The most ignorant gun term...

[mohavesam]

My vote is the same - "street price".

There is no such thing, any experienced gun person knows this. Use of the term usually indicates a noobie or worse, an anti-gun person. Ignorance feeds ignorance. We don't use that term to describe cars, flat screens, or clothes, so why attach it to firearms? Everything has opportunity to be bought or sold below MSRP, so why do we infer that guns are bought/sold on the street???

If one is attempting to describe a lower price than retail or even wholesale, there are several ways to say it in English. Lending credence to someone's suspicion that guns can be bought "on the street" like crack or stolen goods, only sets back the hard work of pro-gun rights organizations. Let's call it out when we hear it. There is no reality to "street price".

There, glad that's settled.

 

[gunman42782]

I got a couple that bother me, magazine and clip, the terms are not interchangeable, and the ye old "assault weapon" bs. And too many gun owners, that should know better, will call them "assault weapons" just like the media wants them to.

 

[Mike J]

Using clip for magazine was the first thing that popped in my mind when I read the thread title. I still remember a guy looking at me crazy when I told him an AR-15 wasn't an assault rifle. He asked me what the AR stood for. Looked shocked when I told him Armalite rifle.

 

[Highhawk1948]

New shoes

 

[Jimbo357mag]

Most gun stores are located on streets so if you are saying the retail store price is a street price there might be some correlation there.

 

[hittman]

.....if I do my part.....

 

[Snake45]

.....if I do my part.....

Yeah, that one. :evil:

Also, "tack driver." Usually used for something I'd call only marginally accurate.

Also, "shoots like a house afire." What exactly is that supposed to mean? :?

 

[Cholo]

Describe Inherently Accurate.

Shoot it out of any lead pipe and it will put them all in the same hole at 100 yds every time. Inherently Accurate :)

 

[hittman]

I agree also the magazine / clip mis-use is annoying.

On another note, in the automotive world there's a bunch of terms misused too. For example wheels and rims are not the same thing in my world.

 

[Goldstar225]

For me it's the cutesy phrases: Shottie, Remmey, Winnie........

 

[Big John]

I had a very good English teacher, so I have a lot of peeves:
Have you noticed how damn near everyone starts a sentence with “Yes, well...”?
I've developed a hankering to punch anybody that uses “inherently” in the face.
ALL police lingo. “At the time we observed the particular individual near the scene of the incident...”
I'm sure I'm on a list now.

 

[Kevin]

AS someone else pointed out above, The term "Street price" is a pretty common phrase used to describe the price you will pay at a store, located on a street compared to the internet price which is usually different.

I don't like when people call guns "toys" like "Got me a new toy this weekend." Or calling the gun store their "toy store." In my opinion, that's worse.

 

[Achigan]

I had a very good English teacher, so I have a lot of peeves:
Have you noticed how damn near everyone starts a sentence with “Yes, well...”?
I've developed a hankering to punch anybody that uses “inherently” in the face.
ALL police lingo. “At the time we observed the particular individual near the scene of the incident...”
I'm sure I'm on a list now.

Getting on a list is inherent with making posts like that. :wink:

 

[Snake45]

For example wheels and rims are not the same thing in my world.

THANK YOU!

 

[Snake45]

For me it's the cutesy phrases: Shottie, Remmey, Winnie........

And especially, "snubbie" or "snubby."

When I'm around people using those terms, I find a way to work in a reference to my "snot-nosed" revolvers. :lol:

 

[Snake45]

I've developed a hankering to punch anybody that uses “inherently” in the face.

That one doesn't bother me, but I'm starting to get annoyed at the daily overuse of "exponentially." (The outright misuse of "penultimate" has irritated me for years. I once cancelled my subscription to Shooting Times because they insisted on misusing it every single month.) :evil:

ALL police lingo. “At the time we observed the particular individual near the scene of the incident...”
I'm sure I'm on a list now.

To speak Cop, the first thing you need to learn is to emphasize all prepositions. For some reason, prepositions are really important in police work. :lol:

The second thing is to learn that there are no cars, trucks, convertibles, sedans, SUVs, vans, semis, motorcycles, etc. There are only "vehicles." Just vehicles.

 

[hittman]

Have you noticed how damn near everyone starts a sentence with “Yes, well...”?

I know, right? :lol: :mrgreen:

When people (mostly young) tell me, I know, right? Makes me want to ask them if they're making a statement or asking me a question or looking for my confirmation of their position.

 

[Colonialgirl]

Like you guys have a lot of words like you dont like.

 

[hittman]

Totally.

 

[wolfsong]

Whatever.

 

[Jeepnik]

Well, yes it is inherently true that a clip and a magazine are two different things. But if I were to say I put a fresh clip in my 1911 would you understand? If I said I put a new mag into my Garand would you understand?

The function of words is to convey a message. If you understand what the message is the words have done their job. The rest is just personal weirdness on some folks part.

To them I just say "whatever".

 

[375supermag]

So...like where did the term "heads" for bullets come from, dude???
Like...there like bullets , you know and , like, not heads, man. Get real...
Or whatever...

 

[Paul B]

So...like where did the term "heads" for bullets come from, dude???
Like...there like bullets , you know and , like, not heads, man. Get real...
Or whatever...

The first time I heard that one was post on another more international site. The guy posting was from England.

"Inherently Accurate". You have no idea how much that term pizzes me off. Probably from a comment made by a dude at the range when I was sighting a couple of 7x57 caliber rifle. Winchester M70 FWT and Ruger #1A. Dude comes up during cease fire and asked me what am I shooting. I said a couple of 7x57 Mausers. He pops up , "That an inherently inaccurate cartridge. :shock: I hope you don't expect much." :roll: I finish up my session with the two rifles, still had an 06 to work with and during the next cease fire, I show Mr. 7x57 egg-spurt the targets. Two for the #1 and two for the M70. Largest group was .90" the smallest .55". He didn't much than, "Nice groups,"

There is another word some gun writers are starting to beat to death and that word is, "plethora". Case in point, Joe Gunwriter says, "There are a plethora of fine bullets for use in the 7x57 etc. ect. ect."
Paul B.

 

[blume357]

All of the above but I have to throw in the dreaded: "Buy Back"

 

[Snake45]

All of the above but I have to throw in the dreaded: "Buy Back"

And "common sense." When someone tells me they want "common sense gun controls," I say, "I'm not interested in any of your communist gun controls."

 

[eveled]

I’m just glad the zombie thing is over.

 

[tom black]

Mine is reading where someone that should know better writes about shooting an animal in the front shoulder. Grrrr.
Tom Black

 

[Snake45]

I’m just glad the zombie thing is over.

Season 10 of Walking Dead just started, and it looks like they're pretty much out of ammo. I think I've only seen one gun in the first three episodes, and there were only 3 rounds of ammo for that. :shock:

 

[Snake45]

Mine is reading where someone that should know better writes about shooting an animal in the front shoulder. Grrrr.
Tom Black

Kinda like someone talking about the "front quarter panel" of a car. :lol:

 

[BDM1]

This is the best thread evvvvvvvarrrrrrrrr!