jonnyc
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Not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but "boolits" definitely belongs on the cringe-worthy list.
FTF = Failure To Feed. Can't believe I forgot that one. It 'was' a useful acronym until goofballs started using it to mean "failure to fire". Which is what I thought a misfire was. If an acronym can have two completely different meanings in the same context, it has no meaning at all.
Also, a problem comes in when a term is either incorrect or inappropriate for the discussion
Not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but "boolits" definitely belongs on the cringe-worthy list.
I don't agree with this. The 2nd Amendment does not protect our right to tools, toys or collectibles. It protects our right to defend ourselves, our homes, our families, our country and our liberty. You do that with weapons. To avoid using the term "weapon" to somehow soften the edges does a disservice to the Constitution and its real meaning.Calling all firearms a weapon warms the cockles of anti-gunner's heart. Trust me, I go at it with those people face to face Using "weapon" gives then a big piece of high ground in the discussion. Not allowing them use "weapon" has interesting results. Politically correct people do not like having their grammar corrected. Avatar: That is an early long rifle not a "weapon." It's a flintlock long rifle of a style found in the middle 1700's.
They registered the site as "castboolits.com" because at the time, "castbullets.com" was taken.Sure enough, but the Cast Boolits website is a gift to bullet casters. I wonder what is the origin of "boolits." Of course, most of those people are independent enough to tell you to go cringe elsewhere.
"Bear gun"
Calling all firearms a weapon warms the cockles of anti-gunner's heart. Trust me, I go at it with those people face to face Using "weapon" gives then a big piece of high ground in the discussion. Not allowing them use "weapon" has interesting results. Politically correct people do not like having their grammar corrected. Avatar: That is an early long rifle not a "weapon." It's a flintlock long rifle of a style found in the middle 1700's.
Dealing with anti-gun people you will get all sorts of la-la land bull. How about pointing out that they need to look at the demographics. Hold their feet in the fire. Remember the first person that starts name calling has lost the debate.
I was refering to the M27 IAR, not the older M249, yes the IAR standard mag was a 100 rnd drum, although the drums had some reliability problems.The belt fed AR's you mean? The "standard" with those is a belt, not a magazine. Would you consider this to be "standard" capacity too?
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Also about 100 years ago some Artillery Lugers came with 32 round drums.The belt fed AR's you mean? The "standard" with those is a belt, not a magazine. Would you consider this to be "standard" capacity too?
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I was refering to the M27 IAR, not the older M249, yes the IAR standard mag was a 100 rnd drum, although the drums had some reliability problems.
There are a few street legal cars that are capable of exceeding 220 MPH. Using your logic, 220 MPH is now "standard" top speed for cars. The fact that exceptions exist does not make something "standard".Also about 100 years ago some Artillery Lugers came with 32 round drums.
That means in the context of a discussion on 2nd Amendment rights, guns could and maybe should be called weapons.I don't agree with this. [The 2nd Amendment] protects our right to defend ourselves, our homes, our families, our country and our liberty. ... To avoid using the term "weapon" to somehow soften the edges does a disservice to the Constitution and its real meaning.
I think the only reason that we don't call them "arms" more often is because of the evolution of language. Same reason we don't talk about a group of folks who are well trained and equipped and say that they're "well regulated". The words have fallen into disuse or the meaning has changed over the years.That means in the context of a discussion on 2nd Amendment rights, guns could and maybe should be called weapons.
But to not do a disservice to the Constitution, maybe we should call them "arms", like the Constitution does!
What is a Deagle? Actually never mind. I don't really want to know.After shooting at the range on Sunday, my 14 year-old son and I were cruising the store portion when a very excited young-20-something exclaimed to his buddies that they had some “DEagles”. My son cringed and I was proud.
It absolutely is. I heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who had a cousin and her boyfriend knew a guy who while wasn't in the Army knew someone who once walked past an Army post. A guy was shot in his small toe and the bullet traveled up his leg, tore out all of his vital organs and exited through the back of his head leaving a 5" hole. This is a result of bullet tumbling effect. That's why all of these guns, weapons of mass destruction, need to be banned along with their ammunition in civilian hands as of yesterday. Then too, we could just ban the liberal mindset who actually believe stupid stuff like this.How an AR style weapon, often touted in the media as 556 (as if that's the caliber, minus the dot) and how it's so much more destructive than the average hunting rifle.