbecue guns --real tradition, myth, or just a good joke?
Post by: Boomhauer on May 30, 2011, 10:51:44 PM: I don't have dress up guns. I don't have a CCW rotation. I carry the same gun (M&P with TLR-3) all the time, for every occasion, in the same location...it just changes from OWB to IWB and back depending on the circumstance.
Title: Re: Barbecue guns --real tradition, myth, or just a good joke?
Post by: gunsmith on May 30, 2011, 11:20:47 PM: me either ( any more ) but I do have a Mernickle belt & holster that looks pretty good.
no retention so I would only wear it at a place I'm sure nobody would try to grab it.
Title: Re: Barbecue guns --real tradition, myth, or just a good joke?
Post by: Tallpine on May 30, 2011, 11:24:42 PM: I don't have anything but everyday holsters and guns.

When I go to a neighborhood shindig, I usually indifferently conceal (most of the holster visible but the grip covered) since we are way outside of city limits.
Title: Re: Barbecue guns --real tradition, myth, or just a good joke?
Post by: Perd Hapley on May 31, 2011, 12:33:03 AM: Quote from: Tallpine on May 30, 2011, 11:24:42 PM
When I go to a neighborhood shindig...

You willingly go to places where you have to talk to people? :O
Title: Re: Barbecue guns --real tradition, myth, or just a good joke?
Post by: Ryan in Maine on May 31, 2011, 01:05:14 AM: BBQ gun: http://www.edbrown.com/centennial.htm
Title: Re: Barbecue guns --real tradition, myth, or just a good joke?
Post by: Boomhauer on May 31, 2011, 01:07:16 AM: I'm sorry, I just hate engraving on guns, never cared for it one whit. The non-engraved one looks very, very nice.
Title: Re: Barbecue guns --real tradition, myth, or just a good joke?
Post by: Ryan in Maine on May 31, 2011, 01:22:49 AM: The Centennial edition without the engraving still qualifies easily! =D
Title: Re: Barbecue guns --real tradition, myth, or just a good joke?
Post by: KD5NRH on May 31, 2011, 06:01:14 AM: Since Texas still doesn't have open carry, it's too much hassle for non-LE to wear a BBQ handgun. OTOH, there are no laws prohibiting open carry of rifles other than in certain places, so I guess I could get something like this to carry on a sling:
(https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jprifles.com%2Fphotos_new%2FCTRMeopta2_556.jpg&hash=051324b98f18586802709f620238c41501816227)

My wife would love this one:
(https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stippledgrip.com%2FIMG_1638_2.JPG&hash=4f943b2d535156fa2e94077ff0fcfbde1aa2e1dc)
Title: Re: Barbecue guns --real tradition, myth, or just a good joke?
Post by: Tallpine on May 31, 2011, 10:44:38 AM: Quote from: The artist formerly known as fistful on May 31, 2011, 12:33:03 AM
You willingly go to places where you have to talk to people? :O

Not very often, actually ;)

About once a year we have an annual meeting and potluck at the VFD.
Title: Re: Barbecue guns --real tradition, myth, or just a good joke?
Post by: AmbulanceDriver on May 31, 2011, 12:57:13 PM: Dear God in Heaven PLEEEEASE tell me the John Deere AR is real!!!!!
Title: Re: Barbecue guns --real tradition, myth, or just a good joke?
Post by: KD5NRH on May 31, 2011, 01:09:33 PM: Quote from: AmbulanceDriver on May 31, 2011, 12:57:13 PM
Dear God in Heaven PLEEEEASE tell me the John Deere AR is real!!!!!

http://www.stippledgrip.com/Refinishing.htm
Title: Re: Barbecue guns --real tradition, myth, or just a good joke?
Post by: 230RN on May 31, 2011, 04:05:45 PM: (https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.loesch.org%2F%7Earviel%2Fmilwaukeerifle.jpg&hash=4ccfd5ba905a2b0d7361dbe6023a6cdf448c6ef9)

(https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.loesch.org%2F%7Earviel%2Fdewaltrifle.jpg&hash=5d2eedf1b29f1ed51a9893f93d7b487cce65cf49)

I wish I could give pic credit here, but I don't remember where I got 'em.