Initialisms or "What Does THAT Mean?"

rick9plus · Post by **rick9plus** » September 15th, 2007, 8:43 pm

A few days ago I mentioned that some of us newbies do not understand all the firearm and message board acronyms that you more experienced folks sometimes use.

I came across this glossary of acronyms (and added some that I know) and decided to post it for those of us that have not spent much time looking though gun sights or gun web sites.

5-0. Pronounced "five oh", it is slang for "police".

BG: Bad Guy. "I heard a BG break into my house, and grabbed my P-64."

BUG: Back up gun. A gun carried in addition to your primary weapon.

BTDT: Been There, Done That.

CCW: Concealed Carry Weapon.

CHP: Concealed Handgun Permit. See CWP.

CWP: Concealed Weapon Permit. See CHP.

C&R: Curios And Relics. A form of FFL license that only applies to certain firearms, such as those over 50 years old.

DAO: Double Action Only.

DOA: Dead On Arrival.

FFL: Federal Firearms License. A document required to be able to either purchase, receive, ship, possess, or otherwise engage in commerce with certain types of firearms. For example, only a FFL can sell and ship a pistol .
FMJ: Full Metal Jacket. A bullet encased in a metal jacket, which enhances penetration at a cost of expansion.

FTE: Failure To Eject. Usually refers to a "stovepipe", where the extractor fails to properly eject a spent casing from the chamber.

FTF: Failure To Feed or Failure to Fire. In the case of a Failure to Feed, this is common if you "limpwrist" the gun, as the slide may not compress the recoil spring far enough back as to allow a round to be stripped off the mag and into the chamber when the slide returns to battery. Also can mean Face To Face, which usually indicates a seller wanting to sell a gun to someone in person, as opposed to over the internet (see FFL).

HG: Hand Gun.

IMO: In my opinion.

IMHO: In my humble opinion.

IWB: Carrying a pistol holstered inside your waistband of your pants.

JHP: Jacketed Hollow Point. A bullet usually used for self-defense, as it expands in the target causing a larger wound channel.

JK: Just Kidding.

JSP: Jacketed Soft Point. A semi-jacketed round (the jacket does not extend to the tip), it has better penetration than a JHP, but less expansion. Conversely, it has less penetration than a FMJ, but better expansion. Not a very common round.

LEO: Law enforcement officer.

LG: Long Gun.

LMAO: Laughing My Rear Off.

LOL: Laughing Out Loud.

LR: Long Rifle.

MOA: Minute Of Accuracy. Used to describe how accurate a shot grouping a rifle can achieve.

OMG: Oh My Holyentity.

OTD: Out the door. Usually preceded by the price paid in total for a gun. "It cost me $350 OTD."

OWB: Carrying a pistol holsered outside the waistband of your pants.

POA: Point of aim. Where your sights are lined up on target.

POI: Point of impact. Where your bullet hits the target.

SA: Semi Automatic/Semi Auto.

SAO: Single Action Only.

SNS: Saturday Night Special. Usually refers to a "junk gun", i.e. a gun that is unreliable or of poor quality, yet available at a dirty cheap price.

S&W: Smith & Wesson. Gun manufacturer, this abbreviation is also commonly used when describing the .40 S&W caliber handgun round. May be referred to as "Short & Wimpy" by .45 purists.

TLDR: Too Long, Didn't Read. See BTDT.

Maybe this post will be TLDR, but I hope it helps someone.

dolang1 · Post by **dolang1** » September 15th, 2007, 8:51 pm

Thanks, I'm glad I read it. I would like to add one that we used when I was in the ambulance business. DRT Dead right there. Later Don

carguy · Post by **carguy** » September 15th, 2007, 9:03 pm

And one more addition..ROFLMAO: Rolling On Floor Laughing My A$$ Off. ;D

bzinggg · Post by **bzinggg** » September 15th, 2007, 9:21 pm

IIRC, POS......ETC.

Add edit: Now that some have had a chance to guess, the meanings:

"If I remember correctly", and, in relation to gun forums, "Piece of sh_t", certainly not parent over shoulder.

bZ.

carguy · Post by **carguy** » September 15th, 2007, 9:34 pm

Just remembered another one...IANAL: I Am Not A Lawyer...often used when giving "opinions".

bzinggg · Post by **bzinggg** » September 15th, 2007, 9:44 pm

ID, OD, LOP, and let us never forget USGI, MP, and LEO!

Add edit:

"Inside diameter", "Outside diameter", "Length of pull"

"United States Government Issue" (there is another very valid definition for that one; does anyone know it?)

"Military police", and "Law enforcement officer".

himmel · Post by **himmel** » September 15th, 2007, 9:52 pm

Also SOB--uhh, "Small of back" when I use it... "I carry my P64 IWB-SOB"

mamcdonald · Post by **mamcdonald** » September 16th, 2007, 4:51 pm

IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer

lol

e:fb - edit: f***, beaten [to the punch at posting something]

protector · Post by **protector** » September 16th, 2007, 5:10 pm

FUBAR-We all know what this means!lol

garry · Post by **garry** » September 23rd, 2007, 9:35 am

What is : TTY ?
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torpeau · Post by **torpeau** » September 23rd, 2007, 10:04 am

Actually, "initialisms." Acronyms are really pronounceable words like Nasa, Nato, radar, Fema, etc.

bzinggg · Post by **bzinggg** » September 23rd, 2007, 12:36 pm

Actually, "initialisms." Acronyms are really pronounceable words like Nasa, Nato, radar, Fema, etc.

That is correct. An acronym is a word formed from the first, or first few letters of several words.

bZ.

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