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    Abbreviations

    Maybe there already is but I can't find it

    There shoudl be a faq or sticky that gives a definition of all the Abbreviations

    I have a hard time with some because I'm realatively new

    examples - that I understand

    CFO - Chief Firearms Officer
    CPC Conserviative Party of Canada

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    Phrases:
    IMHO -In My Humble/Honest Opinion
    AFAIK -As far as I know
    IMO -In my opinion
    IIRC -If I remember correctly
    FWIW -For what it's worth
    SHTF -Sh!T Hits The Fan
    BOB -Bug out bag
    IBTL -In Before The Lock

    Licenses:
    POL -Possession Only License
    PAL -Possession and Acquisition License
    RPAL -Restricted Possession and Acquisition License

    Common Acronyms:
    WTF -What The F**k
    WTH -What The Hell
    LOL -Laugh Out Loud
    LMAO -Laugh My Ass Off
    FYI -For Your Information

    Firearms talk:
    NR -Non-Restricted
    R -Restricted
    CGN -Canadian Gun Nutz
    CGC -Coalation for Gun Control
    RO -Range Officer, also see
    RSO -Range Safety Officer.
    CO -Conservation Officer
    OPP -Ontario Provincial Police
    OAL -Over All Length
    OIC -Order In Council
    IWB -Inside Waist Band (holsters)
    OWB -Outside Waist Band (holsters)
    CQB -Close Quarters Battle
    SBR -Short Barrelled Rifle
    SA -Single Action
    DA -Double Action
    FA -Fully Automatic
    SA -Semi Automatic

    Equipment Exchange:
    EE -Equipment Exchange
    EMT -Electronic Money Transfer
    WTS -Want To Sell
    WTB -Want To Buy
    WTT -Want To Trade
    SPF -Sold Pending Funds
    Last edited by onetwentyish; 08-27-2014 at 04:14 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by onetwentyish View Post
    Pal
    rpal
    nr
    r
    emt
    cgc
    cgn
    ###
    imo
    iirc
    fwiw
    fine but what do they mean?

    That's the problem, some are easy to figure out but not all

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    What I'm getting at is the abbreviations are used a lot, but especially for people that are new they mean nothing.

    A reference to what they mean would be handy

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    Sorry. Put those down as a place holder then edited in.
    "I dont usually bring targets im more of a dirt shooter." -daniel_250r
    I am the "small fringe minority" with "unacceptable" views.
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    Any others you dont know throw them in here and you will get an answer
    "I dont usually bring targets im more of a dirt shooter." -daniel_250r
    I am the "small fringe minority" with "unacceptable" views.
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    Quote Originally Posted by onetwentyish View Post
    Any others you dont know throw them in here and you will get an answer
    k have to make it longer than 2 letters

    RO

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    RO -Range Officer, also see RSO for Range Safety Officer.
    CO -Conservation Officer
    OPP -Ontario Provincial Police
    "I dont usually bring targets im more of a dirt shooter." -daniel_250r
    I am the "small fringe minority" with "unacceptable" views.
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    AFAIK As far as I know
    BOB Bug out bag
    EE Equipment Exchange
    SPF Sold pending funds

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    keep them coming, id nothing else I will keep a copy for my own reference, but I'm sure there ae others like myself that don't know all of them

    I don't see a linkd to a faq so this may help if peole can actually find the thread

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