Acronym sticky?

[swsig]

In another thread, (http://smith-wessonforum.com/139023072-post1.html), a newbie asked if there was a place to learn firearm-related terminology. I suggested that we develop a sticky of commonly used acronyms. Fortunately, I found a good place to start. I did a Forum search for acronyms, and came up with this list from 2011 by Smith357:

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

To these, I'll add:
EDC - Every Day Carry
RSA - Recoil Spring Assembly (used much more frequently here since the introduction of the Shield)

Feel free to add to the list...

 

[Targets Guy]

VN = very nice

 

[Steve_NEPhila]

I do not mean to sound like a pedantic ***, but the list above has both acronyms and initialisms. An initialism is somehing you cannot pronounce, like FTF or SBR.

 

[shouldazagged]

I would add MOM--minute of miscreant.

 

[CSB]

FS - Full Size

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[Lt JL]

DRT== Dead Right There

 

[Tradewind36]

How about IIRC, I've seen that one and I have no idea what it means.

 

[arjay]

IIRC=If I Recall Correctly

 

[McE]

How about IIRC, I've seen that one and I have no idea what it means.

A few you'll see on forums

IIRC = If I remember/recall correctly
AFAIK = As far as I know
IANAL = I am not a lawyer
SWIM = Someone who isn't me
YMMV = Your mileage may vary

 

[rwsmith]

Maybe you can't pronounce them....

I do not mean to sound like a pedantic ***, but the list above has both acronyms and initialisms. An initialism is somehing you cannot pronounce, like FTF or SBR.

You mean you can't pronounce FTF or SBR? I can.

LGS = Local gun shop

RNSWC = Round nose semi-wadcutter (just leaned this one)

Mothership = The S&W factory.

RO = Range Officer

CUP = Copper Units of Pressure

Bubba'd = amateur gunsmithing

MIM = Metal Injection Molding as opposed to cast/forged

OODA Loop = Observe, Orient, Decide, Act (process of making a fast defense decision)

OP = Original Post or Poster

 

[CS45Fan]

I see a couple acronyms that are not firearms related (OTD and PBJ) so I'll add the following that are not exactly firearm related but used frequently on this forum.

WTS = wanted to sell
WTT = wanted to trade
WTB = wanted to buy
SPF = Sold Pending Funds
FS = For Sale
FT = For trade
NIB = New in Box

Cheers!

 

[fiasconva]

Uhhh, how about *** when you miss?

 

[swsig]

Uhhh, how about *** when you miss?

Hmm. When I miss, I say ****.