Goofy Gun Slang and Expressions

[jackieschmidt]

After reading most of these comments, I bet the way President Elect Trump speaks just drives most of you crazy.

 

[Bill Norris]

Down south when agreeing the term aw-ite den is used frequently among even the most elite and educated.

 

[Wolfdog91]

When someone says LE-A- POLD....like yet your definitely gonna talk about pre 64's , 270's and being 2" high @100yd all day

"That that is is ( followed by some obscure cartridge)"

"Milspec"

"Good nuff for the deer woods"

"Scope cost 2x what the rifle did"

"Well back in my day we just"

" AR P"

" I qualified iron sites"

"Well it was bore sighed at the"

Punisher skulls

 

[AccelR8]

Punisher skulls

And for me, any skulls. That's one I really do not get, skulls on guns, gear, pick up trucks, tattoos, everywhere. Another one kind of in the same vein is pirate stuff. Pirates were criminals, thieves, murderers, slavers (Shores of Tripoli and all that). Why would one want to identify with that?

 

[Jonnyofalltrades]

I never could figure out why you would test a long-range bullet in a 300 BLK.

That's because you are not educated enough.

 

[ebb]

I guess you are right.

 

[GotRDid]

When someone says LE-A- POLD....like yet your definitely gonna talk about pre 64's , 270's and being 2" high @100yd all day

"That that is is ( followed by some obscure cartridge)"

"Milspec"

"Good nuff for the deer woods"

"Scope cost 2x what the rifle did"

"Well back in my day we just"

" AR P"

" I qualified iron sites"

"Well it was bore sighed at the"

Punisher skulls

Well, that is what they issued to me back then…..


But mine were actually the M16A1 version in the late 70s…

 

[Dave M.]

I never could figure out why you would test a long-range bullet in a 300 BLK.

Seriously, I’m thinking of creating a new .22LR bullet that will be for the ELR game (1 mile plus). Lol.

 

[Dave M.]

That's because you are not educated enough.

Clearly…..I love how the good Doctor would openly tell people they weren’t smart enough to comprehend what he was saying. Great way to create interest in your product.

 

[Wolfdog91]

Well, that what they issued to me back then…..
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But mine were actually the M16A1 version in the late 70s…
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Ill be honest, irks me because I usually qualed with irons and honestly it's not that hard. Military qual inst general isn't that hard. Noting like having someone bragging to you about how they shot high scores with irons and you go " o so you can hit a man sized target at 300m....with a rifle made to do that .....ok ?"

Honestly preferred doing it with irons vs the CCO's we'd get. Never got to try a ACOG tho

 

[Wolfdog91]

And for me, any skulls. That's one I really do not get, skulls on guns, gear, pick up trucks, tattoos, everywhere. Another one kind of in the same vein is pirate stuff. Pirates were criminals, thieves, murderers, slavers (Shores of Tripoli and all that). Why would one want to identify with that?

Same reason people identify with the Confederate flag....it's a lil complicated.

I mean a lot of our Bradleys had pirate fangs on their antenna

 

[jackieschmidt]

Seriously, I’m thinking of creating a new .22LR bullet that will be for the ELR game (1 mile plus). Lol.

I don’t know if they still put it on, but when we were kids, a box of 22LR had “range, one mile” written on the inside flap.

 

[Doug Casner]

I often wondered what angel to hold a .22 barrel to shoot a mile. Doug

 

[Doug Casner]

Excuse me angle. Angels dont shoot. Doug

 

[J.d. Popkes]

Excuse me angle. Angels dont shoot. Doug

Whoa, that was a close one, good catch. Could have easily triggered someone or annoyed them. Ironically on this thread to, I mean too.

 

[GotRDid]

I wonder when the term Gun Slinger came about. But I guess in here we're Gun Slangers.

Muh pistol "eats anything I feed it" and "gobbles up" reloads.

Seems to be popular in many circles…

 

[6ShotsOr5?]

I'm with you on this. You built it from unfinished parts. I was basically referring to those that put together a bunch of already made parts with no machining, fitting, modifications to existing parts or gauge work.

I have a few semi-auto rifles built on AR-10 actions. My plan was to merely assemble them, but by the above definition, some building was ultimately required.

 

[hogpatrol]

Worn out word "bespoke" used by the rifle snobs. Sorry, it's a frappin' custom, end of story.

 

[ebb]

I like to buy American products when I can, but if I want something that I feel the foreign product is better than what is available here I will buy it. But if the makers of this foreign product can't give it a name that I can pronounce or spell it in a way that a rocket surgeon couldn't understand, then I will pronounce it like I think best. Lee-a-pold, La-poo-ah, Say-co. Words of wisdom from the original ugly American. All humor aside, Ive pronounced some of these products incorrectly for so long I could not change now even if I wanted too. I especially like calling our VP Carmella, and loudly if the person I am talking to gets in a tither about pronouns.

 

[Jonnyofalltrades]

Worn out word "bespoke" used by the rifle snobs. Sorry, it's a frappin' custom, end of story

Yeah, bespoke.
Almost as worn out and misused as "custom".
Remember, though, the entire world doesn't speak American English, and "bespoke" is just British for "custom built".
I'm not into snobbery myself. Arrogance doesn't look good on anyone.