What is a Bullet Head

So I probably shouldn't ask for advice here if shooting my Remmy .300 mag without its muzzle break and the bullet heads get all mashed in the clip and it won't feed cuz it's not crf so I blew it on a mulie. Go shoot some gophers instead! ;-)
 
The term "bullet head" is likely here to stay. It seems to have originated about 10 years ago and is now widely used by some shooters and even vendors, although its use suggests lack of knowledge and experience. Even so, many seem defiant that that's the term they will use. Ok.

I can sure let "projectile" pass, but "bullet head" speaks loudly to being a new guy.
 
Andy said:
The term "bullet head" is likely here to stay. It seems to have originated about 10 years ago and is now widely used by some shooters and even vendors, although its use suggests lack of knowledge and experience. Even so, many seem defiant that that's the term they will use. Ok.

I can sure let "projectile" pass, but "bullet head" speaks loudly to being a new guy.
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Actually, it was first used on CGN in Dec 2005.............
 
And here I thought it originated in the song by.....(? I forget the song name and artist), in the line "every bullet headed Anglo-Saxon mothers son". Help me out here CGNer's.
 
kjohn said:
Trust me, I suffered through twenty years of answering the phone at my farm tractor salvage yard. It is frustrating when someone uses some silly slang word when asking about something that has a proper word to describe it.
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Reminds me of an old guy I used to work with (I work in agriculture). Anything linked to throttle was a "feeder"

the feeder = throttle pedal
feeder cable = throttle cable
electric feeder = throttle by pps/tps

"hold the feeder wide open when you go through that wet spot or you'll get stuck" lol
 
I did not read the thread, but there is always confusion around ammunition terminology... it is simple and most experienced people know what is what... the problem is, that we also know that if we use the correct terminology many casual enthusiasts and noobs will not understand. Quite simply;

Loaded ammunition is called "cartridges."
This is what you would buy in boxes of 20 at Canadian Tire (for example).
The lead or copper or alloy projectile that exits the barrel on firing is called the "bullet."
The metallic container housing the bullet and powder (propellant) and primer (ignition) is call a "casing", but may also be referred to as "brass" on the basis of it's most common material.

Bullets are not cartridges, and cartridges are not bullets, but many people use the term "bullet" loosely when they are in fact referring to a "cartridge."

Where the words "tip" or "head" are applied, it is usually by someone speaking to a noob and not wanting them to misunderstand what they are referring to, and thinking "cartridge" when they are actually only referring to the "projectile."

Clear as mud.
 
P.S - I agree with the posters above expressing frustration and or irritation over the misuse of terminology... here is another one that bugs me regarding scope nomenclature;

NO = 3X9X40
YES = 3-9X40
 
hoytcanon said:
I did not read the thread, but there is always confusion around ammunition terminology... it is simple and most experienced people know what is what... the problem is, that we also know that if we use the correct terminology many casual enthusiasts and noobs will not understand. Quite simply;

Loaded ammunition is called "cartridges."
This is what you would buy in boxes of 20 at Canadian Tire (for example).
The lead or copper or alloy projectile that exits the barrel on firing is called the "bullet."
The metallic container housing the bullet and powder (propellant) and primer (ignition) is call a "casing", but may also be referred to as "brass" on the basis of it's most common material.

Bullets are not cartridges, and cartridges are not bullets, but many people use the term "bullet" loosely when they are in fact referring to a "cartridge."

Where the words "tip" or "head" are applied, it is usually by someone speaking to a noob and not wanting them to misunderstand what they are referring to, and thinking "cartridge" when they are actually only referring to the "projectile."

Clear as mud.
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There's that sausage casing again!
Once again, using slang like brass as a technical term.
Lots of fun stirring the mud, eh?
 
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