“Caliber confused”

[homeuser6]

i've shot a few frontloaders, but i have never seen a .20 patch. seems like it would take a lot of chewing.

 

[Flopsweat]

Geez...no love for 10mm in here

I don't "hate" 10mm. I just hate shooting it. And hearing about it. And looking at it.

 

[bbbass]

I think the confusion comes when you start carrying your 10.5" AR as your carry gun

Something wrong with that???

 

[RyanG90]

Ooooooh, nevermind.. I think CALIBER CONFUSION is when .9mm is a .9mm, but identifies as a .45ACP? Hope I didn't offend anybody.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

I'm confused. I thought 9 caliber was the best. Then I bought a gun called a Luger cuz they said 9mm Luger is the way to go. Then they told me 9mm parabellum was better. But I can't find the "parabellum" brand guns anywhere. I wish they could make up their minds!

 

[Flopsweat]

I'm confused. I thought 9 caliber was the best. Then I bought a gun called a Luger cuz they said 9mm Luger is the way to go. Then they told me 9mm parabellum was better. But I can't find the "parabellum" brand guns anywhere. I wish they could make up their minds!

Nah, what you want is 9x19mm. That other stuff will blow up yer gun.

 

[gmerkt]

Quite possibly the greatest obstruction to communicating solid information to novices comes from persons trying to "sound knowledgeable".

Oh, I don't know. Sounding (or being) unknowledgeable might be worse.

 

[Jasonanddeonna]

This entire thread is a racist, homophobic hate speech of implicitly biased micro-aggressions by white privileged elitist males.

ALL CALIBERS MATTER, BORN AND UNBORN!!!!​

 

[Spitpatch]

Handgun calibers....ahem!....pardon me, um, cartridges? (practicing "sounding knowledgeable"):
Allow me to put the debate to rest.

.221 Fireball Rules!!!

 

[Spitpatch]

Then you'll have someone ask "is that old Marlin twenty-two a clip, or tube fed?"

If you're a purist, you'll say, "It's a magazine fed!"

To which they'll answer, "Yes, but which kind of magazine, clip or tube?"

To which you'll reply, "It takes a detachable box magazine. I don't know of any Marlin .22s that use 'clips'."

At this point he'll shake his head at your condescending snarkiness, and walk away.

Not everyone who uses the "wrong" terminology is an ignorant liberal or newbie. Often it's just a regional or generational thing.

Except its a .256.

 

[Spitpatch]

Oh, I don't know. Sounding (or being) unknowledgeable might be worse.

If you are trying to "sound knowledgeable", chances are, you aren't.

 

[Lilhigbee]

Handgun calibers....ahem!....pardon me, um, cartridges? (practicing "sounding knowledgeable"):
Allow me to put the debate to rest.

.221 Fireball Rules!!!

Have you forsaken the .256 Win Mag??

 

[Spitpatch]

Have you forsaken the .256 Win Mag??

.256 Winchester Magnum Rules!!!

(Since it was "developed" as a rifle cartridge originally...hence Winchester: who never carried through...I was terribly concerned someone "sounding knowledgeable" might call me on that technicality. The Fireball carries no such disqualifying "blemish" in its heritage.)