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OK you guys, send some of the normal gun slang abbreviations and I will make a thread for them so one can look them up and maybe even use them. I will start it out.
SWAG = SCIENTIFIC WILD ASS GUESS
FTF = FAILURE TO FEED
FTE = FAILURE TO EJECT
FRTB = FAILURE TO RETURN TO BATTERY
ROTFLMASO = ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING MY ASS OFF
YMMV= YOUR METHODS MAY VARY
THATS A START (ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP..
FUBAR..F****d Up Beyond All Recognition
SNAFU..Situation Normal, All F****d Up
SNAFU..Situation Normal, All F****d Up
AAMOF: As a Matter of Fact
ACP: Automatic Colt Pistol
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
AGNTSA: Ah Geez, Not This Sh*t Again
AKA: Also Known As
AOW: Any Other Weapon
APB: All Points Bulletin
ASAP: As Soon As Possible
AWB: Assault Weapons Ban
AWOL: Absent Without Leave
BATFE: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
BBL: Barrel
BDU: Battle Dress Uniform or Basic Duty Uniform
BFE: Bum **** Egypt, or the middle of nowhere
BG: Bad Guy
BOB: Bug Out Bag
BOHICA: Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
BOSAJ: Bunch Of Silly-Ass Junk
BTDT: Been There, Done That
BTT: Bump To Top
BTW: By the Way
BUG: Back Up Gun
BUIS: Backup Iron Sight
CAR: Carbine
CC: Concealed Carry
CCI: Cascade Cartridge Inc.
CCL: Concealed Carry License
CCP: Concealed Carry Permit
CCW: Carrying Concealed Weapon
CHL: Concealed Handgun License
CHP: Concealed Handgun Permit
CIII: Class 3 Weapon
CMP: Civilian Marksmanship Program
CONUS: Continental United States
CPL: Concealed Pistol License
CQB: Close Quarters Battle
CWP: Concealed Weapons Permit
CYA: Cover Your Ass
D/L: Download
DAMHIGI: Don’t Ask Me How I Got It
DD: Destructive Device
DIAS: Drop In Auto Sear
DIY: Do It Yourself
DOD: Department of Defense
DOT: Department of Transportation
DRT: Dead Right There
DT: Double Tap
EBR: Evil Black Rifle
EMP: Electromagnetic Pulse
ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival or Edited to Add
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation
FCSA: Fifty Caliber Shooter's Association
FEDEX: Federal Express
FFL: Federal Firearms License
FMJ: Full Metal Jacket
FNFR: For No ****ing Reason
FNG: ****ing New Guy
FOID: Firearm Owners Identification (Illinois requirement)
FTE: Failure to Eject or Failure to Extract
FTF: Face to Face or Failure to Fire or Failure to Feed
FTW: For the Win
FRTB: Failure to Return to Battery
FUBAR: ****ed Up Beyond All Recognition
FYI: For Your Information
FYYFF: F*** You, You F***ing F***
G#: Glock Model Number X
GAP: Glock Automatic Pistol (.45 Caliber Variant)
GMT: Greenwich Mean Time
GWB: George W. Bush
GSSF: Glock Sport Shooting Foundation
GOA: Gun Owners of America
H&K: Heckler & Koch
HBAR: Heavy Barrel
Hotel Sierra: NATO Phonetic Alphabet, See HS
HP: Hollow Point
HS: Hot S***
HTH: Hope that helps
HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language
IANAL: I Am Not a Lawyer
IBTL: In Before Thread Lock
IDPA: International Defensive Pistol Association
IE: Internet Explorer
IED: Improvised Explosive Device
IIRC: If I Recall Correctly
IMHO: In My Honest/Humble Opinion
IMO: In My Opinion
IM: Instant Message
INGO: Indiana Gun Owners
IPSC: International Practical Shooting Confederation
ITT: I Think That
IWB: In The Waistband Holster
JAFO: Just Another ****ing Observer
JBT: Jack Booted Thug
JHP: Jacketed Hollow Point
J/K: Just Kidding
JSP: Jacketed Soft Point
JTTH: Just Trying to Help
KB: KaBoom!
KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid
LBE: Load Bearing Equipment
LBV: Load Bearing Vest
LEA: Law Enforcement Agency
LEO: Law Enforcement Officer
LMAO: Laughing My Ass Off
LNIB: Like New in Box
LOL: Laugh Out Loud
LSWC: Lead Semi Wad Cutter
LTCH: License To Carry Handgun
MC: Metal Cased
MOA: Minute of Angle
MOPD: Minute of prairie dog. (not as good as MOA, but good enough)
MSRP: Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price
N/A: Not Applicable
N/M: Never Mind
NBCR: Nuclear, Biological, Chemical and Radiological
NFK: No ****ing Kidding
NIB: New In Box
NICS: National Instant Criminal Background Check System
NMLRA: National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association
NRA: National Rifle Association
OBO: Or Best Offer
OD: Olive Drab
OMG: Oh My God
OMGWTFBBQPWN: Oh My God What the **** Barbecue PWN... pwn is like "own" but is now commonly accepted with gamers/online forum trolls as a correctly typed typo.
OS: Operating System
OTOH: On the Other Hand
OWB: Outside Waistband Holster
PCIPC: Post Count Is Post Count
PD: Police Department
PEBKAC: Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
PFM: Pure ****ing Magic
PIDOOMA: Pull(ed) It Directly Out Of My A** (or, for PG rating "Mid Air")
PITA: Pain In the Ass
PM: Private Message
PO: Police Officer
POI: Point of Impact
PPPPPPP: Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance (Also Known As the 'Seven P's')
Q&A: Questions and Answers
RKBA: Right To Keep and Bare Arms
ROFL: Rolling On the Floor Laughing
ROTFLMASO: Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Ass Off
RP-UMC: Remington Peters UMC
S’s & G’s: Shits & Giggles
SAAMI: Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute
SAF: Second Amendment Foundation
SAS: Second Ammendment Sisters
SASS: Single Action Shooting Society or Single Action Six Shooter
SBR: Short Barreled Rifle
SBS: Short Barreled Shotgun
SH: S*** Hot
SHTF: **** Hits the Fan
Sierra Hotel: NATO Phonetic Alphabet, See SH
SIG: SIG Sauer
SMG: Sub Machine Gun
SNAFU: Situation Normal, All ****ed Up
SOL: **** Outta Luck
SPF: Sold Pending Funds
SPR: Special Purpose Rifle
SS: Stainless Steel
S&W: Smith & Wesson
SWAG: Scientific Wild A** Guess
SWC: Semi Wad Cutter
T&A: T**S and A**es
TARFU: Things Are Really Fu@#ed Up
TEOTWAWKI: The End Of The World As We Know It
TINLA: This Is Not Legal Advice
TMC: Total Metal Cased
TTIWWP: This Thread is Worthless Without Pictures
U/L: Upload
UMC: Union Metalic Cartridge Co. (Remington)
UPS: United Parcel Service
USA: United States of America
USA: United States Army
USAF: United States Air Force
USCG: United States Coast Guard
USGI: United States Government Issue
USMC: United States Marine Corps
USN: United States Navy
USPS: United States Postal Service
WCS: Worst Case Scenario
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: NATO Phonetic Alphabet, See WTF
WMD: Weapons of Mass Destruction
WOT: War On Terror
WTB: Wanting to Buy
WTF: What/Who/Where/Why/When/Which the F***?
WTS: Wanting to Sell
WTT: Wanting to Trade
WW: Winchester Western
WWB: Winchester White Box Ammunition
YMMV: Your Mileage (or Methods) May Vary
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SWAG = SCIENTIFIC WILD ASS GUESS
FTF = FAILURE TO FEED
FTE = FAILURE TO EJECT
FRTB = FAILURE TO RETURN TO BATTERY
ROTFLMASO = ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING MY ASS OFF
YMMV= YOUR METHODS MAY VARY
THATS A START (ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP..
FUBAR..F****d Up Beyond All Recognition
SNAFU..Situation Normal, All F****d Up
SNAFU..Situation Normal, All F****d Up
AAMOF: As a Matter of Fact
ACP: Automatic Colt Pistol
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
AGNTSA: Ah Geez, Not This Sh*t Again
AKA: Also Known As
AOW: Any Other Weapon
APB: All Points Bulletin
ASAP: As Soon As Possible
AWB: Assault Weapons Ban
AWOL: Absent Without Leave
BATFE: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
BBL: Barrel
BDU: Battle Dress Uniform or Basic Duty Uniform
BFE: Bum **** Egypt, or the middle of nowhere
BG: Bad Guy
BOB: Bug Out Bag
BOHICA: Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
BOSAJ: Bunch Of Silly-Ass Junk
BTDT: Been There, Done That
BTT: Bump To Top
BTW: By the Way
BUG: Back Up Gun
BUIS: Backup Iron Sight
CAR: Carbine
CC: Concealed Carry
CCI: Cascade Cartridge Inc.
CCL: Concealed Carry License
CCP: Concealed Carry Permit
CCW: Carrying Concealed Weapon
CHL: Concealed Handgun License
CHP: Concealed Handgun Permit
CIII: Class 3 Weapon
CMP: Civilian Marksmanship Program
CONUS: Continental United States
CPL: Concealed Pistol License
CQB: Close Quarters Battle
CWP: Concealed Weapons Permit
CYA: Cover Your Ass
D/L: Download
DAMHIGI: Don’t Ask Me How I Got It
DD: Destructive Device
DIAS: Drop In Auto Sear
DIY: Do It Yourself
DOD: Department of Defense
DOT: Department of Transportation
DRT: Dead Right There
DT: Double Tap
EBR: Evil Black Rifle
EMP: Electromagnetic Pulse
ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival or Edited to Add
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation
FCSA: Fifty Caliber Shooter's Association
FEDEX: Federal Express
FFL: Federal Firearms License
FMJ: Full Metal Jacket
FNFR: For No ****ing Reason
FNG: ****ing New Guy
FOID: Firearm Owners Identification (Illinois requirement)
FTE: Failure to Eject or Failure to Extract
FTF: Face to Face or Failure to Fire or Failure to Feed
FTW: For the Win
FRTB: Failure to Return to Battery
FUBAR: ****ed Up Beyond All Recognition
FYI: For Your Information
FYYFF: F*** You, You F***ing F***
G#: Glock Model Number X
GAP: Glock Automatic Pistol (.45 Caliber Variant)
GMT: Greenwich Mean Time
GWB: George W. Bush
GSSF: Glock Sport Shooting Foundation
GOA: Gun Owners of America
H&K: Heckler & Koch
HBAR: Heavy Barrel
Hotel Sierra: NATO Phonetic Alphabet, See HS
HP: Hollow Point
HS: Hot S***
HTH: Hope that helps
HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language
IANAL: I Am Not a Lawyer
IBTL: In Before Thread Lock
IDPA: International Defensive Pistol Association
IE: Internet Explorer
IED: Improvised Explosive Device
IIRC: If I Recall Correctly
IMHO: In My Honest/Humble Opinion
IMO: In My Opinion
IM: Instant Message
INGO: Indiana Gun Owners
IPSC: International Practical Shooting Confederation
ITT: I Think That
IWB: In The Waistband Holster
JAFO: Just Another ****ing Observer
JBT: Jack Booted Thug
JHP: Jacketed Hollow Point
J/K: Just Kidding
JSP: Jacketed Soft Point
JTTH: Just Trying to Help
KB: KaBoom!
KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid
LBE: Load Bearing Equipment
LBV: Load Bearing Vest
LEA: Law Enforcement Agency
LEO: Law Enforcement Officer
LMAO: Laughing My Ass Off
LNIB: Like New in Box
LOL: Laugh Out Loud
LSWC: Lead Semi Wad Cutter
LTCH: License To Carry Handgun
MC: Metal Cased
MOA: Minute of Angle
MOPD: Minute of prairie dog. (not as good as MOA, but good enough)
MSRP: Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price
N/A: Not Applicable
N/M: Never Mind
NBCR: Nuclear, Biological, Chemical and Radiological
NFK: No ****ing Kidding
NIB: New In Box
NICS: National Instant Criminal Background Check System
NMLRA: National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association
NRA: National Rifle Association
OBO: Or Best Offer
OD: Olive Drab
OMG: Oh My God
OMGWTFBBQPWN: Oh My God What the **** Barbecue PWN... pwn is like "own" but is now commonly accepted with gamers/online forum trolls as a correctly typed typo.
OS: Operating System
OTOH: On the Other Hand
OWB: Outside Waistband Holster
PCIPC: Post Count Is Post Count
PD: Police Department
PEBKAC: Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
PFM: Pure ****ing Magic
PIDOOMA: Pull(ed) It Directly Out Of My A** (or, for PG rating "Mid Air")
PITA: Pain In the Ass
PM: Private Message
PO: Police Officer
POI: Point of Impact
PPPPPPP: Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance (Also Known As the 'Seven P's')
Q&A: Questions and Answers
RKBA: Right To Keep and Bare Arms
ROFL: Rolling On the Floor Laughing
ROTFLMASO: Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Ass Off
RP-UMC: Remington Peters UMC
S’s & G’s: Shits & Giggles
SAAMI: Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute
SAF: Second Amendment Foundation
SAS: Second Ammendment Sisters
SASS: Single Action Shooting Society or Single Action Six Shooter
SBR: Short Barreled Rifle
SBS: Short Barreled Shotgun
SH: S*** Hot
SHTF: **** Hits the Fan
Sierra Hotel: NATO Phonetic Alphabet, See SH
SIG: SIG Sauer
SMG: Sub Machine Gun
SNAFU: Situation Normal, All ****ed Up
SOL: **** Outta Luck
SPF: Sold Pending Funds
SPR: Special Purpose Rifle
SS: Stainless Steel
S&W: Smith & Wesson
SWAG: Scientific Wild A** Guess
SWC: Semi Wad Cutter
T&A: T**S and A**es
TARFU: Things Are Really Fu@#ed Up
TEOTWAWKI: The End Of The World As We Know It
TINLA: This Is Not Legal Advice
TMC: Total Metal Cased
TTIWWP: This Thread is Worthless Without Pictures
U/L: Upload
UMC: Union Metalic Cartridge Co. (Remington)
UPS: United Parcel Service
USA: United States of America
USA: United States Army
USAF: United States Air Force
USCG: United States Coast Guard
USGI: United States Government Issue
USMC: United States Marine Corps
USN: United States Navy
USPS: United States Postal Service
WCS: Worst Case Scenario
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: NATO Phonetic Alphabet, See WTF
WMD: Weapons of Mass Destruction
WOT: War On Terror
WTB: Wanting to Buy
WTF: What/Who/Where/Why/When/Which the F***?
WTS: Wanting to Sell
WTT: Wanting to Trade
WW: Winchester Western
WWB: Winchester White Box Ammunition
YMMV: Your Mileage (or Methods) May Vary
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