What firearms "terminology" makes you grit your teeth?

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Legionnaire said:
I understand that the term "boolit" was coined by enthusiasts to distinguish hand cast projectiles (boolits) from machine made (cast, swaged, turned, etc.) projectiles (bullets). It doesn't bother me in context.
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Probably true, but it still makes it sound like the utterer's family tree doesn't branch properly.

What's wrong with "hand cast"?
 
I wasn't meaning any insult to you over the man purse comment. Just found it humerous that the next dropholster, ballistic vest wearing call of duty fan that I'm shooting with may get that background info the next time I hear them mention their "kit". I have one specifically that I shoot with, in mind. I care no more about how anyone else dresses than I do their terminology. To discount someone because of a strange terminology or lack of vocabulary altogether is condescending and pretty shallow I think. I've learned a lot from old folks who could really butcher the english language. I have two daughters, one is a booksmart genius, straight As, advanced everything and three or four grade levels ahead in every subject. One struggles to make b and c grades. If one of them does something ignorant like sticking their tongue to a frozen pole or gluing an appendage to another appendage or something similar..... I don't even need to ask which one it was. And teaching the genius to shoot or drive or anything else rudimentary is an exercise in my patience at best. My dads teaching methods of telling us morons we were usually surfaces rather quickly

As I said call it what you want, their lack of knowledge doesn't affect me. Correct me when I call a revolver a pistol, or something of that sort and then it becomes a problem.
 
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bearcreek said:
Are you annoyed when it's used incorrectly or used at all? Obviously it doesn't mean polymer framed. There are poly frame guns that are hammer fired and metal frame guns that are striker fired (or whatever term you prefer).
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I hear people say "I like striker fired guns". I have nothing against striker fired guns, most of my rifles are striker fired. I just think the term is ambiguous in that context.
 
FL-NC said:
I hate those guys! The real complaint is that I was a contractor working overseas for several years, and when I went home between deployments, I trained in all of my STUFF because I was actually training, but it bothered me that I resembled these idiots. I just hope I looked enough like I knew what I was doing not to be confused with the ebay ninjas. Hopefully the worn out GEAR, beat up GUNS, and lack of operator clothing helped. Never wore the helmet though, since I rarely wore one when deployed.
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If you are doing actual training for a reason there is an easy way to separate yourself from the Navy SEAL fantasy goofballs. Wear a t-shirt with a picture of a kitty on it.
 
GAF said:
I don`t pay much attention to what people call a thing as long as I can understand what they mean. If I don`t know what they are referring to I ask. There are however three words that make my eye roll back in me head, those words are "cop killer bullets"

Watching a recent new TV show about a recent crime and they say " suspect went into a gun shop and bought armor piercing cop killer bullets".
Ammo was hand gun ammo.
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Do cop killer bullets work on hippies also, of just cops?
 
Most of mine are from the media and politicians. Examples: High Caliber Magazines. Common Sense Gun Safety. Assault Rifle. High Powered Weapon. Gun Nuts. I loved it a couple years ago when, I believe it was Feinstien, said "we don't need to worry about those high caliber clips cause when they're used up they are no good anymore."
 
Oh ok. Lol. I have two guys I shoot with that are 23 year's old. One is embarrassing in his "tacticalness" (although he only owns a 22 handgun and a cheapish AR) his bag is called his kit. He hauls it in his multi-color multi-year Toyota cressida.... Not sure what's in it actually but he may well be least tactical clumsy person I know. He argues all the time how HK is the greatest uncompromising pistol. I had mine with me last weekend and commented how I hated the mag release.....he asked where it was. Apparently the USP is the greatest thing ever on first person shooters. To his credit he never actually said he had shot one I suppose. Sad thing is he is welcome to come shoot anything he wants anytime. But would rather set indoors and play games.

The only times I ever felt compelled to correct anyone or argue over vocabulary was when an instructor corrected me when I called a revolver a pistol and when a supposed military vet told me my M1 carbine wasn't a rifle it was a carbine.

I actually grit my teeth more when some condescending a-hole corrects someone for calling a mag a clip when they never asked for an opinion or bothered anyone. No wonder the young crowd is so liberal. They tell them they are special and welcome while our side tells them they are dumb for using clip rather than mag.....a practice that is probably more common than calling it a magazine at this point by the way. Ive heard everyone from a US Marshall to retired military say it.


Pretty sure assault rifle came from Hitler. Not sure he was a Politician or Media so much as a nutjob tyrant. Gun nut is no different to me than "anti" or gun grabber. I take no offense when I'm called a gun nut or car nut.
 
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Whiterook808 said:
I hear people say "I like striker fired guns". I have nothing against striker fired guns, most of my rifles are striker fired. I just think the term is ambiguous in that context.
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Your earlier post made it seem like you were talking about pistols. Striker fired pistols are distinctly different than other types, so it makes sense that there are people who like them better, just like SAO or DA/SA.
 
Well, yeah. I believe my Luger is striker fired and it sure is different. So is my Type 14 Nambu for that matter. I just don't think they have all that much in common with a Glock or a XD.. That aspect is not the defining quality of those guns, in my opinion. But let's not go down a rabbit hole over this, It was not my intention to offend anyone.
 
In cycling "kit" is the lycra and/or wool shorts, jersey, gloves, eyeglass Croakie, socks, cleated shoes, etc. that distinguishes a serious cyclist.
 
Word have meaning; phrasing is important; language is critical.
The older I get the more strict I've become with this, in all aspects of my life. This means that with regards to firearms, the improper use of a term need correction.
As a wise man once said, "We think in language. The quality of our thoughts and ideas can only be as good as the quality of our language."
 
Wouldn't pay to be a mute around some of you guys. Yeah words have meaning but they also evolve and take on on new meanings with time as well. But I suppose the simpletons who fail to put their words together so eloquently can have quality thoughts? Farmers could never think enough to start a country. Lol. I can name a lot of great speakers who changed history for the worse.... but as long as their thoughts were "quality thoughts" I guess. I'm out on this one, more looking down than I'm used to.....and I'm well over 6 foot.
 
PapaG said:
Most of mine are from the media and politicians. Examples: High Caliber Magazines. Common Sense Gun Safety. Assault Rifle. High Powered Weapon. Gun Nuts. I loved it a couple years ago when, I believe it was Feinstien, said "we don't need to worry about those high caliber clips cause when they're used up they are no good anymore."
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PapaG said:
Most of mine are from the media and politicians. Examples: High Caliber Magazines. Common Sense Gun Safety. Assault Rifle. High Powered Weapon. Gun Nuts. I loved it a couple years ago when, I believe it was Feinstien, said "we don't need to worry about those high caliber clips cause when they're used up they are no good anymore."
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Pretty sure that was some airhead from Colorado when they were in the process of banning standard capacity magazines. She apparently didn't know one could put more calibers in that clip.
 
troy fairweather said:
CLIP instead of a magazine
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So, with that in mind, if this is actually a magazine by definition why does it have "Clip" written on it.
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These are actually for a Savage Model 340 which was actually marketed under a few names like Revelation 225 (Western Auto). Anyway, you would think Savage would know what to call the thing? Always wondered about those and the terminology. :)

Ron
 
Reloadron said:
So, with that in mind, if this is actually a magazine by definition why does it have "Clip" written on it.
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These are actually for a Savage Model 340 which was actually marketed under a few names like Revelation 225 (Western Auto). Anyway, you would think Savage would know what to call the thing? Always wondered about those and the terminology. :)

Ron
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magazine : a container in a gun for holding cartridges. clip : a device to hold cartridges for charging the magazines of some rifles from webster.
 
troy fairweather said:
magazine : a container in a gun for holding cartridges. clip : a device to hold cartridges for charging the magazines of some rifles from webster.
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Maybe, maybe not. Maybe clips can be different from magazines and the same as magazines. Maybe Webster is gullible. Maybe Webster is wrong about clips and magazines just like it is about precision and accuracy. Maybe all the hullabaloo about the difference is just BS. Maybe Savage does know what is what, and clips not always being different from magazines is what is what. Could we tolerate that? I know I could. What do I care what you call it?
 
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