[theboyscout]

i have been looking through some posts and i see some people posting in what looks like text talk. im new to alot of the initas so what is:

letters - example

BTT- no examle they just post BTT

WTS- WTS: S&W or WTS: NOS RCBS

FTF- FTF Franchi

WTB- WTB youth model

WTT- WTT S&W

thank you for your help

[janedoedad]

I see you have been in the Classified Ads :)

BTT: Bump To Top - Moves post to top of page. WTS: Want To Sell
FTF: Face To Face Transaction
WTB: Want To Buy
WTT: Want To Trade
NOS: New Old Stock
RCBS: Brand of Reloader :D

Hope this helps.

[Sam1911]

BTT -- "Bump to Top" (No one's buying what I have for sale, or commenting on it, so I'll post a basically "null" post so my thread bubbles back to the top of the forum and maybe someone will notice it who otherwise wouldn't have bothered to look a the second page of ads.)

WTS = Want to Sell

NOS = New Old Stock (New in box older model.)

FTF = Face to face. Or, sometimes, Failure to Feed/Fire. Context is important for this one.

FTE = Failure to extract, or eject.

WTB = Want to Buy

WTT = Want to Trade.

[barstoolguru]

FTF - falure to feed
FTF- falure to fire

and then there is net lingo

http://www.netlingo.com/dictionary/f.php

[hso]

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=370999

[bikerdoc]

There will be a test

[TAKtical]

The test will have trick questions

[Texan Scott]

You're missing a few important ones:
IIRC = if I recall correctly (worrisome on the reloading forum)
RKBA = right to keep and bear arms
SHTF = moderators please lock my thread
and of course the all important
IBTL = I beat the lock!
:neener:

[bigfatdave]

what does "alot" stand for?

[theautobahn]

SHTF = moderators please lock my thread

:D Still laughing about this one!

[Sam1911]

"IBTL" = "Please Smack Me"

;)

[theboyscout]

SPF? and GB?

[Jorg]

In the Trading Post, SPF would be "Sold Pending Funds." GB is probably Gun Broker, the auction site.

[theboyscout]

thanks for the assistance