Is there any place on here that explains the common acronyms? Sorry, I'm spending alot of time trying to find out what alot of them mean. Yes, I know, some are obvious but ......
laura
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Is there any place on here that explains the common acronyms? Sorry, I'm spending alot of time trying to find out what alot of them mean. Yes, I know, some are obvious but ......
laura
I haven't seen one. The acronyms are going to be pretty dependent on what section you're looking in. Ammo will have one set, holsters will have another, etc. Which ones are giving you trouble, we'll b glad to translate.
Thank you, what's a DA gun?
Thank you Bruce!! I found it!.:mrgreen:
Now that I've had time to look for it...this thread has a few more links to sites that should help:
http://www.handgunforum.net/new-handguns-area/14860-what-does-mean.html
Lscha - DA stands for a " double action" gun.
Thanks to everyone - this has got to help new & some older members.
I used to work for IBM and that whole company (including it's name) are nothing but abbreviations and terminology.
:smt1099
Here are some to help you get started with your shooting education:
Acp------automatic colt pistol
bc--------ballistic coefficient
hp------hollow point
lhp-----lead hollow point
jhp------jacketed hollow point
fmj------full metal jacket-----aka: Hardball
gr-------grains
bt-------boat tail bullett
swc-----semi-wadcutter
jmb------john moses browning------"the godfather of firearms"
idf------israeli defense forces
bmg-----browning machine gun
s&w-----smith and wesson
ad-----accidential discharge------aka: Negligent discharge
ph-----professional hunter
bhp-----browning high-power
mg------machine gun
smg-----sub-machine gun
and the list goes on & on & on. Hope this gets you off to a good start.
Signed: Guru1911--------50 years in the shooting fraternity !!!!!!!!!!