Using the four "C's" in firearm terminology.

"ask what caliber I want to here you want a .338 WM"

Good example of wrong word...but we no what you are trying to say.

It is now against the internet law to state your lack of tolerance for misspelled or misused words.

so from no on i advice you to loose you're atitude and do it there way. i seen the day when peeple actualy cared about there speling, but their days gone by no.

To be fair, some of the texting gibberish creeps into the posts and the stupid spell checks can come up with some outlandish offerings.

If the OP asked me what caliber my rifle was, I would simply say 30-06 or whatever it was.
 
noneck180 said:
if a gun is intended for use with the 7MM Rem Mag cartridge, its chambering is said to be 7MM Rem Mag.
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I HATE it when someone doesn't know the difference between a rifle and a gun. A firearm chambered in 7mm R.M. is a RIFLE not a GUN.

A gun is a firearm or weapon that has a metal tube where bullets are fired at a high velocity into a flat ballistic arc while a rifle is a weapon or firearm that has a long barrel that is rifled or grooved giving bullets spinning motion for greater accuracy at a long range.

A gun is designed to be used by a crew or a group of people while a rifle is designed for individual use.

A gun is usually mounted, but it can also be portable to be fired at a distance from the body while a rifle is fired from the shoulder of the user.

Guns are used in tank, artillery, and field combat while rifles are used by sharpshooters and in hunting.

Examples of guns are mortars, cannons, machine guns, tank guns, howitzers, and Gatling guns while examples of rifles are air rifles, automatic rifles like the AK-47 and M16, etc.


 
'Boo said:
I HATE it when someone doesn't know the difference between a rifle and a gun. A firearm chambered in 7mm R.M. is a RIFLE not a GUN.

A gun is a firearm or weapon that has a metal tube where bullets are fired at a high velocity into a flat ballistic arc while a rifle is a weapon or firearm that has a long barrel that is rifled or grooved giving bullets spinning motion for greater accuracy at a long range.

A gun is designed to be used by a crew or a group of people while a rifle is designed for individual use.

A gun is usually mounted, but it can also be portable to be fired at a distance from the body while a rifle is fired from the shoulder of the user.

Guns are used in tank, artillery, and field combat while rifles are used by sharpshooters and in hunting.

Examples of guns are mortars, cannons, machine guns, tank guns, howitzers, and Gatling guns while examples of rifles are air rifles, automatic rifles like the AK-47 and M16, etc.
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h ttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gun?s=t

Definition 2 for Gun

2.
any portable firearm, as a rifle, shotgun, or revolver.
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h ttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun

Full Definition of GUN
1
a : a piece of ordnance usually with high muzzle velocity and comparatively flat trajectory
b : a portable firearm (as a rifle or handgun)
c : a device that throws a projectile
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In Canada the word is Calibre.
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Both the Merriam Webster and Oxford dictionaries use "Caliber" , and that is good enough for me.
 
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I also hate it when someone calls a motor an engine and Vice Versa.

Or a sight a site; or a ceiling a roof; or a pipe a tube; or a brake a break; etc.

Maybe it is just the principal - or is that principle - that bothers me.
 
In the world of small arms "gun" should be used to describe a smooth bore weapon.

In the world of artillery, a "gun" is used for direct fire, whether smooth bore or rifled.
If it uses indirect fire, i.e., lobs its shells, it's a howitzer.
If it fires at an angle of 45 degrees or greater, it's a mortar.
 
I find it really ticks me off when someone comes on here a corrects spelling mistakes or gets upset with calling a magazine a clip. get over it not all of us are great spellers and Like me can not type all that well and I don't proof read what I type all the time. This is a great site for information a bit of bull crap and some fun. Every area of the country has their own slang words. I am a HD tech and from place to place people call the tools of my trade different things If I come across a term that I never heard before and not sure what is being talked about ask. Other wise get over it
 
'Boo said:
I HATE it when someone doesn't know the difference between a rifle and a gun. A firearm chambered in 7mm R.M. is a RIFLE not a GUN.

A gun is a firearm or weapon that has a metal tube where bullets are fired at a high velocity into a flat ballistic arc while a rifle is a weapon or firearm that has a long barrel that is rifled or grooved giving bullets spinning motion for greater accuracy at a long range.

A gun is designed to be used by a crew or a group of people while a rifle is designed for individual use.

A gun is usually mounted, but it can also be portable to be fired at a distance from the body while a rifle is fired from the shoulder of the user.

Guns are used in tank, artillery, and field combat while rifles are used by sharpshooters and in hunting.

Examples of guns are mortars, cannons, machine guns, tank guns, howitzers, and Gatling guns while examples of rifles are air rifles, automatic rifles like the AK-47 and M16, etc.
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Wow !!!
Is it alright to refer to a 'bullet' as a projectile ?
(happy face)
 
joe-nwt said:
I can't stand it when people use the windchill as the actual temperature.
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YOU HAVE THAT RIGHT!!!
We all know it feels colder if the wind is blowing, but you can't put a figure on it.
They do it to make is sound more dramatic, but I hate it. And it completely confuses a great many people who repeat the wind chill factor they give, as the actual temperature.
 
9.3mauser said:
In the world of small arms "gun" should be used to describe a smooth bore weapon.

In the world of artillery, a "gun" is used for direct fire, whether smooth bore or rifled.
If it uses indirect fire, i.e., lobs its shells, it's a howitzer.
If it fires at an angle of 45 degrees or greater, it's a mortar.
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How about handguns? Only one of mine is smooth-bore. If I fire it in the air to celebrate stuff, does that make it a mortar? I've never had a mortar before.
 
The only time the misuse of proper terminology bothers me is when it's done by the media.
These people are supposedly professional and should be using the correct terms and language in their work.

In daily life as long as everyone understands the "meaning" of what is being said it's not a big deal, in a lab or at a gunsmith's I expect the hear the proper terminology being used.
 
H4831 said:
YOU HAVE THAT RIGHT!!!
We all know it feels colder if the wind is blowing, but you can't put a figure on it.
They do it to make is sound more dramatic, but I hate it. And it completely confuses a great many people who repeat the wind chill factor they give, as the actual temperature.
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I'm not judging here just pointing out that you absolutely can put a figure on windchill, But it definitely doesn't refer to the actual outdoor temperature, just the current cooling factor of the combination of the actual temperature and wind.

On a calm day, our bodies insulate us somewhat from the outside temperature by warming up a thin layer of air close to our skin, known as the boundary layer. When the wind blows, it takes this protective layer away, exposing our skin to the outside air. It takes energy for our bodies to warm up a new layer and, if each layer keeps getting blown away, our skin temperature will drop and we will feel colder.
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From: http://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.asp?lang=En&n=5FBF816A-1

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