Shooting Sports Proper References and Grammar

[jelenko]

As others have said, I'm ok with however the other person communicates as long as they have something to add and don't do it in an arrogant way.
When the punctuation isn't right, I do have some WTF moments trying to figure it out.
I am really put off when someone asks a question but argues and doesn't end arguing about how the responses can be relevant. Not just questioning to understand how the responses would answer the question, but, apparently, just not wanting to accept the problem might be something they did.
We see very little of it here, but I avoid people who post in a bullying way.

For me, it's important to remember that people just beginning to work with firearms can often say something that is just ignorant or dangerous. As long as they are willing to listen, I'm fine with that - how else do they learn?
The first time I was in a gun shop, I asked to confirm that a 223 rifle was centerfire vs rimfire. I saw the 'o dear god' look in the person's eyes, but he simply answered my question.

 

[jds holler]

Or, a video of yourself. The worst for me is a video of me with the camera in my lap. Really weird.

Well now, I've got no problem with the way I look. I often find women staring at me with longing, or even disbelief. I imagine Brad Pitt gets a lot of the same. jd

 

[ebb]

In the end with all the people against us why in the world would we put down an obvious friend because he used a word we all understood but thought we were too classy to use that word. I once on another board got all over a guy, and he needed a reality check but not what He got from me. He had posted for weeks like he was an experienced shooter and had much time behind a trigger. Then one day we were having a discussion about an 03A3 and he asked "how do you shoot a three round burst out of a bolt gun?" I am sure to this day the only rifle he had ever fired was on a video game. I was way too rough on him, and my response should have been to invite him to the range and show him it could not be done unless you could move the bolt very fast. you get more flies with honey and we need to be making friends and not enemies when we all knew what is meant by bullets go off.

 

[shoot4fun]

Correction: how's yer momma an' nem?

CORRECTION:
Howzyermomnm?
It is one word!

 

[Gary in MD]

JEET YET?
NO, JEWW ?

 

[hogpatrol]

Six pages and it's not even February. Other than that, what caliber do you'ns like the best?

 

[Florida Wally]

Correction: how's yer momma an' nem?

Momma’s fine bless her heart, it’s daddy and them younguns got me worrin’. Oh, an that lazy dawg is justa snorin fool.

 

[Tesoro]

On another firearms related forum the subject of the abbreviation of Cartridge Overall Length, aka COL. Some were insisting on the abbreviation Cartridge Over All Length, aka, COAL, which to me is a bag of Kingsford.
Overall is used to describe from one end of something too its other end. A description of measurement. In this context.
Over All is used to describe a person’s character, to qualify something.
The use of COL is pretty much universal here in the U.S., but COAL mite be a European term as the load data book I have that uses COAL is from Vhitavuori.

So the correct term is Cartridge Overall Length. What gets me is how some people want to argue COL vs COAL until well past when the cows came home.

while you are at it: BTO vs CBTO ! is there another 'base' we need to know about?

 

[Adam in WI]

while you are at it: BTO vs CBTO ! is there another 'base' we need to know about?

I always thought the first was takin care of business

 

[PopCharlie]

CORRECTION:
Howzyermomnm?
It is one word!

I stand corrected.

 

[PRR1957]

Translate BTO and CBTO.

 

[Gary in MD]

Six pages and it's not even February. Other than that, what caliber do you'ns like the best?

I like the Thirdy ODD SIX
But I used to have a TWO SEBENTY

 

[shoot4fun]

Translate BTO and CBTO.

Everyone should know BTO is Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

 

[358WCF]

while you are at it: BTO vs CBTO ! is there another 'base' we need to know about?

BTO? I saw their drummer died recently.

 

[jds holler]

In the area of understanding various grammar/speech/accents and such..

Lately, I've had to do a lot of business involving phone conversations to complete business for Medicare, retirement funds, estate settlement -- etc.

With my personal hearing, and language comprehension, the WORST representative I can get is Asian of either sex.

My all time favorite is a negro female with medium drawl. It just works best for me, and I almost want to specify my preference when I make contact. Would that be rude, or otherwise insensitive?? jd

 

[PRR1957]

Everyone should know BTO is Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

So CBTO is either Cannabis Bachman Turner Overdrive or Canadian Bachman Turner Overdrive ?

I’m still waiting for what BTO or CBTO means. Is it firearms related ?

 

[Ringostar]

Six pages and it's not even February. Other than that, what caliber do you'ns like the best?

On dis hear form, it’s prolly 6mm. But ya’ll no dat 6.5 is da shit! Oh wait, did you actually mean which cartridge?

 

[jnyfeler]

That one might be correct, depending on the casino...

No, it wouldn't. It's "lose", not "loose".

Jeff

 

[jnyfeler]

Calling a Smith and Wesson model 29 a pistol, makes my skin crawl. ITS A REVOLVER.

A revolver is a type of pistol, right?

Jeff

 

[J.d. Popkes]

A revolver is a type of pistol, right?

Jeff

Yeah that one got me too.