Disliked gun related terms, expressions.

[Pat Riot]

There are many terms that grate my nerves It used to be that when someone would say a term or word that was incorrect or silly I would immediately try to correct or educate them, just as people used to do with me. One day it dawned on me that I had become “that guy”. The guy I used to encounter who seemed more interested in berating me or making me look like an idiot for his own ego boost or to manipulate me into his way of thinking.
Maybe I’ve mellowed a bit but it isn’t all that important to me that someone use the terminology that I deem fit in their experience of learning about guns, firearms, weapons, the shooting sports, our rights, etc.

 

[MistWolf]

Frulk, one of the best things about THR is that we can bitch about words, but no one will get spanked (probably) for using them.

Don't you believe it. Some time ago, I explained why I found the term "Saturday Night Special" offensive and got a stern warning from one of the mods for offensive language.

 

[Ignition Override]

Assault rifle, and less frustration with clips (mags), bullets (cartridges, or rounds ok).

Anybody who reloads with Lee gear should be able to be specific when they say bullets, but mean complete, finished cartridges?

I've corrected just one guy several times, who was into guns several years or more before the gun bug ever bit me. I only want him to Sound like he knows what he's talking about, not like some homeboy in nawth Miim-phus.

 

[DoubleMag]

Lots of new gun owners and reloaders posting.
The made up parts names are running wild.

Get them into the corral 1st.

Better grade of hay, running water, reshoe etc...later

 

[Ernie Bass]

"Glockin" Packing heat and any of the other Urban crap.

 

[DoubleMag]

FRIENDS!!

Has anyone turned in a junk gun for cash at a GUN BUYBACK lately?

You know, buying back directly inferring previous owner(s) reclaiming a lost or misplaced article...

 

[P5 Guy]

Gun violence grates on my nerves more than any of the other terms discussed above.

 

[lsudave]

I don't know if the term is the issue, but the fractures inside the firearm owners' community is something that bugs me:
Fudd.
Tacticool.

Both of these terms disparages a broad segment of owners, keeping us at odds within each other. I've been known to use stuff like that myself, when it comes to extreme sides.

I also tend to cringe whenever I hear the term "operator".

 

[Waveski]

Two points:

I sometimes use the word piece , but not in the broad , B movie sense - more to refer to one specific individual , i.e. "Of all my J frames , this particular piece has a noticeably lighter trigger." (as opposed to "I never leave the house without my piece")

Someone made the point that language evolves. That is valid , but there is a difference between evolving and decaying. Words are loosing their meaning through overuse , hyperbole and abbreviation.
If common , ordinary things are awesome , then nothing is awesome. And a job title does not automatically make you a hero.

 

[CDW4ME]

Ok. I made a list of 31 words I’ll no longer use on this forum as not to offend anyone. Also, anyone object to ‘hogleg’ or ‘heeled’ ?

Hogleg is banned, thanks for asking.

It's not just in the Gun Culture.
I am getting real tired of "iconic" anything.

Back when I read gun magazines (1990's) the terms "iconic" and "venerable" were frequently used about the 1911.
When I saw venerable 1911 used again in another article ...

Fortunately I can still find clips for my Old Marlin.

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That clip/magazine packaging may cause somebody an aneurysm, its glorious; I'd keep that handy for whenever somebody corrected someone for calling a magazine a clip.

 

[Seamaster31]

"Send it!"

 

[jmr40]

None of the above bother me enough to get my blood pressure up. The clip/magazine example probably should since there really is a thing called a clip, which is used to load a magazine. It's not like they are simply 2 different words used to describe the same thing. But they have been used interchangeably, and incorrectly, for so long that it really no longer matters. I do think it is important that shooters know exactly what a clip is and what it does. If they still choose to use them interchangeably then so be it.



The misuse of optics nomenclature is the one thing I do try to correct when I see it. When I do, I try hard to not come across as a Butt, but to inform and educate. There is no such thing as a 3X9X40 scope. Lots of manufacturers make 3-9X40 scopes. The difference between the (X) and (-) are huge and potentially confusing.

 

[wiscoaster]

The misuse of optics nomenclature is the one thing I do try to correct when I see it..

I think optics terminology is more complex than firearm terminology. For example, for some reason I can never seem to remember which end is first focal plane and which end is second. For that matter, I can't seem to remember either whether it's "plane" or "plain".

 

[mstreddy]

But...
This is also a magazine...

And on a battleship, this is a magazine...

 

[wiscoaster]

...And on a battleship, this is a magazine...

I WANT THAT MAGAZINE!!

 

[DR505]

I also cringe when I hear the word “casings” when the speaker is referring to “cases”. Sausages have casings, cartridges have cases. I am assuming a “shell casing” has something to do with seafood.

 

[Jim Watson]

In the same vein, I get a jar at the term "groupings" for "groups" (on target.) There are worse, but this one catches my eye.

 

[wiscoaster]

I also cringe when I hear the word “casings” when the speaker is referring to “cases”. Sausages have casings, cartridges have cases. I am assuming a “shell casing” has something to do with seafood.

OOPS -- you're right!! (I just had to go and edit a pm using the offending word).

 

[entropy]

I don't know if the term is the issue, but the fractures inside the firearm owners' community is something that bugs me:
Fudd.
Tacticool.

Both of these terms disparages a broad segment of owners, keeping us at odds within each other. I've been known to use stuff like that myself, when it comes to extreme sides.

I also tend to cringe whenever I hear the term "operator".

You should hear the terms Trap and Skeet shooters call each other. All in fun, of course, many shotgunners shoot both.

"Send it!"

Thanks, forgot that one. Now I have a new "Pull!" call........

 

[doubleh]

I really dislike when people start referring to a well cared for firearm as “minty”. If you are a barrel-licker then you get a pass.

As for the pronunciation of Leupold, just remember Leukemia. It is not pronounced Lee-uh-kee-mee-uh.

Thanks for the laugh this morning. I would think that Leupold would know the correct pronunciation of their name despite what others think and the barrel-licker comment is great.

Lots of the things mentioned on this thread get my attention when reading them but I don't let them annoy me to any extent. Fuss, fret, and correct all you want and it's of no avail so why get your undies twisted over it. Oops, my slang word for underwear might get someone upset. Sorry----but not really. In a face to face conversation I might point out a mistake to someone I'm familiar with. It's a complete waste of time on the internet.

 

[gifbohane]

Sadly when the non shooting public public hears "AR 15" they immediately think "Assault Rifle." I tell 'em that it means Armalite Rifle and ask them to define an assault rifle. They can't, then I ask 'em if they keep assault knives in their kitchen.

 

[GEM]

The correction police on the usage of assault/rifle/weapon and pointing out the different between semi and full auto guns has led to the careful media, antigunners and legislators calling them military style semiauto guns. Of course. some still use the older usage.

It's really irrelevant in the debates about banning. You are not going to change someone's mind by correcting them on 'clip' or 'assault'. You just look cranky. The full vs semi distinction is important.

I recall a Guns and Ammo show where two old 'Elmers' (haha) were going on about the modern sporting rifle. They had a fully auto M4 and then a semi. They look identical. They pointed out that the former was fully auto and implied it was evil and compared to the latter. If you go to a carbine match and see folks with semis, you ae not changing minds on this distinction. The latter are very lethal weapons and not toys or tools. The 2nd Amendment is based on them being that!

 

[wiscoaster]

...then I ask 'em if they keep assault knives in their kitchen.

Britain banned assault rifles, and that didn't work, so they're trying now to solve their violence problems with a ban on knives with sharp points.

 

[gifbohane]

It doesn't help that the "folks" in Washington talk about "Fully Semi-Automatic guns that pump out 500 bullets a second."

I would ask them where I can buy a one-half or one-third semi-automatic.

 

[The Bushmaster]

"AMMO"...Every time I see or hear that term I feel I will be looking at some sort of under educated "camo" wearing dude who wants to rule the people around him. The proper word for completely assembled rounds is "AMMUNITION".