ACRONYMS

odk · #1 08-18-2010, 03:06 PM

My first post. I really enjoy this forum and those involved. The information provided is based more on fact and experience than opinion. This is refreshing after years on car forums. There, you have mostly subjective opinion and 'punks' ranting and flaming those who have a different ideas, thoughts, opinions. Not so here. There is more of a mature, professional atmosphere with a helpful attitude present. Anyway.........I purchased my 15-22
three weeks ago. What fun. Have run about 500 rounds no problems. Sighted in both my Magpul sights, and Barska scope.
First time I've ever done this procedure. Years ago my Dad handled this stuff. I'm right on at 50 yards.
The modding is really fun. Kinda like the car stuff. I can't believe I'm actually cuatomizing a weapon. It seems like no matter what anyone does to this rifle it looks kool.
This sight provides invaluable insights and information on the 15-22. I'm not of the military/ police background so I sometime have problems with the acronyms used throughout the threads.
Some, I can figure out others not so good.....Now to the title of this thread. I wonder if someone could create a 'sticky' with the most common ACRONYMS used throughout the threads. Probably not totally necessary but it could help some of us noobs read through the threads a little easier. This sounds a little wimpy but it could help. Thanks for your patience with this long post.

Rustpot · #2 08-18-2010, 03:39 PM

Which ones are you having issue with? A lot of product names for accessories are acronyms now and companies like Mapul are rife with them (MOE, CTR, ACS, BAD, ASAP, RVG, MVG, AFG, UBR, MBUS etc etc).

One of the common ones mentioned is OOB - referring to an Out Of Battery detonation with the 15-22 that can cause damage to the ejector bar among other things.

Can't think of any others right now

whoppo · #3 08-18-2010, 04:21 PM

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
RDS - Red Dot Sight
ACOG - Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight
PBR - Pabst Blue Ribbon ! (or Point Blank Range if you prefer)
CQB - Close Quarters Battle
CQC - Close Quarters Combat
FFL - Federal Firearms License (often refers to the holder of one)
OTD - Out the Door (total price paid, all inclusive)
LEO - Law Enforcement Officer
LFI - Lethal Force Institute (Go Massad!)
MOA - Minute of Angle
MV - Muzzle Velocity
POA - Point of Aim
POI - Point of Impact

Magpul Specific:
MOE - Magpul Original Equipment
CTR - Compact/Type Restricted
ACS - Adaptable Carbine/Storage
BAD - Battery Assist Device
ASAP - Ambi Sling Attachment Point
RVG - Rail Vertical Grip
MVG - MOE Vertical Grip (nested acronyms!)
AFG - Angled Fore Grip
UBR - Utility/Battle Rifle
MBUS - Magpul Back Up Sight

That's all I can think of right now... Ow!... my head hurts!

Oh yeah.. welcome to the family!

CHMW · #4 08-18-2010, 04:28 PM

FTF could also mean "Face to Face"
SPF = "sold pending funds"
WTS = "want to sell"
WTT = "want to trade"
FS or F/S = "for sale"
FT or F/T = "for trade"
RKBA = "Right to Keep and Bear Arms"

Someone else's turn to add?

xopher88x · #5 08-18-2010, 04:36 PM

TRB = Tap, Rack, Bang!

Rustpot · #6 08-18-2010, 05:20 PM

SPORTS - Method for chamber checking an AR15 when it goes "click" instead of "bang". Slap the magazine, Pull the charging handle, Observe the chamber, Release the bolt, Tap the forward assist, Shoot.

whoppo · #7 08-18-2010, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rustpot

SPORTS - Method for chamber checking an AR15 when it goes "click" instead of "bang". Slap the magazine, Pull the charging handle, Observe the chamber, Release the bolt, Tap the forward assist, Shoot.

The forward assist seems to have fallen off my 15-22... Damn!

HalfSwiss · #8 08-18-2010, 07:21 PM

Whoppo, thanks for all the acronyms, but doesn't CQB mean Close Quarters Battle? And my little contribution: BUIS = Back Up Iron Sights.

Scuds03 · #9 08-19-2010, 02:10 AM

AR-15 = Armalite model 15

AK-47 = ****mat Kalashnikov 1947

DownRange&Upwind · #10 08-19-2010, 02:33 AM

Any one else see the irony in a thread asking what all the acronyms mean, that was stared by a guy that has a non english 3 letter name? lol

whoppo · #11 08-19-2010, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HalfSwiss

Whoppo, thanks for all the acronyms, but doesn't CQB mean Close Quarters Battle? And my little contribution: BUIS = Back Up Iron Sights.

Yep.. you're absolutely correct. That's what I get for all those drugs I did in college

Thanks!

odk · #12 08-19-2010, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DownRange&Upwind

Any one else see the irony in a thread asking what all the acronyms mean, that was stared by a guy that has a non english 3 letter name? lol

Very observant DRU. ODK = Old Doc Krogg

Thanks to all who have replied to this thread. If there are other acronyms common to this site please add to the list. Thanks to
Whoppo for his extended efforts.

HalfSwiss · #13 08-19-2010, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whoppo

Yep.. you're absolutely correct. That's what I get for all those drugs I did in college

Thanks!

It's easier to edit than to create, so I had the easy part.

whoppo · #14 08-19-2010, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HalfSwiss

It's easier to edit than to create, so I had the easy part.

Edit! What a great idea! I've edited / corrected my original post. (whew! that was a task! )

919 · #15 09-01-2010, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by odk

Very observant DRU. ODK = Old Doc Krogg

Thanks to all who have replied to this thread. If there are other acronyms common to this site please add to the list. Thanks to
Whoppo for his extended efforts.

Common to this part of the forum is questionable but.....
KISS=Keep It Simple Stupid

filbert · #16 09-01-2010, 03:32 PM

TLA - Three Letter Acronym

GKH · #17 09-01-2010, 05:22 PM

roflmao!!!

DownRange&Upwind · #18 09-01-2010, 05:37 PM

Ok, now back to the acronyms that actually relate to the threads purpose. ha ha.. My contribution to the list are as follows..

HVAP ( High Velocity Armor Piercing)
AP (Armor Piercing)
HS (Holographic Sight)
IR (Infra Red)
FCS (Fire Control System)
RO (Range Officer)
SO (Safety Officer)
SPR (Special Purpose Rifle)

Thats all I can think of off of the top of my head, that have not yet been listed here.

filbert · #19 09-01-2010, 06:05 PM

DTA-DTZ and DUA-DUZ are our serial number prefixes (not acronyms)
WWB - Winchester White Box
JHP - Jacketed Hollow Point
FMJ - Full Metal Jacket
FOID - Firearm Owner IDentification, card required in Illinois to purchase and transport firearms and ammo for personal use

I saw FDE in a post but don't know what it is...

Smith357 · #20 09-01-2010, 06:17 PM

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
Win - Winchester
WMR - Winchester Magnum Rimfire
DCM - Director of Civilian Marksmanship
GSSF - Glock Sport Shooting Foundation
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

TurboniumOxide · #21 09-01-2010, 06:29 PM

FCG - Fire Control Group Combination of Trigger, hammer, springs, disconnector.

I am a computer programmer, in business intelligence, in a health care company, non profit, with lots of government oversight.

When I started working for the company, I had a 240 page dictionary containing ACRONYMs and their meaning.

I mean we had (for example)

FCG - Fire control group
FCG2 - Fierce Castration Gantry
FCG3 - Flipping Coffee Grubber

BARF - I swear to God this is a system I have to work on.

I felt like I had been transferred to japan.

Welcome brother. If you hate the car forums, stay away from the motorcycle forums too. Bunch of idiots there too.

ETA: Thanks Smith357 for making me learn more acro. :-) *******. A few I didn't know there.

Rustpot · #22 09-01-2010, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by filbert

I saw FDE in a post but don't know what it is...

Flat Dark Earth a.k.a. tan colored rifle accessories. And FG is Foliage Green, OD is Olive Drab.

BeginingOfTheEnd · #23 09-02-2010, 01:49 AM

HSLLIBMOOTF- Holy smokes looks like I've been missing out on the fun

HalfSwiss · #24 09-02-2010, 12:07 PM

BeginningOfTheEnd, I think you may have just brought this thread to an end. As for acronyms and abbreviations, go to netlingo.com and take a look at the 50 or 100 most used text messaging acronyms and abbreviations. I was surprised, but then I'm an old guy.