I'am in need of some help here real bad ; I love this S&W forum , but for someone as unfarmiliar to shooting sports as I the use of acronyms is completely confusing . example IDPA,PPC, LEO , are these shooting sports or people ? A list of these acronyms and definations and what type of shooting would greatly help some of us . You guys use more of these than the railroad , and I thought I'd never say that ! Thanks any help would be greayly appreciated .

International Defensive Pistol Association
Police Pistol Combat
Law Enforcement Officer

And the list will go on and on....

greg,

Just make a list and post it, or when one pops-up, ask. It's not rocket science and no one here will flame you in any way.
Although there are some very knowledgable folks here, no one member knows it all.

I'll get you started with a few common terms:
RB = round butt usually an RB frame is easier to conceal.
SB = square butt, sometimes preferred as easier to grip
HB = heavy barrel, that is: not a taper or "pencil" barrel.
SA = single action
DA = double action
SAO = single action only
SS = stainless steel: almost any S&W handgun where the model # begins with a 6; a 686 is a stainless gun, the 586 is the same gun in blue (or carbon steel). Stainless guns will not, to my knowledge, have a nickle finish.
I frame, J frame, K frame, N frame, X frame are the most commonly encountered S&W revolver frame sizes from smallest to largest.
Semi-Auto pistols come in first, second and third generations, and probably, with the advent of the M&P pistols, a fouth generation.
M&P = military & police.
SCSW, also known as The Book = Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson by Supica and Nahas. This is a must-have reference, the 3rd edition is the latest

Study these, there WILL be a test!

Mike

Thanks Fellas , that helped some . Hand gun acronyms I'am ok with it's the competitive shooting one's that get me confused ' Thanks agian , I hope I have time to study for the TEST !

Greg: Thanks for the post...all this time I thought IDPA stood for:
I Don't Practice Anymore

Inexpensive Pistols Shouldn't Compete

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HMU - Hit Me Up (contact me to follow up)

NVM - Never Mind

NWOT - New Without Tags

FMV - Fair Market Value

RL - Real Life

RTFM - Read The ******* Manual

BISLY - But I Still Love You

ITSFWI - If The Shoe Fits, Wear It!

WIBAMU - Well, I'll be a Monkey's Uncle!

BTAIM - Be That As It May

TTYL - Talk To You Later

IIRC - If I Recall Correctly...

AFAIK - As Far as I Know

WRT - With Respect To

NSFW - Not Safe for Workplace viewing

OTOH - On the Other Hand

AFK - Away from Keyboard

TPTB - The Powers that Be

ROFLMAO - Roll On Floor Laughing My *** Off

JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

OATUS - On a Totally Unrelated Subject

PMFJI - Pardon Me for Jumping In

SFSG - So Far, So Good

TC - Take Care!

BTHOM - Beats the Hell Out of Me

SGTM - Sounds Good to Me!

O RLY - Oh, Really (sarcasm)

OP - The Original Poster (who started this discussion thread)

WB - Welcome Back

IDK - I Don't Know

OOAK - One of a Kind

MEGO - My Eyes Glaze Over

IBTL - In Before the Lock!

BBIAB - Be Back in a Bit

YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary

MTFBWY - May the Force Be With You

NIMBY - Not in My Back Yard

MT - Mistell (mistaken chat message, please disregard)

AMAIR - As Much as I Recall

IMNSHO – in my not so humble opinion

FMV – fair market value (for selling items online)

LOL – laughing out loud

TAFN - That's All For Now

Competitive Shooting...

• USPSA - United States Practical Shooting Association, the US affiliate of IPSC.
• IPSC - International Practical Shooting Confederation.
• ICORE - International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts.
• IDPA - International Defensive Pistol Association, similar to USPSA for those folks who don't want to buy all those expensive pistols or hi-cap mags.
• SC - Steel Challenge.
• SSC - Scholastic Steel Challenge.
• PPC - Practical Police Combat.
• IPSA - International Pin Shooters Association.

Buck

IANAL = I am Not A Lawyer

wyo-man

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Just to be fair, IDPA is also the only association that allows SO's (range officers anywhere else) to give you an FTDR, Failure to do Right, penalty for NOT violating the rules but for doing something your SO thinks SHOULD be a violation, if there was a rule. Go figure.

SWMBO

She Who Must Be Obeyed

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haggis, thank you much ; to H&D YOU ALSO , laughter is medicine for the soul . Sorry I didnt send this sooner, life got in the way. Greg

Uncle Sam's Misguided Children

Who would that be?? God isn't a female and I danged sure don't have to obey a woman. never have; never will.

I just deduced that SPF in the for sale section stands for Sold Pending Funds

YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary (This one had me perplexed for awhile)

wysiwyg=what you see is what you get
byob=bring your own bottle
cnc=coast not clear or computer numeric control
lol

I take it that celibacy doesn't bother you. Or do you just take matters into your own hand?
f.t.

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The price we pay.....

You guys forgot *****
Fouled Up Beyound All Recognition

This thread has taken a fun turn. Lets not forget-
BOHICA - Bend Over Here It Comes Again
MARINE - My A@@ Rides In Navy Equipment

HC!!!

Holy ****... Where did all of those come from?

OOS...............Out of service
RIP.................Retired in place
UET.................Use every time

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And then there's the bullets: Bullet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scroll down to the bottom of the page to figure out FMJ, JHP, SWC etc.

BULLETS OMG !!!!!!

TLA = Three-Letter Acronym

When I wrote for a community newspaper in a town where merchants routinely submitted press releases about what they thought were news events but which the paper's owner considered advertisements, we called such press releases SSPOC -- pronounced siss-pock. That stands for "self-serving piece of ****" where the obscured word is an anagram of the name of a family of freshwater fish.

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