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Sometimes I'll here something and be dumbfounded on how the term came up into existence.
One that recently made me think, "Hmmm, why is it called that?" Was ghost ring sights. While the technical term is aperture, like the aperture on a camera. These type of sights are also referred to as "Ghost ring", and I had no idea why! So I looked online for an answer.
Ghost Ring Sights:
A ring aperture type rear sight that is of a diameter where the ring becomes blurred and or translucent to the human eye while focusing on the front post/notch/etc that the ring appears "ghost like". Hence Ghost ring sights.
Anyways, what other unique gun terminology is out there? Do you know how or why it was called what it is and or it's history behind the name/term?
Use this thread to post up one off gun terminology and is definition and or historical meaning to the definition.
Thanks!
Reno
One that recently made me think, "Hmmm, why is it called that?" Was ghost ring sights. While the technical term is aperture, like the aperture on a camera. These type of sights are also referred to as "Ghost ring", and I had no idea why! So I looked online for an answer.
Ghost Ring Sights:
A ring aperture type rear sight that is of a diameter where the ring becomes blurred and or translucent to the human eye while focusing on the front post/notch/etc that the ring appears "ghost like". Hence Ghost ring sights.
Anyways, what other unique gun terminology is out there? Do you know how or why it was called what it is and or it's history behind the name/term?
Use this thread to post up one off gun terminology and is definition and or historical meaning to the definition.
Thanks!
Reno