Gun slang!

[Steamship Trooper]

I had a friend that called his Beretta 92 a "drive by body piercer."

Being less violent, I call my Smith 66 "Elvis", as in "Elvis Presley Remote Control."

 

[RH822]

Bullet launcher

Bullet launcher is one of my favorites, and lets not for get Boomstick, cocked n locked or my daughters favorite, her Remington 870 Shootzenboomer.

BTW I think "Lock and Load" may be more commonly recognized as a range command...Shooters, lock and load 1 30 round magazine in your M-16. I Must have heard it hundreds of times.

RH

 

[TheFrontRange]

Some of my nerdier buddies and I have used terms like "projectile-launcher" and "slug-thrower" just for kicks!

 

[Flyboy]

My carry gun--whichever one I'm carrying--is always named "John." I started that habit after I needed a way for a friend to ask me if I was carrying, while still needing to be discreet. "Did you bring John along?" "Yup." The name is so common (unlike, say, Roscoe) that nobody ever gives it a second thought.

And yes, I do carry a 1911. Sorry, Glock fans, you have to commune with Gaston!

 

[Axman]

BTW I think "Lock and Load" may be more commonly recognized as a range command...Shooters, lock and load 1 30 round magazine in your M-16. I Must have heard it hundreds of times.

While this may be true, I've heard it applied to other things as well. Pretty much means, "Get ready!'

 

[Old Fud]

Depending on my audience, I will use either "lock and load" or "Saddle up" to announce "it's Time, people".

A particularly telling comment may have "hit the X-ring"

To me, "Lock, Stock and Barrel" was always a gun term used to mean "The whole thing"

Acute perception is a "dead-eye", no matter who, where or on what topic.

And yes, I have known the difference between my rifle and my gun since I was a cub scout.
(A neighbor went into the Navy. I asked why. He said it was because they had really big guns and because "the admiral may have a battleship but the ensign has his Dingy")

Fud

 

[History Prof]

My dad called his Ruger .44Mag Carbine a "Flint Crippler." Anyone know the reference?

 

[dfaugh]

while "rock n' roll" is generally applied to full-auto weapons, I occasionally use it it to mean "ready to fire" or fire ready for rapid fire (in the case of a high-capacity firearm)-- Also sometimes, "locked, cocked and ready to rock".


The one I've alway's like but never been able to use appropraitely is:

"Fire in the hole!"

 

[hso]

"The whole nine yards" may or may not originate with machine gun belt length. It's a favorite phrase for folks that like finding the origins of words because of so many possible, an impossible, sources. It's been attributed to nine yard arms, "yards", under sail on a 3 masted sailing ship, 9 yards of fabric that Scots used in the early kilts, nine yards of concrete in a truck, nine yards of fabric on a bolt of fabric, etc..

PINK CAMO with FUZZY collars and cuffs

Watz so wrong about that???

 

[Axman]

"Fire in the hole!"

I thought this was an explosives term, like an announcment before tossing a grenade into a foxhole. Too me, I always associated it to mean the same as "heads up". But what do I know I'm just a gun guy!

 

[RustyShackelford]

Throw my bullets/get my fight...

A few months back I ended my 6mo stint on my county's special grand jury. We worked only high profile homicides. The state's atty(the same as an elected DA in some US cities/counties) brought these cases to us himself.

Of the many gun related/gang/street shootings we dealt with we heard a sheriff's deputy(a white woman about 40-50yrs old) tell our jury what a young gang member had said about a homicide. She had to explain each part of the slang/lingo saying how; "throw my bullets" means to shoot at somebody and when the witness claimed he heard the subject say he was going to bring his "fight" or gun to kill a local drug dealer.

I worked hard not to laugh or smile listening to this woman(who may be a grandmother, ) go on and on about these slang terms and gang activity.

I'm sure LEOs all over the US can do this with their local thugs and dealers.

Rusty

 

[progunner1957]

Boom stick = long gun.

Cocked up = any 1911, Hi-Power, AR-15, M1A etc. in condition one. Orgin: USAF - any military aircraft that is in EWO (Emergency War Order) configuration, i.e. full fuel, ammo and explosive ordinance uploaded.

Guns up = weapons in condition one, carried at high port arms position, i.e. ready for combat.

Smoke = good hit on your target.

Favorite shooting line from a movie: "If he shows you a piece, you blow it off!" (Charlie Sheen in Navy SEALS, referring to shooting an enemy sniper). I love that one!

 

[Whatsit]

Yo busta' gimme a STRAP sos I can SMOKE dat foo'

 

[IndianaBoy]

Pigeon Popper = Any rifle chambered for 17 HMR.

Disintegrator = 220 Swift used on any small varmints.

 

[dfaugh]

Fire in the hole!

I thought this was an explosives term, like an announcment before tossing a grenade into a foxhole. Too me, I always associated it to mean the same as "heads up". But what do I know I'm just a gun guy!

Yeah, it is, but I've always wanted to play with some "big boom" stuff!

 

[Juna]

I was always under the impression that the term "gat" originated around the time of prohibition when gangsters (e.g. Al Capone et al) carried Gatling guns (hence, "gat").

In my experience, "gangsta" slang is rarely coined by "gangstas". It's usually ripped off from someone else and modified.

 

[1911Tuner]

Gat

Quote:

>I was always under the impression that the term "gat" originated around the time of prohibition when gangsters (e.g. Al Capone et al) carried Gatling guns (hence, "gat").<
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Not likely, unless they towed'em behind their getaway cars. Gatling Guns were typically mounted on modified artillery caissons and horse-drawn.
We're talkin' heavy ordnance here...

 

[1911Tuner]

Gatling Gun

Here ya go. Not exactly somethin' you'd tote in a shoulder holster.

 

[Finch]

When I try to get a shoot session together, I may describe it in more colorful ways:

"Wanna go sling some lead"

"Let's go assassinate some paper"

"Some milk cartons told me you mom wears combat boots, let's go take care of them."

 

[Stevie-Ray]

,calling their pistol their PISSY

Am I the only one that thought this was hysterical?


I used to use "lock and load" at least every tuesday, when we were going to the range on wednesdays. One of us would say it to remind everybody to bring their equipment the next day. I now use 'locked and loaded" when talking about my home security. "Fire in the hole" was mentioned, and I use that one extensively on the 4th of July for it's intended purpose. I generally call the gun I'm carrying my "carry piece" if it ever comes up. "Mousegun" is one I use to describe all my .22s and .32s. "Hand Howitzer" is what I use for my .45-70 Contender. I use "lock, stock, and barrel" once in a while while talking to friends or the wife, and "hail of bullets" when describing how somebody died or perhaps how somebody should. I also use "going, or went ballistic" all the time for getting PO'd. Sometimes when I'm looking at somebody's gun that is especially nice, I'll say "That's some fancy heater," in honor of Star Trek.

Of course my all-time favorite is "Cocked & locked" since my favorite gun is "Old slabsides."


BTW, I have a GAT. It's a cheap single shot pellet pistol that also shoots darts, corks and a fly swatter.

 

[Juna]

I knew that the original Gatling gun was what you pictured above. But I thought the old machine guns 1920s gangsters carried (I believe they were Thompson SMGs with drum magazines) were affectionately (slang) termed "gats" back then. Perhaps I was mis-informed. I thought the term "Gat" had been around long before present day "gangstas".

 

[1911Tuner]

Roaring Twenties

"Gat" was used in the Turbulent Twenties, but I think it was pretty much used generically to describe a pistol/revolver. Heater...Roscoe...Mahoshka, et al. The Thompson was usually referred to as Tommy Gun...or the one that I believe was credited to Capone..."Chicago Typewriter."

 

[slzy]

the lady across the street ran to my house after she was beaten by her husband. we called the police and they asked if everything was ok i said yeah,the doors locked and i am well heeled.only time i have ever used the term

 

[grendelbane]

I have seen a 19th century illustration of a Gatling gun mounted on a camel.

I seriously doubt that the shooter could get off more than 2 shots before the camel demonstrated serious objections to this setup!

My current favorite is "Rooney gun", and no, it is not derived from Mickey Rooney.

 

[The_Shootist]

Slang?

Listen G - I never draw my pistol - I just "clear leather" when I might have to "dust" some "homies".