Abbreviations

[BamBam]

I was thinking maybe we could have a sticky with gun related abbreviations for us noobee's like:
SOB= small of back
Mag= Magnum
IWE.....etc. etc. alot of the lingo is still Greek to me. Thanx

[macphisto]

FYI (For Your Information ) mag often means magazine.

IWE?

IWB = Inside Waistband holster
OWB = Outside Waistband holster
NG = Negligent Discharge
AD = Accidental Discharge (euphemism for ND, but there really isn't such a thing)
FMJ = Full Metal Jacket
JHP = Jacketed Hollow Point
JSP = Jacketed Soft Point
GM = Gander Mountain
PTC = Permit To Carry
XD = Awesome pistol

[Einthoven's Triangle]

Here is a good link http://www.boomershoot.org/general/GunDict.htm

Local acronyms:

GS:Gunstop in Minnetonka best source of reloading equipment and supplies in upper midwest
There is the Gunstop West not related in St. Boni
SW:Sportsmans Warehouse (Fargo,St. Cloud, Coon Rapids, Woodbury)
Territorial Gunsmithing: Randy Hengl in Hopkins http://gunsmith.net/ prepare to be educated if you stop by
Palmor: A pretty good gunsmith Palmor Raysnor 4110 Main Street St. Bonifacious MN 55375 952-446-1435 hours 11-5p The door is around back behind the front of the building.
Wolf's Den: A reloading supplier up in northern metro
Ralph's: Pawn and gunshop on US 10 in Anoka
Joe's: Joe's Sporting Goods in St. Paul http://www.joessportinggoods.com
Oak Grove Arms: Oak Grove Arms 16525 Highway 65 NE Andover, MN 55304(763) 434-2677
Ahlmans: A must see gunshop and gunsmithing operation they host a large shooters round up http://www.ahlmans.com/
SG:Sportsmans Guide (outlet in S. St. Paul)
GM:Gander Mtn. (all over)
Dick's: Dick's Sporting Goods (bought out Galyans a few years ago) various locations
Bill's: refers to either locations of Bill's Gunshop and Range Circle Pines (north) or Robbinsdale (south)
BPR:Burnsville Pistol Range
Metro: Metro Gun Club in Blaine or it can mean Metro Pawn in Richfield, too
Dakotah: Dakotah Firing Range at Dakotah Sprot and Fitness Piror Lake
J&S: J&S Custom Guns in Lakeville
FF: Fleet Farm (Oakdale, Brooklyn Park, Lakeville)
Wally World: Wal-mart
Scheels: Scheels All Sports sort of a combined Dicks and Cabelas (St. Cloud, Mankato, Eau Claire, Eden Prairie (0nly had clothing stuff) Fargo, Moorhead and all over IA,NV, SD, MT, WI, and MN
Fed: Federal Cartridge in Anoka
Streichers: LE supply house in Plymouth best place to buy Federal handgun ammo. Source of used glocks, new parts, holsters
DCGC: Dakota County Gun Club
Minnetonka Game and Fish: Gun club east of Elk River also known as Nowthen.
Minnetonka Sportsmans: Gun club west of Mound
Oakdale: Oakdale Gun Club
Moon Valley: Defunct public range in Chanhassen
MWCA: Minnesota Weapons Collectors Association they sponsor the bigger fun shows in the metro. http://www.mwca.org
Croc Show: small gun promoter usually hosts shows are armories around the metro area
http://www.crocodileproductionsinc.com/gunshows.htm
WWB:Winchester White Box (value paks at Wally World)

[BRIT_in_the_weeds]

Then there are some Military ones

BOHICA ........Bend over here it comes again
SNAFU...........Situation normal all frigged up
TARFU...........Things are really frigged up
FUBAR...........Frigged up beyond all recognition

Shooting

SWC........Semi wad cutter
DAO.........Double action only
SA............Single action

[JDR]

ET, Any experience with

"Palmor: A pretty good gunsmith Palmor Raysnor 4110 Main Street St. Bonifacious MN 55375 952-446-1435 hours 11-5p The door is around back behind the front of the building."?

I pass by there a lot, never stopped. What is his specialties, experience, etc.?

[e5usmc]

TCC wiki:

http://www.twincitiescarry.com/wiki/ind ... d_Acronyms

[DeanC]

Every abbreviation and definition you'll ever need to yak on a gun board

[BamBam]

Super! Now I'm an expert

[hammAR]

Brit, you forgot a few thousand, but REMF remains at the top of my list..............

[BRIT_in_the_weeds]

FIGMO's an excellent one

[hammAR]

Only mama generates those anymore.................priorities as she is now HNIC..........TEOTWAWKI

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