Twin Pistol Name Generator

Matched name pairs for two pistols

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Generate matched name pairs for a set of two pistols carried by a game, anime or tabletop character: shot-and-sound pairs like Thunder & Echo and Smoke & Report, western pairs like Noon & Midnight, blaster pairs like Charge & Discharge, and wry ones like Please & Thank You. Every entry names both guns.

About twin pistol names

A pair of pistols is named as a set. Each name has to work alone, because each gun is drawn and reloaded on its own, and the two have to finish each other when they are said together. The most natural pairs come from what a pistol does: the shot and the sound that follows it (Thunder & Echo, Smoke & Report), the parts that make it fire (Hammer & Trigger, Flint & Frizzen), or what goes in and what comes out (Powder & Prayer, Hot Brass & Cold Lead).

Setting does the rest. Revolvers in a western want dust, noon and the draw: Noon & Midnight, Left Iron & Right Iron. Dueling pistols were traditionally sold as a matched, cased pair, so manners and grievances suit them: Honor & Satisfaction, Please & Thank You. Blasters take charge-and-release pairs such as Charge & Discharge, and a demon hunter's guns lean on silver, salt and scripture.

The list mixes about sixteen styles, including pirate flintlocks, noir sidearms, spell-slinging fantasy pistols, rhymes, mythological siblings and paired figures, and plainly comic pairs. Every entry is two names joined by an ampersand: the first can go to the left hand and the second to the right, or the reverse. Most pairs only make sense for guns; a smaller share are general opposites.

How to choose twin pistol names

  • Decide which hand gets which name. A pair like Left Hand & Last Word or Opening Argument & Closing Statement implies an order, so give the first name to the gun that is drawn first.
  • Say both names in one breath, the way a character would introduce them. Short pairs such as Bang & Clang or Tap & Rack suit fast, cocky gunslingers; longer pairs such as First Shot & Final Say suit characters who talk before they shoot.
  • Match the vocabulary to the weapon. Flintlock words (flint, frizzen, pan, ramrod) sound wrong on a plasma pistol, and capacitor or emitter sounds wrong on a six-shooter.
  • Give each gun a job if your game allows it: one loaded with silver and one with iron, one set to stun and one to scorch. A name such as Silver Round & Iron Round or Stun & Scorch then tells the table which is which.
  • If you are writing for a published game or series, look through its own named weapons first so your pair does not repeat one of them.

Frequently asked questions

What are good names for twin pistols?

Good pairs name two halves of one thing. Shot-and-sound pairs like Thunder & Echo and Smoke & Report are the classic choice, mechanism pairs like Hammer & Trigger sound practical, and first-and-last pairs like First Shot & Final Say give a character a line to say. For a lighter tone, try Please & Thank You or Diplomacy & Plan C.

How are the pairs written?

Every one of the 1,000 entries is two names joined by an ampersand, one for each pistol. There are no single gun names in the list. For one named firearm, use the pistol or gun name generator instead.

Are these names taken from games or anime?

No. The list is written as original-style pairs in western, sci-fi, gothic, dueling and comic flavors, and it does not set out to copy the named guns of any game or anime. It was de-duplicated and screened for offensive terms, but it was not compared with any game, anime or published setting, so a pair may match an existing one by coincidence.

Can I use a pair for other dual weapons?

Some of them. General opposites such as Saint & Sinner or Nyx & Hemera fit any two weapons, but most pairs here are about shots, powder, brass, triggers and the draw, so they suit pistols, revolvers and blasters best. For two blades, the dual sword name generator is the better fit.

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A: 24 names

  • Absolution & Anathema
  • Ace in the Hole & Iron in the Boot
  • Action & Reaction
  • Aim & Amen
  • Aim & Flame
  • Aim Assist & No Assist
  • Aim High & Aim True
  • Aim Small & Miss Small
  • Aimed Left & Hit Right
  • Airlock & Hull Breach
  • Alchemist's Fire & Alchemist's Regret
  • Altar Smoke & Barrel Smoke

A, continued

  • Ammo Budget & Ammo Reality
  • Amphion & Zethus
  • Angel & Devil's Advocate
  • Angelus & Aftershot
  • Ankle Piece & Belt Piece
  • Ante & Pot
  • Arc Flash & Arc Scar
  • Arcane Charge & Mundane Lead
  • Arm & Vent
  • Ash Powder & Grave Smoke
  • Ashwood Grip & Cold Iron Bore
  • Ask Nicely & Ask Twice

B: 98 names

  • Backfire & Blowback
  • Bad Idea & Worse Idea
  • Badge & Bounty
  • Badge Number & Serial Number
  • Ball & Cap
  • Bandit & Bailiff
  • Bandolier & Gun Belt
  • Bang & Clang
  • Bang & Other Bang
  • Bang & Silence
  • Bang & Whimper
  • Bang On & Bang Off
  • Bangarang & Boomerang
  • Banishment & Backblast

B, continued

  • Bark & Worse Than Bark
  • Barker & Biter
  • Barrel & Bore
  • Barrel & Bravado
  • Barrel & Peril
  • Barrel Bushing & Slide Stop
  • Barrel Heat & Barrel Smoke Ring
  • Barrel of Laughs & Barrel of Monkeys
  • Bartender Ducked & Mirror Broke
  • Basilisk Glance & Cockatrice Peck
  • Beam & Bolt
  • Bellow & Murmur
  • Belly Gun & Boot Gun
  • Benediction & Ballistics

B, continued

  • Betsy & Other Betsy
  • Better Nature & Worse Habit
  • Bia & Kratos
  • Bing & Bang
  • Bird's Head Grip & Plow Handle
  • Birdshot & Buckshot
  • Black Flag & Red Flag
  • Black Powder & White Smoke
  • Blaze & Daze
  • Blessed Barrel & Hexed Barrel
  • Blessed Powder & Cursed Smoke
  • Blessed Round & Cursed Round
  • Blued Steel & Case Hardening
  • Bluff & Showdown

B, continued

  • Bluing & Brass Brush
  • Blunder & Buss
  • Boarding Flash & Rigging Smoke
  • Boarding Pistol & Sea Service Pistol
  • Bobbed Hammer & Shrouded Hammer
  • Boiler & Bore
  • Bold & Underline
  • Bolt & Blur
  • Bolt & Stop
  • Bolt Caster & Beam Cutter
  • Bolt from the Blue & Bolt from the Red
  • Bolt Thrower & Bolt Catcher
  • Bone Grip & Ash Grip
  • Book & Bullet

B, continued

  • Boom & Aftershock
  • Boom & Bloom
  • Boom & Doom
  • Boomstick & Broomstick
  • Boomtown & Bust
  • Boot Hill & Tombstone Row
  • Border Town & Powder Town
  • Bore & Chore
  • Bore & Rifling
  • Bottle Shot & Glass Shot
  • Bottled Storm & Corked Thunder
  • Bottom Drawer & False Bottom
  • Bounty Bolt & Marshal Bolt
  • Bounty Paid & Bounty Posted

B, continued

  • Bow Chaser & Stern Chaser
  • Brass & Bluster
  • Brass & Bone
  • Brass & Sass
  • Brass Catcher & Brass Dropper
  • Brass Goggles & Brass Casing
  • Brass Knuckles & Kid Gloves
  • Brass Neck & Lead Shoulder
  • Brass Rain & Brass Band
  • Brass Tacks & Lead Facts
  • Breaker & Fuse Box
  • Breath & Squeeze
  • Breech & Blessing
  • Breech & Bow

B, continued

  • Bright Flash & Dark Spot
  • Brimstone & Charcoal
  • Broadside & Boarding Party
  • Bronco & Buckaroo
  • Browned Barrel & Blued Barrel
  • Buck & Roar
  • Buckshot & Bourbon
  • Bullet & Ballad
  • Bullet & Benediction
  • Bullet & Bluff
  • Bullet Point & Bullet Proof
  • Bunkhouse Bark & Main Street Echo
  • Burst Fire & Burst Pipe
  • By Your Leave & Good Day

C: 95 names

  • Caliber & Candor
  • Caliber & Character
  • Call & Answer Back
  • Calling Card & Black Spot
  • Candle Smoke & Gun Smoke
  • Cannon's Little Sister & Cannon's Other Little Sister
  • Cannonade & Cavalcade
  • Cantrip & Cannonade
  • Canyon & Coyote
  • Canyon Call & Canyon Answer
  • Cap and Ball & Cartridge Belt
  • Cap Gun & Hand Cannon
  • Cap Pistol & Water Pistol

C, continued

  • Capacitor Whine & Bolt Crack
  • Caps Lock & Exclamation Point
  • Captain's Pair & Quartermaster's Share
  • Cartridge & Courier
  • Cartridge Box & Priming Flask
  • Case Open & Case Closed
  • Cased Pair & Loading Rod
  • Cased Pair Upper & Cased Pair Lower
  • Cattle Baron & Hired Iron
  • Cavalry Draw & Twist Draw
  • Cell Swap & Barrel Purge
  • Censer & Cylinder
  • Challenge & Acceptance
  • Chamber & Antechamber

C, continued

  • Chamber & Chance
  • Chamber Music & Chamber Pot
  • Chamber One & Chamber Six
  • Chapel Door & Chamber Door
  • Chapter One & The End
  • Char & Scorch
  • Charge & Countercharge
  • Charge & Discharge
  • Charge Coil & Discharge Vent
  • Charge Light & Charge Heavy
  • Charge Meter & Heat Gauge
  • Charge Up & Let Go
  • Charity & Chambered

C, continued

  • Cheater's Proof & Dealer's Choice
  • Checkered Grip & Smooth Bore
  • Cigarette & Last Match
  • Cinder & Cylinder
  • Circuit Judge & Hanging Judge
  • Clamor & Quiet
  • Clap & Canyon
  • Claw & Cartridge
  • Clean Bore & Fouled Bore
  • Clear Leather & Level Barrel
  • Click & Clack
  • Click & Quick
  • Click & Uh-Oh
  • Clicked Empty & Acted Casual

C, continued

  • Clockwork & Clapback
  • Close Thunder & Far Thunder
  • Clue & Red Herring
  • Cockcrow Shot & Curfew Shot
  • Cocked & Calm
  • Coffin Lid & Cocked Hammer
  • Cog & Cartridge
  • Coil & Capacitor
  • Coil Whisper & Coil Scream
  • Coilgun Hum & Railgun Snap
  • Cold Case & Hot Tip
  • Cold Dawn & Warm Barrel
  • Cold Iron & Hot Lead

C, continued

  • Cold Iron Ball & Rowan Ramrod
  • Confession & Penance
  • Confessor & Convincer
  • Conscience & Convenience
  • Coolant & Core
  • Copper Jacket & Soft Core
  • Cordite & Cologne
  • Cordite & Copper
  • Cordite & Courtesy
  • Count of Three & Count of Two
  • Courtesy & Curtsy
  • Crack & Rumble
  • Crack & Smack
  • Crack of Dawn & Crack of Doom

C, continued

  • Crack of Powder & Roll of Echo
  • Crackle & Thud
  • Crane & Yoke
  • Crimped Case & Seated Bullet
  • Cross Draw & Border Shift
  • Crossfire & Curfew
  • Crossroads & Midnight Deal
  • Crow's Nest & Gun Deck
  • Crown & Throat
  • Crucible & Casting
  • Crypt Door & Breech Door
  • Cutlass Hand & Pistol Hand
  • Cylinder & Chamber
  • Cylinder Song & Cylinder Sigh

D: 50 names

  • Damascus & Silver Wire
  • Dame & Trouble Walking In
  • Damp Powder & Second Flint
  • Dandy & Cad
  • Dark Matter & Bright Bolt
  • Davy Jones & Fiddler's Green
  • Dawn & Twenty Paces
  • Daybreak Round & Dusk Round
  • Dead Center & Near Enough
  • Dead Eye & Red Eye
  • Dead Man's Hand & Live One
  • Dead or Alive & Either Way

D, continued

  • Dead Shot & Dumb Luck
  • Dealer's Hand & Shooter's Hand
  • Deino & Enyo
  • Delope & Dead Center
  • Deputized & Loaded
  • Deuce & Trey
  • Diligence & Dry Fire
  • Din & Stillness
  • Diplomacy & Plan C
  • Dirge & Elegy
  • Dodge & Abilene
  • Don't & Too Late
  • Double Action & Double Take

D, continued

  • Double Cross & Triple Cross
  • Double Tap & Encore
  • Doubloon & Piece of Eight
  • Dragon's Cough & Dragon's Sneeze
  • Drake Breath & Salamander Kiss
  • Draw & Dare
  • Draw & Fire
  • Draw & Law
  • Draw Fast & Draw Last
  • Draw First & Draw Conclusions
  • Draw Line & Finish Line
  • Drawn & Holstered

D, continued

  • Drifter & Regulator
  • Drop It & Kick It Over
  • Dropped Handkerchief & Raised Barrel
  • Dry Gulch & Dead Man's Draw
  • Dry Powder & Wet Whistle
  • Dry Snap & Wet Thunder
  • Duck Foot & Pepperbox
  • Dumb Slug & Smart Round
  • Dust & Daybreak
  • Dust & Discharge
  • Dust Bitten & Dust Settled
  • Dwarf Forged & Elf Engraved
  • Dynamite & Detonator

E: 25 names

  • Ear Plugs & Earmuffs
  • Ear Protection & What?
  • Ebony Inlay & Pearl Inlay
  • Echo & Answer
  • Echo & Envoy
  • Echo & Reecho
  • Ejector & Extractor
  • Elixir & Explosion
  • Ember & Powder Keg
  • Emitter & Collector
  • Emitter Coil & Focusing Lens
  • Emphasis & Italics

E, continued

  • Empty & Embarrassed
  • Enchanted & Merely Loaded
  • Envy & Empty Chamber
  • Eos & Hesperus
  • Epitaph & Obituary
  • Equalizer & Tiebreaker
  • Eris & Harmonia
  • Eros & Anteros
  • Etiquette & Protocol
  • Even Dozen & Baker's Extra
  • Event Horizon & Singularity
  • Exorcism & Echo
  • Exorcist & Excommunicant

F: 57 names

  • Fair Warning & Foul Mood
  • Faith & Flintlock
  • Fall Guy & Patsy
  • Fanfare & Finale
  • Fang & Firing Pin
  • Fanned Hammer & Slipped Thumb
  • Faro & Monte
  • Father's Honor & Mother's Temper
  • Feather & Firing Pin
  • Fey Shot & Iron Shot
  • Field of Honor & Misty Meadow
  • Filigree & Scrollwork
  • Fine Grain & Coarse Grain
  • Finger Guns & Actual Guns

F, continued

  • Fire & Frostbite
  • Fire & Ire
  • Fire Ship & Powder Hulk
  • Fire When Ready & Fire Anyway
  • Fired in the Air & Fired in Earnest
  • Fired Once & Fired Twice
  • Firing Pin & Primer
  • First Bark & Far Echo
  • First Bell & Last Shot
  • First Crack & Long Roll
  • First Echo & Second Echo
  • First Shot & Final Say
  • First Warning & Only Warning
  • Five Beans & Empty Chamber

F, continued

  • Five Loaded & One for Safety
  • Fizz & Whiz
  • Flash & Bang
  • Flash & Crash
  • Flash in the Pan & Fire in the Hole
  • Flashpan & Fizzle
  • Flat Report & Rolling Report
  • Flint & Frizzen
  • Flint & Fury
  • Flint Jaw & Steel Face
  • Flint Spark & Steel Song
  • Focus Lens & Flash Hider
  • Focus Ring & Beam Splitter
  • Forcing Cone & Cylinder Gap

F, continued

  • Forgive & Fire
  • Fortitude & Forty Grains
  • Forty Grains & Fifty Grains
  • Frankincense & Flint
  • Frizzen Spark & Barrel Roar
  • Front Blade & Rear Notch
  • Front Sight & Rear Sight
  • Fulgurite & Flashpoint
  • Full Bars & No Bars
  • Full Box & Last Round
  • Full House & Empty Holster
  • Full Wheel & Spare Wheel
  • Fuse & Flash
  • Fuse & Fortune
  • Fuse Lit & Fuse Short

G: 42 names

  • Garlic & Grave Dust
  • Gat & Rod
  • Gauche & Adroit
  • Gear & Gunpowder
  • Gentleman & Scoundrel
  • Gilt & Engraving
  • Glow Rod & Scorch Mark
  • Gluttony & Full Cylinder
  • Glyph & Gunmetal
  • Goblin Powder & Dwarven Steel
  • Gold Lined Vent & Platinum Touch Hole
  • Gold Touchhole & Platinum Pan
  • Good Shoulder & Bad Shoulder
  • Gospel & Gunsmoke

G, continued

  • Grace Before & Smoke After
  • Grain & Caliber
  • Grain Count & Bullet Weight
  • Grapeshot & Chain Shot
  • Grave & Gallows
  • Grave Dust Charge & Lantern Flash
  • Greased Holster & Filed Sight
  • Greased Patch & Round Ball
  • Greed & Gold Inlay
  • Green Baize & Fitted Case
  • Green Light & Red Light
  • Greeting & Parting Gift
  • Griffin Claw & Roc Talon
  • Grip & Guard

G, continued

  • Grip Safety & Thumb Safety
  • Grit & Gunmetal
  • Grog & Grapeshot
  • Guilt & Gunmetal
  • Gun Hand & Rein Hand
  • Gun Oil & Gunpowder
  • Gunfight & Graveyard Shift
  • Gunfire & Good Night
  • Gunhand & Grudge
  • Gunmetal & Gold Leaf
  • Gunpowder & Good Manners
  • Gunsmoke & Grace
  • Gunsmoke & Grit
  • Gunsmoke Morning & Powder Evening

H: 69 names

  • Hair Trigger & Hair's Breadth
  • Hair Trigger & Heavy Pull
  • Half Dozen & Other Half
  • Hammer & Anvil Strike
  • Hammer & Clamor
  • Hammer & Hallelujah
  • Hammer & Hush
  • Hammer & Tongs
  • Hammer & Trigger
  • Hammer Down & Hammer Home
  • Hammer Song & Anvil Chorus
  • Hammer Spur & Trigger Shoe
  • Hand & Pawl

H, continued

  • Hand Cannon & Handshake
  • Hand Nova & Hand Eclipse
  • Hang Fire & Clean Fire
  • Hangman's Brace & Headsman's Brace
  • Happy Trigger & Grumpy Trigger
  • Hat Shot & Buckle Shot
  • Haze & Blaze
  • Head Start & Dead Heat
  • Heat Sink & Cold Start
  • Heat Vent & Steam Hiss
  • Heater & Roscoe
  • Helen & Clytemnestra
  • Hellhound & Hound of Heaven
  • Hello & Goodbye

H, continued

  • Hello There & So Long
  • Here Lies & Never Lied
  • Hex & Hammer
  • Hex Breaker & Curse Maker
  • Hideout & Holdout
  • High Noon & Low Tolerance
  • High Noon & Sundown
  • Hip Shot & Hail Mary
  • His Fire & Her Fire
  • Hiss & Holler
  • Hog Leg & Horse Pistol
  • Hold Over & Hold Under
  • Hollow Point & Hard Ball
  • Holster & Bolster

H, continued

  • Holster & Halo
  • Holster & Homecoming
  • Holster Lint & Pocket Sand
  • Holster Mate & Holster Twin
  • Holster Wear & Honest Scratches
  • Holy Smoke & Unholy Racket
  • Holy Water & Hot Lead
  • Homily & Hammer Drop
  • Honest Day & Dishonest Night
  • Honor & Satisfaction
  • Honor Offended & Honor Restored
  • Hope & Hollow Point
  • Horse Pistol & Coat Pistol
  • Hot Barrel & Cold Barrel

H, continued

  • Hot Barrel Hattie & Cool Hand Clara
  • Hot Brass & Cold Lead
  • Hot Emitter & Cold Capacitor
  • Hot Iron & Hard Luck
  • Hot Load & Light Load
  • Hot Shot & Long Shot
  • Howdy & Farewell
  • Howl & Hollow
  • Howl & Report
  • Howl Stopper & Fang Breaker
  • Hum & Zot
  • Humility & Hammer Fall
  • Hunter's Moon & Harvest Shot
  • Hymn & Hex

I: 11 names

  • Ice Water & Lit Fuse
  • Impulse Purchase & Buyer's Recoil
  • Incense & Iron
  • Incident & Incident Report
  • Inquisitor & Penitent
  • Insult & Apology
  • Ion & Arc
  • Ion Sister & Photon Sister
  • Iron & Ire
  • Itchy Finger & Steady Wrist
  • Ivory Grip & Walnut Grip

J: 6 names

  • Jack High & Queen Low
  • Jacketed & Bare Lead
  • Jam & Clear
  • Jolly & Roger
  • Jumped & The Gun
  • Justice & Just Because

K: 9 names

  • Kick & Climb
  • Kick & Flick
  • Kick & Kindness
  • Kick & Kiss Goodbye
  • Kickless & Kicks Anyway
  • Kicks Like a Mule & Kicks Like Two
  • Kindling & Kerosene
  • Knapped Flint & Dry Pan
  • Kyrie & Recoil

L: 50 names

  • Lace & Lead
  • Lamp Black & Bone White
  • Lands & Grooves
  • Laser Left & Maser Right
  • Last Card & Loaded Chamber
  • Last Cell & Borrowed Cell
  • Last Chance & No Chance
  • Lead & Brass
  • Lead & Dread
  • Lead & Laughter
  • Lead & Lightning
  • Lead Argument & Lead Rebuttal

L, continued

  • Lead Foot & Lead Hand
  • Lead Hand & Trailing Hand
  • Lead Legacy & Laser Legacy
  • Lead Pusher & Brass Spitter
  • Lead Rain & Brass Hail
  • Lead Role & Supporting Role
  • Leather & Lightning
  • Leather Slap & Thunder Clap
  • Leather Whisper & Hammer Click
  • Left Hand & Last Word
  • Left Iron & Right Iron
  • Left Says No & Right Says Never
  • Light Pull & Clean Break

L, continued

  • Lightning & Late Thunder
  • Lightning Rod & Lightning Bug
  • Lily & Lead Shot
  • Linstock & Slow Match Cord
  • Litany & Lament
  • Loaded & Probably Loaded
  • Loaded Dice & Marked Deck
  • Loaded Question & Loaded Answer
  • Loaded Spell & Spent Scroll
  • Loading Gate & Ejector Rod
  • Lock & Load
  • Lock On & Let Fly

L, continued

  • Lock Plate & Side Plate
  • Long Barrel & Snub Nose
  • Long Nine & Short Six
  • Long Odds & Short Fuse
  • Long Story & Short Barrel
  • Longshot & Lullaby
  • Loud & Unnecessary
  • Loud Noise & Louder Noise
  • Loudmouth & Last Word
  • Low Holster & High Hammer
  • Low Power Mode & Full Burn
  • Low Slung & Tied Down
  • Low Yield & High Yield

M: 38 names

  • Mag Rail & Mag Brake
  • Mainspring & Hairspring
  • Mainspring & Muzzle
  • Maker Unknown & Owner Unknown
  • Mana & Muzzle
  • Marshal & Magistrate
  • Match & Fuse
  • Matched & Mated
  • Matching Set & Mismatched Aim
  • Matchlock & Flintlock
  • Matins Report & Vespers Echo
  • Maybe & Definitely

M, continued

  • Measured Charge & Heaping Charge
  • Mercy & Misfire
  • Mercy & Muzzle Flash
  • Mermaid & Maelstrom
  • Midnight Shift & Dawn Patrol
  • Misfire & Miracle
  • Misfire & Mulligan
  • Misfire's Apology & Hangfire's Excuse
  • Miss Fire & Mrs. Hit
  • Missed Again & Blamed the Sights
  • Mister Left & Mister Right
  • Misty Field & Smoky Field
  • Mithril Barrel & Adamant Hammer

M, continued

  • Moon Silver & Forge Iron
  • Morning Draw & Evening Draw
  • Mustang & Maverick
  • Mutiny & Maroon
  • Muzzle & Breech
  • Muzzle & Manners
  • Muzzle & Mumble
  • Muzzle Bark & Brick Wall Echo
  • Muzzle Corona & Barrel Glow
  • Muzzle Flash & Afterimage
  • Muzzle Rise & Follow Through
  • Muzzle Thump & Hillside Reply
  • Myrrh & Black Powder

N: 22 names

  • Narrow Beam & Wide Beam
  • Near Hand & Off Hand
  • Negotiation & Aggressive Negotiation
  • Nevermore & Evermore
  • Nickel & Lead
  • Nickel & Nerve
  • Night Sights & Worn Holster
  • Nightshade & Wolfsbane Smoke
  • Nightwatch & Deadwatch
  • Nike & Zelus
  • Nitro & Glycerin

N, continued

  • No Smoking & Smoking Anyway
  • Noise Complaint & Second Noise Complaint
  • Noon & Midnight
  • Noon Bell & Noon Shot
  • Noon Shadow & No Shadow
  • Noon Sun & Noon Gun
  • Noon Whistle & Noon Reply
  • Notch & Bead
  • Notched Grip & Clean Grip
  • Number One of Two & Number Two of Two
  • Nyx & Hemera

O: 19 names

  • Octagon Barrel & Round Barrel
  • Off Duty Piece & On Duty Piece
  • Oil & Patch
  • Old Faithful & Slightly Less Faithful
  • Old Kinetic & New Energy
  • Olive Branch & Thunderbolt
  • One in the Dirt & One in the Sky
  • Opening Argument & Closing Statement
  • Opening Note & Closing Chord

O, continued

  • Opening Remarks & Closing Remarks
  • Orichalcum & Cold Iron Shot
  • Otus & Ephialtes
  • Over Barrel & Under Barrel
  • Overcharge & Overheat
  • Overclock & Underclock
  • Overcoat Pistol & Carriage Pistol
  • Overkill & Just in Case
  • Overture & Curtain
  • Ozone & Afterburn

P: 76 names

  • Pa's Iron & Grandpa's Iron
  • Pair of Sixes & Pair of Deuces
  • Pan & Powder
  • Pan Cover & Vent Pick
  • Paper Cartridge & Percussion Cap
  • Paper Poster & Lead Reply
  • Pardon Me & After You
  • Parkerized & Polished Nickel
  • Parley & No Quarter
  • Parting Shot & Peace Offering
  • Patched Ball & Bare Ball
  • Patience & Powder

P, continued

  • Peal & Toll
  • Pearl Handle & Bone Handle
  • Peashooter & Bean Flicker
  • Pellet & Parable
  • Petal & Powder Keg
  • Petronel & Pistolet
  • Pew & Also Pew
  • Pew & Phew
  • Philosopher's Stone & Fool's Gold
  • Phoenix Feather & Powder Ash
  • Piano Stopped & Chairs Scraped
  • Ping & Zing
  • Pistol & Proverb

P, continued

  • Pistol Packing & Pistol Unpacking
  • Piston & Pistol
  • Plan A & Reloading
  • Plank & Yardarm
  • Plasma & Photon
  • Plasma Bloom & Coolant Hiss
  • Please & Thank You
  • Pocket Cannon & Pocket Change
  • Pocket Sun & Pocket Eclipse
  • Pocket Thunder & Pocket Lightning
  • Poker Face & Powder Face
  • Pop & Drop
  • Pop & Whistle

P, continued

  • Popgun & Squirt Gun
  • Port Gun & Starboard Gun
  • Positive & Negative
  • Posse & Warrant
  • Potshot & Promise Kept
  • Poured Lead & Trimmed Sprue
  • Powder & Louder
  • Powder & Patch
  • Powder & Poise
  • Powder & Prayer
  • Powder Blue & Gunmetal Gray
  • Powder Burn & Pardon

P, continued

  • Powder Burner & Battery Burner
  • Powder Dry & Eyes Open
  • Powder Horn & Shot Pouch
  • Powder Measure & Ball Starter
  • Powder Monkey & Master Gunner
  • Powder Room & Smoke Break
  • Powder Sister & Brimstone Brother
  • Powdered Wig & Powder Flask
  • Power Cell & Spare Cell
  • Prairie Fire & Dust Devil
  • Presentation Piece & Working Piece
  • Pride & Powder Smoke
  • Prime & Purge

P, continued

  • Primer & Powder Charge
  • Primer & Promise
  • Primer Flash & Powder Push
  • Priming Horn & Charging Horn
  • Priming Pan & Touch Powder
  • Principal & Second
  • Prudence & Percussion
  • Psalm & Proverb
  • Pulpit & Powder
  • Pulse & Afterglow
  • Pulse & Pause
  • Pulse One & Pulse Two
  • Pulse Pistol & Beam Pistol

Q: 10 names

  • Quarter Asked & Quarter Given
  • Queen's Shot & King's Shot
  • Question & Rebuttal
  • Quick Draw & Dead Aim
  • Quick Question & Quicker Answer
  • Quick Trigger & Quiet Life
  • Quickdraw & Quietus
  • Quicksilver & Slow Lead
  • Quicksilver Round & Hawthorn Round
  • Quicksilver Shot & Brimstone Shot

R: 56 names

  • Racket & Hush
  • Rail Hum & Rail Snap
  • Railroad Money & Powder Money
  • Raincoat Rig & Waistband Carry
  • Rainproof Pan & Roller Frizzen
  • Rake & Rogue
  • Ramrod & Wadding
  • Range War & Fence Line
  • Rattle & Battle
  • Reach & Regret
  • Ready & Aim
  • Rebuttal & Further Rebuttal
  • Recoil & Reckon
  • Recoil & Recovery

R, continued

  • Recoil & Rejoinder
  • Recoil & Remorse
  • Recoil & Reply
  • Recoil Bruise & Powder Stain
  • Recoil Damper & Recoil Reminder
  • Recoil Spring & Guide Rod
  • Red River & Rio Grande
  • Redshift & Blueshift
  • Regrets & Regards
  • Reins in the Teeth & Irons in the Hands
  • Relic Barrel & Reliquary Grip
  • Reload & Regret Nothing
  • Reload & Reprise
  • Reload & Rerun

R, continued

  • Reload Break & Snack Break
  • Repent & Reload
  • Report & Receipt
  • Report & Reply
  • Report & Repose
  • Report & Retort
  • Report & Rumor
  • Requiem & Benediction
  • Requiem & Reload
  • Revolver & Revelry
  • Reward & Reckoning
  • Ricochet & Rainfall
  • Ricochet & Return
  • Ricochet & Rhapsody

R, continued

  • Rimfire & Centerfire
  • Rimfire & Rumor
  • Rimshot & Punchline
  • Rio & Bravo
  • Rivet & Round
  • Roar & Ricochet
  • Rosary & Reliquary
  • Roses & Ricochets
  • Rosewood & Walnut
  • Rotgut & Redeye
  • Round One & Knockout
  • Rum & Gunpowder
  • Rune & Round
  • Rustler & Wrangler

S: 138 names

  • Saddle Gun & Sleeve Gun
  • Safe Mode & Unsafe Mode
  • Safety On & Safety Off
  • Saint & Sinner
  • Saint's Knuckle & Sinner's Trigger
  • Saloon Doors & Swinging Hinges
  • Salt Charge & Silver Charge
  • Salt Spray & Dry Powder
  • Saltpeter & Sulfur
  • Sanctified Lead & Common Lead
  • Satisfaction Demanded & Satisfaction Given
  • Sawbones & Gravestone
  • Scripture Left & Brimstone Right

S, continued

  • Sear & Spring
  • Second's Loader & Principal's Choice
  • Seconds Agreed & Paces Counted
  • Serpentine & Spanner
  • Set Trigger & Single Trigger
  • Setting One & Setting Eleven
  • Seven Notches & No Notches
  • Shame & Shell Casing
  • Sharp Crack & Slow Rumble
  • Sharp Word & Loud Reply
  • Sharpshooter & Shortcut
  • Shell & Shrapnel
  • Sheriff & Deputy
  • Shoot First & Apologize Later

S, continued

  • Shootout & Shut-Eye
  • Short Answer & Loud Answer
  • Short Bark & Long Echo
  • Shot & Afterthought
  • Shot & Chaser
  • Shot & Hot
  • Shot & Shadow
  • Shot & Shell
  • Shot Across & Shot Through
  • Shot at Sunrise & Echo by Breakfast
  • Shot Given & Shot Returned
  • Shot Heard & Shot Felt
  • Shot Timer & Split Time
  • Shoulder Shift & Hip Fire

S, continued

  • Sidearm Alpha & Sidearm Beta
  • Sight & Squeeze
  • Sight Picture & Sight Unseen
  • Sights & Sorrow
  • Sigil & Slug
  • Silk Glove & Iron Fist
  • Silver Bullet & Lead Blessing
  • Silver Round & Iron Round
  • Sin & Sacrament
  • Sir & Sirrah
  • Siren & Shipwreck
  • Six & Half Dozen
  • Six for Sorrow & Six for Joy
  • Six Pack & Chaser

S, continued

  • Six Reasons & Six Follow-Up Questions
  • Six Rounds & Six More
  • Six Shots & Six Echoes
  • Six-Shooter & Second Opinion
  • Sixgun & Solace
  • Skin & Clear
  • Sky Shot & Signal Shot
  • Skyfire & Groundfire
  • Slap Leather & Fill Your Hand
  • Slapped Leather & Cleared Leather
  • Slide & Magazine
  • Slide Lock & Magazine Catch
  • Sloth & Slow Draw
  • Slow Hand & Fast Hand

S, continued

  • Slug & Casing
  • Slug & Sermon
  • Slug & Sympathy
  • Slugthrower & Lightthrower
  • Smart Link & Dumb Luck
  • Smoke & Cinder
  • Smoke & Report
  • Smoke & Sermon
  • Smoke & Stoke
  • Smoke Ring & Powder Burn
  • Smoke Signal & Smoke Screen
  • Smoke Trail & Brass Trail
  • Smoke Wyrm & Spark Wyrm

S, continued

  • Smoke-Filled Room & Back Alley
  • Smokewagon & Thunderwagon
  • Smoking & Non-Smoking
  • Smoking Gun & Standing Ovation
  • Smolder & Flare
  • Smoothbore & Saw-Handle
  • Snap & Shudder
  • Snap Shot & Parting Thought
  • Snub Nose & Shoulder Rig
  • Soft Lead & Hard Primer
  • Solvent & Rag
  • Soot & Spark
  • Spark & Bark
  • Spark & Tinder

S, continued

  • Spark Gap & Ground Wire
  • Spark Plug & Short Fuse
  • Sparkwheel & Stormwheel
  • Speak Up & Shut Up
  • Speed Loader & Moon Clip
  • Spellshot & Counterspell
  • Spent Brass & Fresh Round
  • Spin & Grin
  • Spin Up & Burn Out
  • Spud Gun & Cork Gun
  • Spur & Notch
  • Stagecoach & Strongbox
  • Stagecoach Gun & Strongbox Gun
  • Stake Driver & Silver Hammer

S, continued

  • Stakeout & Shakedown
  • Star & Sixgun
  • Star Marshal & Void Deputy
  • Star Metal & Bog Iron
  • Stardust & Scrap Iron
  • Start & Finish
  • Starter Pistol & Finisher Pistol
  • Steady & Squeeze
  • Steam & Shot
  • Stheno & Euryale
  • Stink of Sulfur & Taste of Copper
  • Stock & Lock
  • Stormcaller & Stormchaser
  • Stovepipe & Squib

S, continued

  • Street Clear & Shutters Closed
  • Strong Side & Weak Side
  • Stud & Draw Poker
  • Stun & Run
  • Stun & Scorch
  • Stun First & Ask Later
  • Sunburn & Starburn
  • Sunday Gun & Working Gun
  • Sunup Iron & Sundown Iron
  • Sure Shot & Second Guess
  • Surgeon Waiting & Carriage Waiting
  • Swinging Doors & Spinning Cylinders
  • Swivel Gun's Cousin & Carronade's Niece
  • Sworn In & Drawn Down

T: 57 names

  • Tail & Tip-Off
  • Talking Iron & Listening Iron
  • Tallow Light & Muzzle Light
  • Tap & Rack
  • Tap Action & Box Lock
  • Target Acquired & Target Retired
  • Target Practice & Real Thing
  • Telegraph & Iron Horse
  • Temperance & Temper
  • Ten Paces & Turn
  • The Brace & The Spare
  • Thirty Paces & Three Ounces
  • Thirty-Eight & Forty-Five
  • Thumb & Forefinger

T, continued

  • Thumb Break & Tie-Down
  • Thumb Cocked & Hip Fired
  • Thumbed Hammer & Easy Trigger
  • Thunder & Echo
  • Thunder & Plunder
  • Thunder Below & Lightning Aloft
  • Thunder in a Can & Lightning in a Bottle
  • Thunder Mesa & Lightning Ridge
  • Thunder Twin & Lightning Twin
  • Thunderclap & Raincheck
  • Thunderhead & Anvil Cloud
  • Thunderstone & Sunrod
  • Thurible & Thunder
  • Tin & Antimony

T, continued

  • Tin Can & Fence Post
  • Tin Star & Lone Star
  • Tinder & Trouble
  • Tinderbox & Thunderbox
  • Tinker's Boom & Tinker's Bust
  • Told You & Told You So
  • Tomb Dust & Powder Dust
  • Top Strap & Backstrap
  • Touchhole & Slow Match
  • Town Iron & Trail Iron
  • Tracer & Chaser
  • Trail Boss & Night Rider
  • Trail Dust & Muzzle Dust
  • Traveling Pistol & Holster Pistol

T, continued

  • Trickle Charge & Full Dump
  • Trigger & Bigger
  • Trigger & Hammerfall
  • Trigger & Temper
  • Trigger Bar & Hammer Strut
  • Trigger Discipline & Trigger Enthusiasm
  • Trigger Finger & Tally Finger
  • Trigger Guard & Lanyard Ring
  • Trigger Warning & Trigger Happy
  • Trumpet & Taps
  • Tumbleweed & Rattlesnake
  • Turn-Off Barrel & Turn-Over Barrel
  • Twelve O'Clock & Twelve Oh One
  • Twelve Reasons & No Excuses
  • Twist Steel & Stub Twist

U: 1 name

  • Undertaker's Friend & Doctor's Bill

V: 11 names

  • Valve & Volley
  • Vanity & Nickel Plate
  • Vaquero & Pistolero
  • Velvet Case & Silver Key
  • Verse One & Verse Six
  • Vigil Candle & Muzzle Flare
  • Violet Flash & Amber Flash
  • Volley & Rebound
  • Volley & Verdict
  • Volley & Vespers
  • Volume & Punctuation

W: 32 names

  • Wadcutter & Round Nose
  • Wadding & Whiskey
  • Wake & Vigil
  • Walnut & Wrath
  • Wand & Wheelgun
  • Wanted & Collected
  • Ward & Wound
  • Warded Barrel & Salted Barrel
  • Wardstone & Wheelgun
  • Warning & Consequence

W, continued

  • Warning Shot & Shot That Counts
  • Wet Fuse & Dry Fuse
  • Wet Priming & Dry Flint
  • Wheel & Latch
  • Wheellock & Snaphance
  • Whip Hand & Iron Hand
  • Whipcrack & Ringing Ears
  • Whiskey & Regret
  • White Flag & Black Powder
  • White Hot & Blue Hot
  • Windage & Elevation

W, continued

  • Winged & Dropped
  • Witchfinder & Wolfhunter
  • Witchfire & Wildfire
  • Witching Hour & Cockcrow
  • Witness & Accomplice
  • Witness Mark & Proof Mark
  • Wolf Moon & Silver Slug
  • Wolfsbane & Silver Shot
  • Wolfsbane Wad & Silver Jacket
  • Wrath & Recoil
  • Wyrm Spit & Wyvern Sting

Y: 3 names

  • Yell & Yodel
  • Yours First & Mine After
  • Yours Truly & Sincerely Yours

Z: 1 name

  • Zetes & Calais