Disliked gun related terms, expressions.

"Platform"
"Running" a certain gun

Shottie, Winnie, etc.!!!!!!!

Conflating bullet with cartridge or ammunition. In a just universe, uttering the phrase "bullet tip" would result in a micro-meteor strike.

Also conflating caliber with cartridge.

I have two. First, I hate when people call a gun a “piece.” It makes me think they’ve watched way too much crappy cop tv and movies. Second, the intentional(I think?) misspelling of bullet to boolit. This usually happens in reference to reloading and there may be a reason for it, but I automatically assume the person is just very uneducated.

<...preparing for brickbats, baseballs and other hard missles....>

I dislike the term "gun". I prefer (from general to more specific): "weapon" - "firearm" - "pistol" and "rifle"

<...donning helmet and ducking for cover...>

<...heard from behind the barricade...> but I use it anyway

wiscoaster said:

I dislike the term "gun". I prefer (from general to more specific) "weapon" - ...

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You think that "weapon" is a more specific term than "gun"?

"Weapons of war." There's one that comes to mind quick. It's used by the antigun zealots to further their gun grabber agenda. It suggests that we, the people do not enjoy the right to own firearms a military uses.

Trouble is, just about every type of firearm has, or had some military use. Even bolt action rifles, popular for hunting and target shooting by a LOT of people, are still used by military snipers.

Lever actions might seem an orphan ... but they were issued to scouts in limited numbers, and the makers -- Winchester and Marlin -- certainly tried to market them to the military. Winchester 1895 lever actions did find popularity in the Russian military.

But, as I believe Tench Cox said over 200 years ago, "the deadliest implement of the soldier is the birthright of an American."

Tell THAT to Chucky Schumer or Nancy (Eva) Pelosi!!!

GBExpat said:

You think that "weapon" is a more specific term than "gun"?

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No, I was referring to heirarchy of terminology. "firearm" would be the replacement term for "gun".

CDW4ME said:

What gun related terms would you banish if you had the authority?

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Shotty

Tactical, tacticool, or any variation of the word.

edwardware said:

Conflating bullet with cartridge or ammunition. In a just universe, uttering the phrase "bullet tip" would result in a micro-meteor strike.

Also conflating caliber with cartridge.

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Absolutely............

Meeks36 said:

Tactical, tacticool, or any variation of the word.

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add in "operator", especially with "tactical" - too many wannabee Video Game Commandos out there

AlexanderA said:

"Platform"
"Running" a certain gun

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yes this, about the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Its right up there with the evolution of the word "device".

Only other thing I bother with is "m1 guhraned"

Maybe more optic related but it drives me nuts when people say lee-uh-poled for leupold. The bOOlit thing is also unacceptable. I guess I’m a grammar nazi but only in relation to firearm terminology and accessories.

IIRC, BOOLIT came about from the guys who cast lead; although I agree, a bullet is a bullet; or even more correct, a projectile.

Whizzbang said:

Maybe more optic related but it drives me nuts when people say lee-uh-poled for leupold. The bOOlit thing is also unacceptable. I guess I’m a grammar nazi but only in relation to firearm terminology and accessories.

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I can see the first one being that people’s only example is the historical king Leopold of Belgium. Or at least that was how it was for me.

saying clip when you mean magazine

daniel craig said:

I can see the first one being that people’s only example is the historical king Leopold of Belgium. Or at least that was how it was for me.

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There's only one Leopold.

SweaterBones said:

.............Second, the intentional(I think?) misspelling of bullet to boolit. This usually happens in reference to reloading and there may be a reason for it, but I automatically assume the person is just very uneducated.

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FWIW- Boolit refers specifically to CAST Bullets as opposed to jacketed.

Other than military or law enforcement, I hate the term, Weapon as applied to CCW.

To me a weapon is used offensively. Civilians usually use guns in a defensive nature, sport, and hunting.

In my mind I carry a defensive tool/EDC/pistol/gun, but not a weapon because it will not be used offensively for an attack.

I realize the term is drilled into LE/Military and they will never change.

Reinz said:

Other than military or law enforcement, I hate the term, Weapon as applied to CCW.

To me a weapon is used offensively. Civilians usually use guns in a defensive nature, sport, and hunting.

In my mind I carry a defensive tool/EDC/pistol/gun, but not a weapon because it will not be used offensively for an attack.

I realize the term is drilled into LE/Military and they will never change.

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The term "weapon" has been used to refer to tools used for hunting, defense and offense for hundreds, if not thousands of years. I see no reason that should change now.

The "gun term" I think I hate the most is "msr" when used to refer to detachable magazine fed semi auto rifles. IMO, it's just a lame attempt to fleece anti freedom folks into thinking the guns are less effective than they actually are.

I dislike the term "black rifle", "assault rifle", "automatic rifle". I prefer to say "firearm", "pistol", "rifle", or "gun" instead of "weapon". IMHO, a weapon can be almost anything from a rock to a tree branch to someone's fists or feet.

Then there are reloaders who insist on calling bullets "pills". Bullets are not pills. Bullets are bullets. Doctors do not prescribe bullets for patients nor does CVS or Walgreens sell bullets.

Whizzbang said:

Maybe more optic related but it drives me nuts when people say lee-uh-poled for leupold.

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How are you supposed to pronounce it?