Do you name your rifles?

i named my remington 700P "Steve" for some reason. the rest are referred to by caliber or manufacturer. for example, my mossberg 500 is my "mossy". my 6.5 grendel is my "grendel". my .17 hmr is my "17"
 
Given a youth, captivated by the exploits of Davy Crockett's "Betsy", and Hawkeyes's "Killdeer", I have thought about naming my rifles but never took up the practice. I find it more practical and easier to communicate to others simply naming them by caliber, make(or action). The closest I came was calling "duplicate" Remington 700 Miksoecs/308 rifles for factory class competition, Milspec 1 and Milspec 2.
 
My daughter and I were talking about one of my rifles this weekend, and she was confusing it with another one I own. I realized that I was always referring to them by one of the following
1. Manufacturer
2. Caliber
3. Cartridge

I thought I need to give them some real names.

How many of you give pet names to your rifles? Let's hear about "old Bertha" or whatever pet names you have!
 

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