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SIIHPAPP.....never mind.

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i'm twiddling my thumbs waiting for a program to finish running and they keep popping into my head, so...

SBR = short barreled rifle

SPR = special purpose rifle

SBS = short barrelled shotgun

FCG = fire control group (trigger, etc.)

FMJ = full metal jacket

JHP = jacketed hollow point

SA = single action (or (springfield armory)

DA = double action (or district attorney....or dumb ass )

DAO = double action only

SA/DA = single action/double action

CMT = continental machine & tool

COM = center of mass (or common object model )

VFG = vertical foregrip

JFPO = jews for the protection of firearms owneeship (a great organization, btw)

GOA = gun owners of america

NRA = national rifle association

PAFOA = of course, PA firearms owner's association (aka, poofa in some circles)

aka = also known as

ACSL = allegheny county sportsmens league (another great organization that does a lot for PA gun rights)

PMSC = pitcairn monroeville sportsmens club (a really cool gun club near pittsburgh of which many of us are members and at which the western PA PAFOA group shoots---aka the poofa shoots--are held.)
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BUIS = Back Up Iron Sight

LDA = Light Double Action

Some terms you'll see a lot when discussing AK/AKM rifles but not specific to it

FSB = Front Sight Base
GB = Gasblock
RSB = Rear sight base

Some bullet descriptions

WC = Wadcutter
LRN = Lead round nose
LSWC = Lead semi wadcutter
BT = Boat-tail
HS = Hydra shock
SP = soft point
J (as prefix) = Jacketed ie. JSP = Jacketed soft point; JHP = jacketed hollow point

TMJ = total metal jacket
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BG = Bad Guy
JMB = John Moses Browning
1911 = A pistol designed by JMB that set the standards for all pistols to follow
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ATF: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms AKA - party!!!
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EOTWAWKI = End of the world as we know it....= SHTF X 10

ZOMBIE = well....zombie
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