The Calguns ACRONYM thread (OLL, MMG, AM, etc.)!!!

[NRAhighpowershooter]

Newbie = uncouth, unwashed, misinformed about OLL"s, they usually ALL ask the same questions usually 3-4 times a week instead of using the search feature), + usually under 20 post count.....

[M. Sage]

Huh, seems we missed FUD: Fear, uncertainty and doubt. See also: people who scream "you're all going to jail!" based on some BS DOJ memo that has no basis in reality, or just 99% of the weapons laws on the books currently and how they got enough support to be enacted.

[Sumo99]

Newbie here, thank you for this thread. I'm glad I found it because I was about to ask what an OLL is.

[Librarian]

CLEO == Chief Law Enforcement Officer, useful for sending a copy of your C&R application to, or issuing a CCW. Usually a County Sheriff or City Chief of Police.

[anothergunnut]

Thanks for posting the acronym finder website. Now I know that WECSOG means Wiley E Coyote School of Gunsmithing.

[paradox]

Originally Posted by taloft

WTT= want to trade
WTS= want to sell
WTB= want to buy

not to be confused with

WTF = What the ****?!? Used to express shock and/or confusion.

[Waingro]

NIB?

[JeffM]

NIB - New In Box
LNIB - Like New In Box

[NeoWeird]

Originally Posted by M. Sage

Huh, seems we missed FUD: Fear, uncertainty and doubt. See also: people who scream "you're all going to jail!" based on some BS DOJ memo that has no basis in reality, or just 99% of the weapons laws on the books currently and how they got enough support to be enacted.

I thought FUD was ****ed Up Disinformation and pertained to people spreading false information that was otherwise handed down from someone with FUD or by a gun grabbing anti-gunner trying to type cast firearms and their owners as the heartless evil killing machine criminals that the media portays us to be.

[Hopi]

Originally Posted by NeoWeird

I thought FUD was ****ed Up Disinformation and pertained to people spreading false information that was otherwise handed down from someone with FUD or by a gun grabbing anti-gunner trying to type cast firearms and their owners as the heartless evil killing machine criminals that the media portays us to be.

Ha......I thought that FUD was "****ed up Dissemination"..........

[Prowler]

NAVY = Never Again Volunteer Yourself (usually used when you're doing something that you dislike, etc.)

[PonyFiveO]

BLM ?

[RANGER295]

In addition to “office of administrative law” OAL may also mean “Over All Length”

AG - Attorney General
SBS – Short Barreled Shotgun
AOW – Any Other Weapon
NFA – National Firearms Act
RKBA – the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Tacticool – Something that looks cool, is useless, and was probably expensive
DFTT – Don’t Feed The Troll
FFL – Federal Firearms License (a dealer)
PITA – Pain In The @--
POS – Piece Of S---
Mag – box magazine; ammunition feeding device (sometimes incorrectly referred to as a “clip)


I am sure I will think of more

[M. Sage]

Originally Posted by PonyFiveO

BLM ?

Bureau of Land Management.

[hntnnut]

Originally Posted by PonyFiveO

BLM ?

Bureau of Land Management (Mismanagement)


Richard

[Gunaria]

I'll add a few;

NPS - National Park Service
NF - National Forest
WA - Wildlife/Wilderness Area
ACEC - Area of Critical Environmental Concern
WSA - Wilderness Study Area
DFG - Dept. of Fish & Game

NOS - New old stock

[NeoWeird]

Banana Clip...

[JeffM]

RKBA or RTKBA: Right to keep and bear arms

YMMV: Your milage may vary

FNG: F'ing New Guy

[Patriot]

RTKBA is another variant of the same

[jfred90]

Since we're also going over CalGuns slang....

... perhaps someone could give me the quick answer as to who 'Allison' and 'Iggy' are? Based on context, I assume they work for CA DOJ??

[oaklander]

Originally Posted by jfred90

Since we're also going over CalGuns slang....

... perhaps someone could give me the quick answer as to who 'Allison' and 'Iggy' are? Based on context, I assume they work for CA DOJ??

They both work for the DOJ. Allison is kind of out of the picture now (I think she's been reassigned within the DOJ). Iggy is still around.

She's a lawyer with the DOJ and is famous for drafting the letter that said that OLL receivers were OK in California. At the time, she didn't realize that people would get those receivers and build them up into rifles. So we can kind of thank her for this. She's also famous for attempting to evade her duty to assist with PRAR's (public record act request), and for closely working with Brady.

Iggy is a field agent, AFAIK. He's famous for shooting his desk, allegedly lying under oath, and other stuff.

They are both prime examples of fine public servants.

[cal]

I know this one frustrated me, since im a newbie.

BUIS=back up iron sight

[RANGER295]

LCI = loaded chamber indicator

[yellowfin]

DTFU = Dude That's F'd Up.

[aplinker]

I realized a lot of vendor acronyms aren't on the list

LMT = Lewis Machine and Tool (http://www.lewismachine.net/)
RRA = Rock River Arms (http://www.rockriverarms.com/)
SWS = Superior Weapons Systems (http://www.superiorweaponssystems.com/)
CMMG = ??? AR Manuf. (http://www.cmmginc.com/)
ACOG = Advanced Combat Optical Gunsights (Trijicon)
FN/FNH = Fabrique Nationale (http://www.fnhusa.com/)
BM = Bushmaster (www.bushmaster.com)
DPMS = ??? AR Manuf (http://www.dpmsinc.com/)

[oaklander]

Ooops - spell them out for me - and I will paste into the original list. . .

Originally Posted by uclaplinker

I realized a lot of vendor acronyms aren't on the list

LMT
RRA
SWS
CMMG
ACOG
FN/FNH
BM
DPMS.........

[aplinker]

A lot of the ones included in the thread aren't in the 1st post. Would be helpful if they were.

You don't have RPK or WASR but maybe that's overkill...

[huck]

RKAB – the Right to Keep and Arm Bears

[Prowler]

****...acronym for Store High in Transit, just learned that last week during a radio advertisement. Came from the Civil War era when cow pies were stored on ships for fuel. When saltwater came into contact with them, it gave off some type of scent or gas, they bundled the cow pies up and stacked them, marking them in red writing with Store High In Transit (or Transport), eventually them abbreviated the verbiage, hence the acronym ****...

[Harrison_Bergeron]

What does IIRC mean?

[Timberwolf]

Originally Posted by Harrison_Bergeron

What does IIRC mean?

If I Remember Correctly

[Patriot]

Originally Posted by Timberwolf

If I Remember Correctly

Alternatively, "If I Recall Correctly"

[Timberwolf]

REMF - Rear Ech Mother F***er
FUBAR - F**ked Up Beyond All Recognition
SNAFU - Systems Normal All F**ked Up
KMA - Kiss My A**
PFC - Proud F**king Civilian
BRASS - Breath, Relax, Aim, Slack/Sight/Stop (varies with type of rifle), Squeeze
SHTF - S**t hit the fan
SOSDD- Same Old S**t DIfferent Day
BOHICA - Bend Over Here It Comes Again
FTS - F**k This Sh*t
GP - Ground Pounder

[pdangeruss]

This isn't really an acronym, but can someone explain the distinction between these member designations?

[5150Marcelo]

You forgot MOA

[hitman13]

Originally Posted by pdangeruss

This isn't really an acronym, but can someone explain the distinction between these member designations?

post count

[recshooter]

Hitting Clean-up with some more random ones...

TMI: Too much information

MOA: Minute of Angle

SOCOM: Special Operations Command

FFL: Federal Firearms License

[drawn]

"Over All Length" should be added to; OAL - office of administrative law.

[diginit]

For new shooters.
PPT = person to person transfer
ACP = automatic centerfire pistol
FMJ = full metal jacket
HP = hollow point
WC = wad cutter
SWC = semi wad cutter
L = lead
45 cal = awesome round

[bigdave1121]

What's M4gery?

Just any M4 type clone, or does it need certain specific characteristics?