Gun terms you HATE

[Jessie]

Reading over this thread made me chuckle.
A psychologist would probably say that we are very easily bothered by minutiae and the very people who should not have firearms.
BTW, the very reason I don't put a whole lot of stock in that profession. No offense to the doctors here.

 

[susieqz]

i refuse to have anything to do with anything that is called ''tactical''.

as to naming guns, or calling them her, you guys forget your history.
for thousands of years, people have named their fav weapons.
yeah, you don't believe guns or swords are alive, but the old ones did.
i do too, tho i call my guns ''gun'' when speaking to them.

 

[vytoland]

"gun violence".............there aint no such thing............the violence is in the "humans".....

 

[cougar14]

Fodder for ammunition.

Wasn't Davy Crockett's rifle "Old Betsy"? I keep track of Davy, he and I share the same birthday, August 17.

 

[carpriver]

All the above, it is a gun or weapon, pistol, revolver, rifle, bolt action, semi auto single shot. shot gun.
Safe Queen.

 

[BC38]

Jeez guys! Is there anything that someone CAN say or type that is in any way alliterative or colorful or anything else besides simple straightforward and plain-speach that won't bug one (or more) of you?

 

[JayFramer]

I just thought of another one that's been bantered about on at least one TV gun show.... MSR 'Modern Sporting Rifle' as opposed to an AR15 or a weapon or just plain gun so it sounds more PC.
That one really bothers me. It reminds me of when my dog rolls over on its back and spreads its legs.

I agree. Many things mentioned above are annoying but this particular term (MSR) is just flat out STUPID. It panders to the politically correct and hoplophobic, and I am surprised that it's been cheerfully embraced by many shooters.

 

[Muss Muggins]

My current EDC runs like a sweatshop sewing machine. Best analogy I have . . .

Unless you are one of Uncle Sams Misguided Children, if you name your firearm after a female, you are on the "list"

I agree that the term run, running is very annoying when it comes to firearms and anyone using it is highly suspect of being a basement bearded operator!

 

[hangnoose]

PET PEEVES??? i MAY HAVE A FEW.

Clips, tactical, msr's (the PC opposite side of the coin for assault rifle), to keep the list manageable.

 

[Mistered]

Pills or tips referring to the projectile - I.E. the bullet

 

[Irn-Bru]

Another one that gives me a chuckle. "Last chance and it's back in the safe" Couple days later it's bumped again

 

[Mistered]

'Battle rifle' - when referred to as such in a civilian setting

 

[Rpg]

I hate references to chambers as charge holes.

Pistols are not the same as revolvers.

Magazines aren't clips.

Anthropolopoliging about firearms: guns don't have "friends", don't "have new shoes", they have no sex. Lots more.

 

[Fishbread]

The misuse of "Point Blank" to mean within arms reach, usually in reference to a victim who has been shot. Mr Thug was shot point blank by Mr gangbanger.

Point blank is an actual term that means to be able to hit the killing zone of your target without having to use any elevation adjustments for longer range, just by pointing at it. A deer is going to have a larger point blank range than a squirrel, as will a 30 caliber rifle over a 25 auto.

I think point blank on Mr Thug with my Garand is a good 250 yards.

 

[Mistered]

'Hunting platform' as applied by those who have most likely never hunted to espouse the AR as a superior hunting rifle.

 

[M E Morrison]

Jeez guys! Is there anything that someone CAN say or type that is in any way alliterative or colorful or anything else besides simple straightforward and plain-speach that won't bug one (or more) of you?

Why should it be a problem to use correct terminology?

 

[BC38]

Why should it be a problem to use correct terminology?

LOL! If every instance cited here were a case of correct vs. incorrect terminology that argument would apply. In many of these cases that isn't what it is.

Besides never using any figurative or colorfully descriptive language gets really BORING. Some of the examples people have cited here are people trying to be creative, or take a little poetic license.

If someone can't read another person's attempt at creative writing without getting their undies in a bunch then they're wound a little bit too tight IMO.

Sorry folks, but we're sitting around here chewing the fat about our hobby for goodness sake. It isn't something that requires precise language like rocket science or anything of any kind of earth shaking critical importance.

This thread almost reads like a bunch of snowflakes sitting around talking about micro-aggression and "offensive" terms.

To quote a famous movie DI...

LIGHTEN UP FRANCIS!

(Not directed at any specific individual - but more of a general observation)

 

[ContinentalOp]

Pistols are not the same as revolvers.

Yes, they are. A pistol is a gun meant to be fired with one hand. Revolvers and semi-autos are both pistols. I really would like to know when and how that distinction came about. That distinction is about as annoying to me as "grips" vs. "stocks" or "clips" vs. "magazines" are to others.

I'm guessing these dueling pistols are not actually pistols, then?

Almost forgot...PPC, aka Practical Pistol Course, competitions were largely shot with revolvers.

 

[Irn-Bru]

LOL! If every instance cited here were a case of correct vs. incorrect terminology that argument would apply. In many of these cases that isn't what it is.

Besides never using any figurative or colorfully descriptive language gets really BORING. Some of the examples people have cited here are people trying to be creative, or take a little poetic license.

If someone can't read another person's attempt at creative writing without getting their undies in a bunch then they're wound a little bit too tight IMO.

Sorry folks, but we're sitting around here chewing the fat about our hobby for goodness sake. It isn't something that requires precise language like rocket science or anything of any kind of earth shaking critical importance.

This thread almost reads like a bunch of snowflakes sitting around talking about micro-aggression and "offensive" terms.

To quote a famous movie DI...

LIGHTEN UP FRANCIS!

(Not directed at any specific individual - but more of a general observation)

You can scratch mine, snowflake has to be the worst one of all. It's now "cool" to be calling folks snowflakes

 

[Dennis]

"Grouping". It's a "GROUP".
And a bunch of the above-mentioned. lol.

 

[Smoke]

Mouse gun.....

 

[bushmaster1313]

Confiscation.............

 

[swsig]

"Bust a cap"

 

[Bigdog357]

This thread is pure entertainment, I have certainly used some of these terms and or phrases and of coarse will continue to do so in the future.
I guess I must be too easy going, I don't care what anybody names there gun (weapon, toy, piece) or what nicknames that they give to parts of a gun. And yes I have a sexy gun and I have also a butt ugly gun. You have got to love freedom of speech

 

[crazyphil]

But wouldn't it get kinda boring if everyone just used the absolute
correct terminology? I must confess to using a couple of the terms
noted above in this thread, but not apologizing.

One of my students referred to her S&W DA revolver as Mrs. Smith
and her 6 little children, which I thought was kinda "cute".

Have you noticed that everything that comes along seems to be
the "ULTIMATE" ???? That is one I'm tired of. Every time I see
it I think well, OK we can close the patent office.

 

[TIMETRIPPER]

"Tack driver" is getting to be passe. Accurate will do.
And all those dudes who almost broke their wrist while whipping out their wallet when finding a good deal need to have a little more originality.

John

 

[Wise_A]

Slide release. Good God. It's a slide lock.

A slide release is used to release the slide from the locked-open position. If the pistol has a slide release, it is not intended to be slingshotted back into battery.

A slide stop is used to lock the slide open manually. In which case the slide should be pulled back and released in order to chamber a round.

In other words, if you look in that little book that comes with a pistol and see that they call that part a "slide stop", then you know that it's intended to be slingshotted back into battery. You don't actually have to read all them words after it.

I know of individual pistols, both rimfire and centerfire, and both release- and stop-equipped, which positively refuse to function when operated incorrectly in that manner.

 

[Fat Frank]

I'm guessing these dueling pistols are not actually pistols, then?

Yes, they are pistols. But they are not revolvers.

Depending upon which dictionary you use, "revolver" may or may not be a subset of handguns. I see it this way - Handguns can fit into a sub-category (i.e. revolver, pistol, etc.). Sub-categories of pistol (a handgun which has one chamber integral with the barrel) could be: semi-auto; single-shot; multiple barrel; etc. Rifles? They can be split into sub-categories, too: revolver; semi-auto; lever action; slide action; single shot; etc.

Using the correct terminology can reduce confusion, but only if the listener also knows the correct terminology. Then again, "depending upon which dictionary you use...", so ... never mind.

 

[Muss Muggins]

Slide release. Good God. It's a slide lock.

To illustrate the silliness of this thread, on a Glock, the slide "lock" is the bar that traverses the frame, held up by the slide lock lock spring, that serves to keep the slide attached to the frame. It's the part you pull down after after pressing the trigger and pulling the slide back a bit in order to remove the slide from the frame.

The slide "stop," on the other hand, is a lever activated manually by either the user or the magazine follower which causes the slide to lock back after the last round is fired. It is not designed to be used to manually move the slide forward, but many people do (including the FBI).

Call 'em what you want. Doesn't make you smarter or dumber. Just means you probably haven't been to armorer's school. Or if you have been, you just don't care that much about it.

 

[Tom S.]

"Minty"..............

I'd give you ten likes for this if I could. I hate the term, unless they are talking about mouth wash.