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03-13-2011, 07:41 AM
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ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS
Can members please post the abbreviations and acronyms they use and what they stand for? Some ,I have no idea what they stand for.Thanks.
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03-13-2011, 07:58 AM
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Easiest way is just use your search engine like Google. Most are common throughout internet like IMHO (IN MY HONEST OPINION)
http://www.acronymfinder.com/
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I always thought that was In My HUMBLE Opinion. Which is why some folks write IM(NSH)O - In My (Not So Humble) Opinion.
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ICBSAWPALOMFR
This one is very common on the internet.....
"I can't believe Smith and Wesson put a lock on my favorite revolver"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpo
I always thought that was In My HUMBLE Opinion. Which is why some folks write IM(NSH)O - In My (Not So Humble) Opinion.
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IMHO - Definition by AcronymFinder
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sipowicz
ICBSAWPALOMFR
This one is very common on the internet.....
"I can't believe Smith and Wesson put a lock on my favorite revolver"
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You left off "much to the chagrin of all us gun guys
ICBSAWPALOMFRMTTCOAUGG
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AFAIK, I don't use acronyms or abbreviations. IIRC, folks who do are PNG around here.
JMHO. YMMV.
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One I use every day
FWD
Falling Weight Deflectometer.
(this is going to give somthing away)
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EBR - Evil Black Rifle
MOA - Minute Of Angle
gr. - Grain
BC - Ballistic Coefficient
ME - Muzzle Energy
OU - Over/Under
SxS - Side By Side
RNLT - Round Knob Long Tang
SNST - Square Knob Short Tang
SAA - Single Action Army
SA - Single Action
DA - Double Action
DAO - Double Action Only
LEO - Law Enforcment Officer
P&R - Pinned and Recessed
TH - Target Hammet
TT - Target Trigger
TS - Target Stocks
BBWC - Bevel-Base WadCutter
BT - Boat-Tailed
CB - Cast Bullet
DEWC - Double Ended WadCutter
FMJ - Full Metal Jacket
FP - Flat Point
HBWC - Hollow-Base WadCutter
HP - Hollow Point
JHP - Jacketed Hollow Point
JSP - Jacketed Soft Point
LHP - Lead Hollow Point
LRN - Lead, Round Nose
LSWC - Lead Semi-WadCutter
MRWC - Mid-Range WadCutter
PB* - Lead Bullet
RNL - Round Nosed Lead
SJHP - Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point
SJSP - Semi-Jacketed Soft Point
SP - Soft Point or Spire Point
SPTZ - Spitzer
SWC - Semi-WadCutter
TC - Truncated Cone
TMJ -Totall Metal Jacketed
WC - WadCutter
ACP - Automatic Colt Pistol
AE - Action Express
BR - Bench Rest
B&D - Bain and Davis
H&H - Holland & Holland
H&R - Harrington & Richardson
IHMSA - International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Assoc.
JDJ - J. D. Jones
LR - Long Rifle
Mag - Magnum
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
PPC - Pindell-Palmisano Cartridge
Rem - Remington
RF - RimFire
Spl. - Special
Sprg. - Springfield Armory
S&H - Sharpe & Hart
S&W - Smith & Wesson
TCU - Thompson/Center and Ugalde
WCF - Winchester Center Fire
OOB - Out of Battery (a round not fully chambered)
SBR - Short Barrel Rifle (needs a fed stamp!)
FTE - Failure to Extract -or- Failure to Eject
FTF - Failure to Feed -or- Failure to Fire -or- Face to Face
FFL - Federal Firearms License (often refers to the holder of one)
OTD - Out the Door (total price paid, all inclusive)
LEO - Law Enforcement Officer
MOA - Minute of Angle
MV - Muzzle Velocity
POA - Point of Aim
POI - Point of Impact
Win - Winchester
lr - long rifle
WMR - Winchester Magnum Rimfire
DCM - Director of Civilian Marksmanship
IBS - International Benchrest Shooters
IMR - Improved Military Rifle
IPSC - International Practical Shooting Confederation
NBRSA - National Bench Rest Shooters Association
NRA - National Rifle Association
NSSF - National Shooting Sports Foundation
SAAMI - Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute
USPSA - United States Practical Shooting Association
BUG - Back Up Gun
PBJ - PeanutButter and Jelly
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Being ex-defense worker, we had acronyms for everything. At home, I use only one - for my backhoe - it's a BDT. (burglar disposal tool)
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I'm retired military. Supposedly , abreviations/acronyms were to make things simpler. And that is still true to a extent. I truly believe however a lot of their use is simply so those who know what they mean can feel superiour to those who don't.
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