Correct use of terms.
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Vairochana
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Henceforth it shall be bullet holders, this shall also include tubes.
Axman
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dixierifleman
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you mean cartridge holders right? wouldnt wanna upset the know-it-alls.
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I submit you to the tender mercies of ElevenMike.
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Waywatcher
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I consider myself a decent speller, I used to participate and sometimes win spelling bee's. I have taken college level English courses and so I feel I have a better-than-average grasp on the english language.
All this considered I view all language as nothing more than a vehicle to get your point across. If someone "loads bullets into their gun's clip", I know exactly what they mean even though it wasnt perfect english.
I absolutely cannot stand over-the-top elitism in any form, especially over something as mundane as "proper terminology".
All this considered I view all language as nothing more than a vehicle to get your point across. If someone "loads bullets into their gun's clip", I know exactly what they mean even though it wasnt perfect english.
I absolutely cannot stand over-the-top elitism in any form, especially over something as mundane as "proper terminology".
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ahhhhh.... im scared..
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Vairochana
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Pointy things what go in the boxy thing what goes in the long tubey bangy bit?
ZeSpectre
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pacodelahoya
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Way watcher, I feel you brother, I hate gun snobs !
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hey if you wanna get technical....
the case would be considered the bullet holder.
I'm not one to care much about propper terminolligy or spelling for that matter. I preferr ro use whatever word The person being adressed will understand.
in my experience, home owners don't know the difference between a beam and a post. I find myself calling them boards.
Don't be supprised if your in an emergency situation and ask someone to get you more cartridges, you get the wrong thing. If I ask one of you guys to get me more bullets You'd be getting the propper thing and not correct me.
don't make the mistake that someone not using proper words makes you smarter.
is a math teacher smarter than a street wise person?
in my experience, home owners don't know the difference between a beam and a post. I find myself calling them boards.
Don't be supprised if your in an emergency situation and ask someone to get you more cartridges, you get the wrong thing. If I ask one of you guys to get me more bullets You'd be getting the propper thing and not correct me.
don't make the mistake that someone not using proper words makes you smarter.
is a math teacher smarter than a street wise person?
I believe correct usage is important too, as long as we don't get to the point of "political correctness" with it. That happens too much already. For example, in the old days, the term "knockdown power" was often used when talking about a bullet's effectiveness. Then all of a sudden the term was scoffed at because a bullet doesn't have the power to "knock anything down", and the term became "stopping power" even though, hypocritically, a bullet doesn't have the power to "stop" anything either. Now if you use either term you get flamed, when all both terms just mean effectiveness. Another example of us pushing our own political correctness is "accidental discharge". Say that and you'll get flamed and told there's no such thing, that it's a "negligent discharge." While I agree that negligence is the cause, the word accidental fits just fine, as it means that the discharge wasn't done deliberately. Just like a traffic "accident" is almost always caused by negligence too, but nobody gets bent out of shape for it being called an accident.
I do have a couple pet peeves. First off, it's muzzle brake, not muzzle break. Secondly, this one is my biggest pet peeve, because the people who do it the most are the ones who should know better the most. Varmint has an N. It's not spelled varmit. The biggest offenders here are the varmint hunters who have probably seen it spelled correctly thousands of times in ads, magazines, on loaded ammo, loose bullets, optics and in discussions with fellow varmint hunters.
I guess these minor pet peeves really aren't related to correct usage, but hey, it was a good place to vent!
I do have a couple pet peeves. First off, it's muzzle brake, not muzzle break. Secondly, this one is my biggest pet peeve, because the people who do it the most are the ones who should know better the most. Varmint has an N. It's not spelled varmit. The biggest offenders here are the varmint hunters who have probably seen it spelled correctly thousands of times in ads, magazines, on loaded ammo, loose bullets, optics and in discussions with fellow varmint hunters.
I guess these minor pet peeves really aren't related to correct usage, but hey, it was a good place to vent!
Hawk
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On another forum I noted a thread where the use of the term ".45 L.C." or ".45 Long Colt" was being gently chided. Took me a while to figure out, but apparently either is a misnomer - it's simply ".45 Colt".
Duly noted. I'm now the proud owner of a revolver chambered in .45 Colt.
But I'm generally only anal about terminology when it comes to myself. Anybody else is welcome to do as they please. This is particularly true if there appears to be a good reason for it.
As example, I note that Colt themselves lists ".45 Long Colt" revolvers on their web site. If Colt calls it "Long Colt" a case could be made that it really is ".45 Long Colt" as the custodians of the thing have hopped on the bandwagon. I suppose it makes a degree of sense for those vendors cataloging both .45ACP and, unh ... .45 rimmed.
"Pistol vs Revolver" makes sense only in an era where semi-autos were widely available. I've never read of any incidents where Wyatt Earp "revolver whipped" anyone and doubt I ever will.
I didn't think that anyone could point out a case where confusing "magazine" with "clip" would actually make the message more understandable, but someone pointed one out earlier in the thread: Marlin noting "tubular magazine or clip fed" is understandable when the alternative is "tubular magazine or magazine fed". The latter sounds awkward at best. I could easily forgive such.
Duly noted. I'm now the proud owner of a revolver chambered in .45 Colt.
But I'm generally only anal about terminology when it comes to myself. Anybody else is welcome to do as they please. This is particularly true if there appears to be a good reason for it.
As example, I note that Colt themselves lists ".45 Long Colt" revolvers on their web site. If Colt calls it "Long Colt" a case could be made that it really is ".45 Long Colt" as the custodians of the thing have hopped on the bandwagon. I suppose it makes a degree of sense for those vendors cataloging both .45ACP and, unh ... .45 rimmed.
"Pistol vs Revolver" makes sense only in an era where semi-autos were widely available. I've never read of any incidents where Wyatt Earp "revolver whipped" anyone and doubt I ever will.
I didn't think that anyone could point out a case where confusing "magazine" with "clip" would actually make the message more understandable, but someone pointed one out earlier in the thread: Marlin noting "tubular magazine or clip fed" is understandable when the alternative is "tubular magazine or magazine fed". The latter sounds awkward at best. I could easily forgive such.
CajunBass
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Wow. I read this whole thread. 
Must be really bad weather where you are.
Must be really bad weather where you are.
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