Goofy Gun Slang and Expressions

[Just Say Moe]

xx load "sparked" by xx primers
I "seen" a xxx

 

[jwv2001]

I'm with SEM on this one. It's probably the most basic term in the shooting community. There was a thread on this forum, where the question was asked, "Caliber based on a 243 70 gr. tnt". Then proceeded to name 5 different chamberings. How do you teach new shooters, when so many supposedly experienced people spew such nonsense? Words have meaning.

 

[urbanrifleman]

I'm with SEM on this one. It's probably the most basic term in the shooting community. There was a thread on this forum, where the question was asked, "Caliber based on a 243 70 gr. tnt". Then proceeded to name 5 different chamberings. How do you teach new shooters, when so many supposedly experienced people spew such nonsense? Words have meaning.

.243" is the bore size (some say 6mm). NOT 243 Win (the cambering)... He was identifying the bullet in question.

 

[butchlambert]

What are some of the phrases you hear around and about guns and gun people that really make you cringe? the one that gets me is "I had a barrel spun up!" The amount of time and effort that most quality smiths spend learning to thread and chamber and crown a barrel, let alone the equipment and shop they bought and paid for to do such work, make my skin crawl. Do some of you have other cringe worthy stuff you hear in the gun world?

Yes Sir! That is the one that bothers me the most!

 

[Doug Casner]

I try to not let it bother me but Im not around alot of shooters. Get tired of know it alls that couldnt hit a bull in the ass at a 100 yds. Doug

 

[redrockranger]

What is a prolly ?

 

[RabbitSlayer]

What do tikka shooters think of everyone else? Savages!

 

[shoot4fun]

All the "cool-guy" terms like spun up, heads, tips pills, build and "if I do my part" don't bother me as much as people on here that have "something for sell" or (much worse) post in a reloading thread with totally incomplete or even a different cartridge from the thread's subject. Also, the posters who want to tell others that a load they are (and have been long term) is "way over pressure according to Quick Load" when they don't even have all the pertinent specs to be able to give a specific answer (like case volume, etc).

 

[Krogen]

Platform. Ugh.

Then there are those folks that mix up "sale" and "sell." As in "ah got this here blunderbuss for sell." Or "I'm a gonna sale mah smokepole."

 

[SteveOak]

^^^^^^^^^^

If I do my part....

This is probably the one I think is most ridiculous. Why would you even bother to shoot if you were not going to 'do your part'? Sounds to me like a premeditated excuse for poor shooting.

Of course, Leopold is a close second. LOL

 

[Riesel]

This thread really bring a smile to my face and a nifty level of amusement. A lot of the people know I'm a gun
guy with my own personal 500 yard range. A couple of things that amuse me are they are not impressed with my 2.25" 500 yard five shot group or that I may not respond to their claim that they did a head shot on a turkey at 400 yards with their 22-250, cold bore no less. Impressive shooting

 

[wedgy]

^^^^^^^^^^

If I do my part....

Why wouldn't you ?

 

[Minshooter]

"A nice piece of kit..."
One writer in particular started using this, and others seem to think it sounds -Elite? Maybe... British?
(Nothing against Brits)

Headed to the range now; have to load some bullets into my clips.

 

[joshb]

This thread really bring a smile to my face and a nifty level of amusement. A lot of the people know I'm a gun
guy with my own personal 500 yard range. A couple of things that amuse me are they are not impressed with my 2.25" 500 yard five shot group or that I may not respond to their claim that the did a head shot on a turkey at 400 yards with their 22-250, cold bore no less. Impressive shooting

I want that guy’s gun! I missed a turkey head shot at 130 yards! I was using a 223. Maybe that’s why. I shoulda used a Creedmoor!

 

[Aero]

"1/4 minute all day out to 1500"

 

[mikecockcroft]

"Here is my new build I completed last night" Accompanied by picture of factory savage with a new Ebco barrel he attached with the barrel nut.

 

[jelenko]

This thread really bring a smile to my face and a nifty level of amusement. A lot of the people know I'm a gun
guy with my own personal 500 yard range. A couple of things that amuse me are they are not impressed with my 2.25" 500 yard five shot group or that I may not respond to their claim that the did a head shot on a turkey at 400 yards with their 22-250, cold bore no less. Impressive shooting

Many years ago a guy was trying to sell me his MIA with a scope on it.
Claimed the rifle would hit a fly at 100 yards.

 

[ebb]

"If I do my part" thats one that i didn't understand, and hate. But I was schooled by someone on here. You could he dehydrated from too much time on the line, low blood sugar in the middle of a match, need to take a dump, any kind of medical condition, too tired. I now thanks to a kind member know what is meant by the expression, I still hate it and it sounds like it is, a "way cool" way to say I lost concentration.

 

[Clancy]

“pills”

“spun up”

and my LEAST favorite is when someone says Burger instead of Berger. Show some respect.

 

[joshb]

What is a prolly ?

Back woods hill speak!