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Originally Posted by jase
I like to concept of personalising a scope with a name, but I fear I'll get too attached to it.  I generally keep things simple. In my case, I call a C11 a C11 (a spade a spade  ) Its short and sweet, describing what it is. I
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Same here Jase. I call the 12 inch the "12", the 8 inch the "8", the 3 inch the "3", the ETX the "ETX" and for something out of the box, I call the 80mm refractor the "80".
I call my cars what their manufacturer called them too.
I guess I've never followed the Aussie habit of nicknaming anything. I was taught to call people by their proper name out of respect for them.
On the flip side, plenty of people have come up with their own name for me....