TFL Primer
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FYI, SNAFU = Situation Normal; All Fuc*ed Up
TANSTAAFL = There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
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Protect your Right to Keep and Bear Arms!
TANSTAAFL = There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
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Protect your Right to Keep and Bear Arms!
Victor Romen
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LawDog,
Isn't a .357 Mag round actually .38 of an inch in diameter, since it's a .38 Special round with a lengthened casing?
Victor Romen
Isn't a .357 Mag round actually .38 of an inch in diameter, since it's a .38 Special round with a lengthened casing?
Victor Romen
Ammunition holders that are equiped with a spring to move the ammo are MAGAZINES not #$%$# CLIPS.
.45 Long Colt ammunition was not called that to mark a difference between it and the.45 ACP but to designate the difference between it and the .45 Schofield which was in use with the US military at the same time. While the Schofield ammo could be used in Colt SAA's the Colt ammo could not be used in teh S&W Schofield's due to the shorter cylinders. I have seen late 1800 ammunition boxes marked .45 Long Colt so the term has been around for some time now.
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"If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"
.45 Long Colt ammunition was not called that to mark a difference between it and the.45 ACP but to designate the difference between it and the .45 Schofield which was in use with the US military at the same time. While the Schofield ammo could be used in Colt SAA's the Colt ammo could not be used in teh S&W Schofield's due to the shorter cylinders. I have seen late 1800 ammunition boxes marked .45 Long Colt so the term has been around for some time now.
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Ne Conjuge Nobiscum
"If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"
Gary L. Griffiths
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CID = Cops In Disguise (My old outfit)
FBI = F**king Bumbling Idiots (see Hopscotch starring Walther Matthaw).
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Gary L. Griffiths
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Advanced Force Tactics, Inc.
FBI = F**king Bumbling Idiots (see Hopscotch starring Walther Matthaw).
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Gary L. Griffiths
Chief Instructor
Advanced Force Tactics, Inc.
Oh, boy.
Victor, actually, the .38 Special bullet is .357.
If I remember correctly, and you should check this, the .38 Special originally came out with a heel-based bullet (the bullet was the same diameter as the case--like the .22LR), so the bullet diameter was actually in the neighborhood of .38 of an inch.
Later on, Smith and Wesson changed the round from a .38 heel-based bullet, to a .357 standard-type, but didn't change the name.
Do check my facts, though.
LawDog
Victor, actually, the .38 Special bullet is .357.
If I remember correctly, and you should check this, the .38 Special originally came out with a heel-based bullet (the bullet was the same diameter as the case--like the .22LR), so the bullet diameter was actually in the neighborhood of .38 of an inch.
Later on, Smith and Wesson changed the round from a .38 heel-based bullet, to a .357 standard-type, but didn't change the name.
Do check my facts, though.
LawDog
I can't believe I found one that no one else had posted yet! And 28 replies in, too.
Bulldog had listed:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>BT - As in FMJ-BT; Boat Tail bullet[/quote]
But FMJ was never defined: Full Metal Jacket, a lead bullet with a copper jacket to keep lead from fouling the barrel of your gun.
Yeah, yeah, I know that 95%+ know this - but I'm here to help out the knowledge-hungry!
Bulldog had listed:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>BT - As in FMJ-BT; Boat Tail bullet[/quote]
But FMJ was never defined: Full Metal Jacket, a lead bullet with a copper jacket to keep lead from fouling the barrel of your gun.
Yeah, yeah, I know that 95%+ know this - but I'm here to help out the knowledge-hungry!
riddleofsteel
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.45 long colt was to seperate military issued ammo stocks. you see .45 Schofield (.45 short) ammo was in stock as well as .45 colt (.45 long) ammo. and yes there has never been a "long" in the name offically but since the Schofield is coming back i guess we should keep it.
o yeah FYI--for your information
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Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what is for lunch.
Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the outcome of the vote.
Let he that hath no sword sell his garment and buy one. Luke 22-36
They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. Song of Solomon 3-8
The man that can keep his head and aims carefully when the situation has gone bad and lead is flying usually wins the fight.
o yeah FYI--for your information
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Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what is for lunch.
Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the outcome of the vote.
Let he that hath no sword sell his garment and buy one. Luke 22-36
They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. Song of Solomon 3-8
The man that can keep his head and aims carefully when the situation has gone bad and lead is flying usually wins the fight.
Ron Ankeny
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I'll add a couple of serious ones:
MOA - Minute of Angle
BC - Ballistic Coefficient
MV - Muzzle Velocity usually in fps
SD - Sectional Density
LOS - Line of Sight
CUP - Copper Units of Pressure
FT. LB. - Foot Pounds
PBR - Point Blank Range
BBWC - Bevel Base Wadcutter
DEWC - Double Ended Wadcutter
HBWC - Hollow Base Wadcutter
IMR - Imprved Military Rifle
POI - Point of Impact
POA - Point of Aim
TLA - Three letter acronym for a TLA
MFWIC - A moderator
KOMF - What you tell a troll
That's enough.
[This message has been edited by Ron Ankeny (edited April 25, 2000).]
MOA - Minute of Angle
BC - Ballistic Coefficient
MV - Muzzle Velocity usually in fps
SD - Sectional Density
LOS - Line of Sight
CUP - Copper Units of Pressure
FT. LB. - Foot Pounds
PBR - Point Blank Range
BBWC - Bevel Base Wadcutter
DEWC - Double Ended Wadcutter
HBWC - Hollow Base Wadcutter
IMR - Imprved Military Rifle
POI - Point of Impact
POA - Point of Aim
TLA - Three letter acronym for a TLA
MFWIC - A moderator
KOMF - What you tell a troll
That's enough.
[This message has been edited by Ron Ankeny (edited April 25, 2000).]
Victor Romen
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Mal H and LawDog,
I'll take your word for it. Sounds reasonable to me and I can see where I would have gotten mixed up on that. Thanks for the clarification.
Victor Romen
I'll take your word for it. Sounds reasonable to me and I can see where I would have gotten mixed up on that. Thanks for the clarification.
Victor Romen
Rich Lucibella
Staff
Great stuff, here.
If anyone is willing to put the most useful of these terms into an alpha list, I'll put it up in the Library for easy reference.
Rich
If anyone is willing to put the most useful of these terms into an alpha list, I'll put it up in the Library for easy reference.
Rich
TheBluesMan
Moderator Emeritus
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by houndawg:
CIA- Christians In Action
NSA- No Such Agency[/quote]
Not related to abbreviations, but something everyone should know.
It is not necessary to use the "Reply With Quote" button to quote the entire message of the post directly above you.
Just a pet peeve.
DAISNAID=Do As I Say Not As I Do
CIA- Christians In Action
NSA- No Such Agency[/quote]
Not related to abbreviations, but something everyone should know.
It is not necessary to use the "Reply With Quote" button to quote the entire message of the post directly above you.
Just a pet peeve.
DAISNAID=Do As I Say Not As I Do
OkieGentleman
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You all missed one!!
YGASFOIYAOF=You Guys Are So Full Of It You Are Over Flowing M2CW (My 2 Cents Worth)
YGASFOIYAOF=You Guys Are So Full Of It You Are Over Flowing M2CW (My 2 Cents Worth)
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by TheBluesMan:
Not related to abbreviations, but something everyone should know.
It is not necessary to use the "Reply With Quote" button to quote the entire message of the post directly above you.
Just a pet peeve.
DAISNAID=Do As I Say Not As I Do[/quote]
YEAH! I second that... it has to be seperated by at least ONE post!
ROTFLMAO
[This message has been edited by Schmit (edited April 26, 2000).]
Not related to abbreviations, but something everyone should know.
It is not necessary to use the "Reply With Quote" button to quote the entire message of the post directly above you.
Just a pet peeve.
DAISNAID=Do As I Say Not As I Do[/quote]
YEAH! I second that... it has to be seperated by at least ONE post!
ROTFLMAO
[This message has been edited by Schmit (edited April 26, 2000).]
George Hill
Staff Alumnus
Hey - my definition for ACP came straight out of my oldest gun book... Printed in England, so it's full of Brittish...
Oh - I see the problem.
My Bad.
You may have noticed I also spell Armor as Armour. Tires as Tyres and other limey things... I aint a Brit - but I been working with them for so long that they rubbed off... Damn RedCoats are contagious.
Oh - I see the problem.
My Bad.
You may have noticed I also spell Armor as Armour. Tires as Tyres and other limey things... I aint a Brit - but I been working with them for so long that they rubbed off... Damn RedCoats are contagious.
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