Firearm/Related Terms....Annoy Me

[Xaevian]

Threads on NWFA that get the most responses in the shortest amount of time, by summarized/generic title:

"Things I hate about..."
"Need some advice on the best.. "
"What's the best caliber for..."

And, of course:
"New female gun owner"

 

[Xaevian]

Welcome! Where ya been? We're havin' some fun in here!

I was at the bar with my better half.

 

[sobo]

I was at the bar with my better half.

Welp, that would sure beat hangin' out at this bubblegumhole...

 

[American123]

Even at work now, I get "side-eyes" from the guys who clearly have an issue with me wearing blue jeans and running shoes on the range -- it's unspoken that I am not cool enough, since I am sporting no battle-belt, no IFAK, no plate-carrier and my ball-cap actually has an MLB logo on it, not the brand of some boutique AR-manufacturer...

And speaking of firearms-related terms, am I the only one who's annoyed by acronyms such as "EDC?"

P.S. - I do love 5-11 "Apex" pants, they're the best man-pants ever invented (stretchy! lots zip pockets! did I mention: stretchy!)

I think the same thing about the Duluth ballroom carpenter jeans. They are the best man-pants ever invented,"

Putting a pair of regular jeans on now is like putting my nuts in a workbench vise - I won't do it. Lol

 

[Old Dog]

And, of course:
"New female gun owner"

I guess I always wonder if that is really an actual female (and possibly single and a little older) that's posting...

I think the same thing about the Duluth ballroom carpenter jeans. They are the best man-pants ever invented,"

I'm gonna have to check those out too...

 

[American123]

I guess I always wonder if that is really an actual female (and possibly single and a little older) that's posting...


I'm gonna have to check those out too...

They have a solid return policy if you end up not liking them.

 

[sobo]

P.S. - I do love 5-11 "Apex" pants, they're the best man-pants ever invented (stretchy! lots zip pockets! did I mention: stretchy!)

I think the same thing about the Duluth ballroom carpenter jeans. They are the best man-pants ever invented,"

I love my TruSpecs. Gunny says they're the best damn pants, EVER!

TruSpec pants are...

 

[Flopsweat]

Don't forget about the tread on me, moron labe, punisher skull, join or die, thin blue line and all the other cliche decals plastered over their lifted trucks…. The "tactical" guys who play dress up on a static range. Yes I'll get heat for that comment. I don't care. All the gear in the world and they can't run a mile. But hey they look and sound cool…..

People with Grim Reaper avatars...

 

[CamoDeafie]

Anyway, after reading through this thread this evening, I vow to never use the terms "platform" or "run" (as in, "I "run a DDM4 V7 with a Comp M4"
or "my preferred handgun platform is a SIG P-series DA/SA") ever again... I fully acknowledge that saying stuff like this is the height of douche-baggery, especially on the internet, where, as we all know, the opinions of our fellow warriors are paramount (another way of saying, the most important things in our lives).

I run a variety of old sewing machines.... i do like the Singer 15 class and the Japanese developed platforms.

 

[American123]

I love my TruSpecs. Gunny says they're the best damn pants, EVER!

TruSpec pants are... View attachment 1039850

I channel Gunny around the house when I see something amiss and I ask my wife in the best Gunny interpretation I can muster:

She was an uncultured heathen before marrying me so I had to show it to her after the first time I did it because she was wondering what the hell was wrong with me.

Now she just laughs about it.

 

[sobo]

Wow, 11 and a half pages in under 4 and a half hours, on a Sunday night, no less
That's gotta be some sorta record for posts/hour.
That's hittin' damned near 50 pph...

 

[CamoDeafie]

Wow, 11 and a half pages in under 4 and a half hours, on a Sunday night, no less
That's gotta be some sorta record for posts/hour.
That's hittin' damned near 50 pph...

Annnnd no trolling. Just a whole lot of ribbing and making merry

 

[Capn Jack]

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We were good up to this point. Then things just kind of went down hill.

 

[Ducati_Meister]

Trail running shoes, so apparently I'm operator as f*** and I didn'teven know it. Lol

 

[CamoDeafie]

"If it ain't black, it ain't tactical"... something I remember reading in the esrly days of BBoards and Yahoo Groups... back in the 1990s-early 2000s, to be a "coolguy" you gotta have black gear (thanks in no small part to a certain SF team with the word Delta in their name, and thanks to the LA SWAT, SAS, and other anti-terror groups) ...


Anyone remember GG&G accessories?

 

[ScatPackLife]

Oh and here is my favorite. "I built an Ar15" or "My Build" you didn't build it you assembled it. Oh and just because you assembled "built" does not make you a gunsmith.

What if it was made from an 80% lower?

 

[CamoDeafie]

Ar15s are the firearms equivalent to Ikea furniture

 

[Member 52301]

I don't know why I get so annoyed with how, especially the "tactically minded" young guys, describe things. You know, the guy with a neck beard, tattoos that are often contradictory, low profile hat down over his eyebrows, Oakleys, grey or black polo shirt (vertx, underarmour, proper, 5.11, etc.), 5.11 pants (OD, flat dark poop, or "coyote"), at least 2 mystery items clipped to pockets, and lime green trail running shoes trimmed in royal blue (honorable mention: desert combat boots). They always stand in the "interview stance" and love to "what-if" the crap out of everything. Here's some things they say that bug me and my alternatives:

1: They say: SEND IT!

I say: shoot...in a really boring and mundane way.

2: They say: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary!

I say: first, second, if that schit don't work...

3: They say: Pre-zent your firearm

I say: Point your gun at him.

4: They say: Your workspace!

I say: Anything other than workspace. I bet whoever coined that is SO TACTICAL!

5: They say: Scan and reholster!

I say: Who farted? That's what scan and reholster looks like.

6: They say: Low Powered Variable Optic!

I say: scope. And when people look confused, I remind them it's a word, not an abbreviation or acronym like LPVO.

7: They say: Platform!

I say: gun

8: They say: My Kit!

I say: My schit

9: They say: chassis
I say: Ugliest damn stock I've ever seen.

10: They provide: Unearned 1000-yard stare and cryptic advice about stuff they haven't done, (but you have)....

I say: What a d-bag....

This is just about every firearms instructor (and suck-ups looking to be firearms instructors) I have to suffer through every month at work. Before anyone says "ok, boomer", I'm not even 40. That makes me a millennial! But after 17 years at the job...I've had it. I don't even like going to the range anymore. I go because I have to, and the free ammo. That, and these guys are pretty easy to beat in whatever gun game they choose.

PS: I've never seen a coyote that was the color "coyote". Who makes this crap up?

Great post!

Thank you.

Cate

 

[Flopsweat]

One inch MOA.

If you don't know what MOA is, just tell us you shot under an inch at 100 yards. It's close enough.


And no, three shot strings do not count...

 

[P7M13]

I have yet to see a, "drop leg holster" on the Black Powder Range.

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Wears better on her... duh...

We were good up to this point. Then things just kind of went down hill.

I dunno, brings back good memories of Pirate Festivals -- the doorway to debauchery and dens of iniquity. Haven't been to one since they left the park under the St Johns bridge.

Even at work now, I get "side-eyes" from the guys who clearly have an issue with me wearing blue jeans and running shoes on the range -- it's unspoken that I am not cool enough, since I am sporting no battle-belt, no IFAK, no plate-carrier and my ball-cap actually has an MLB logo on it, not the brand of some boutique AR-manufacturer...

Don't get me started on "what is *it*". Too much strange sheite these days....