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IBTL - in before the lock
IBTS - in before the sticky

SNAFU...
FUBAR...

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IBTL - in before the lock
IBTS - in before the sticky

SNAFU... System Now All Fucked Up
FUBAR... Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition

TGIF - thank gawd it's friday
SNAFU... System Now All Fucked Up
FUBAR... Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition

DCM - Director of Civilian Marksmanship, see info. in
GSSF - Glock Sport Shooting Foundation (for Glock owners who don't want to compete with, and risk being beaten by, owners of another brand of gun.
IBS - International Benchrest Shooters
IMR - Improved Military Rifle (Originally, DuPont's name for some of its canister powders.)
IPSC - International Practical Shooting Confederation, see info. in
NBRSA - National Bench Rest Shooters Association
NRA - National Rifle Association, read about
NRMA - National Reloading Manufacturers Association
NSSF - National Shooting Sports Foundation
SAAMI - Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute
USPSA - United States Practical Shooting Association
IIRC If I recall
IIRCW If I recal Well
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WB Welcomg Back
BBL Be Back Later
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FTF = Failure to Fire
FTF a = Face to Face (used a lot on gun forums to conduct sales)
WTB = Want to buy (again for marketplaces)
WTS = want to sell " "
WTT = want to trade " "

FTE = Failure to eject/extract

FFL = Federal Firearms License

NFA = National Firearms Act

While a dictionary is a good idea, once you spend more time around gun forums, or talking about guns with people, it will soon be made clear.

As for NDs and ADs, someone put it real nicely on another forum:

AD = malfunction of firearm or cartridge
ND = malfunction of you
+1 for AD/ND
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I thought it was this:
SNAFU = Situation Normal: All F**ked Up

Along with:
BOHICA = Bend Over Here It Comes Again
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BOHICA: Bend Over Here It Comes Again

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another FTF

Failure To Feed
Or Face To Face.
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QFFT = Quoted For F***ing Truth
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I made it up to make a point.
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Thanks all for your inputs.
I knew I'd get a BSO from some, PT from others and LOL from even more.
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