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Thread: Term "shell casings" bugs me
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May 22nd, 2019, 01:38 AM #61
Re: Term "shell casings" bugs me
I prefer Mack Bolan's term....tumblers.
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May 22nd, 2019, 09:30 AM #62
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May 22nd, 2019, 09:36 AM #63
Re: Term "shell casings" bugs me
Clips hold ammo. Magazines are what you read at the barber shop. Perhaps it's because I trained with both the M1 and M14, but clip/magazine are interchangeable as far as I'm concerned. Pistachio shells are just shells, but brass that once held powder and a projectile is a shell casing.
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May 22nd, 2019, 11:03 AM #64
Re: Term "shell casings" bugs me
Please post an illustration of a shell casing. I do not know what an encased shell looks like.
There are two kinds of guns. Those I have acquired, and those I hope to.
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May 22nd, 2019, 02:07 PM #65
Re: Term "shell casings" bugs me
Gender confusion is a mental illness
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May 22nd, 2019, 02:19 PM #66
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May 23rd, 2019, 11:59 AM #69
Re: Term "shell casings" bugs me
I see a photo of a spent shell. Where's the casing?
I know what a shell looks like (many variations of them, BTW). But have never seen a casing. Is it the box they come in?There are two kinds of guns. Those I have acquired, and those I hope to.
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Re: Term "shell casings" bugs me
Some rounds have a recessed bullet, so one can't say if the picture is an empty shell or not. Due to the tarnish or dirt it is likely expended.
To me, a clip can hold rounds, but not in an enclosed state (normally) and they are used to "strip" the rounds into a fixed or detachable magazine. A magazine was a place powder, any casings and shells are stored until ready for use. Then, the round is moved "into battery" to be fired. A lot is borrowed from artillery or did arty borrow from ancient firearms?It is you. You have all the weapons that you need. Now fight. --Sucker Punch
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