Initialisms or "What Does THAT Mean?"
Posted: 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.
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.
