Gun terms you HATE
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Confiscation.............
"Bust a cap"
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
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
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.
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.
"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
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
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
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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.
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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.
I'd give you ten likes for this if I could. I hate the term, unless they are talking about mouth wash.
Cardboard_killer
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It's all the sand in the vijays; makes 'em irritable.
The media term "gunned down"
joeintexas
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Not really sure what that word means but I think my cousin got caught doing it as teenager. Maybe not.
hangnoose
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GOT ME a new TOY.
Guns are not toys, GI Joes are. GOT ME (as opposed to someone else?) & THEMS (referring to a plural) are just the nails on the chalkboard of butchering the English language. A result of having an army officer & Harvard law graduate father & college educated Mother, perhaps.
Guns are not toys, GI Joes are. GOT ME (as opposed to someone else?) & THEMS (referring to a plural) are just the nails on the chalkboard of butchering the English language. A result of having an army officer & Harvard law graduate father & college educated Mother, perhaps.
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"Gun violence." As inaccurate and politically driven as "drug violence."
lawandorder
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................LERK...............
That was a fun read this morning.
Hey, Barney Fife (Victory) and Ponch and Jon (M28) take offense at that...just kidding.
SC_Mike
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Another vote for "Tack driver".
"Tactical", just means its painted flat black and cost twice as much IMHO.
"Furniture"
"AR Platform"
"One in the pipe"
"Tactical", just means its painted flat black and cost twice as much IMHO.
"Furniture"
"AR Platform"
"One in the pipe"
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