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ACP - Automatic Colt Pistol AD - Accidental Discharge AE - Action Express ANIB - As New In Box ANSI - American National Standards Institute AOW - Any Other Weapon AP - Armor Piercing API - Armor Piercing, Incendiary APT - Armor Piercing, Tracer ATA - Amateur Trap Association AW - Automatic Weapon AWB - Assault Weapons Ban BAR - Browning Automatic Rifle BATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms BATFE - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives BBL - Barrel BBWC - Beveled Base Wad Cutter BC - Ballistic Calculator BC - Ballistic Chart BC - Ballistic Coefficient BEB - Brass Enclosed Base BFG - Big F'in' Gun BHP - Browning Hi Power BMG - Browning Machine Gun BP - Black Powder BPCR - Black Powder Cartridge Rifle BPE - Black Powder Express BR - Bench Rest BT - Beaver Tail (forend) BT - Boat Tailed BUG - Back Up Gun Cal - Caliber CAS - Cowboy Action Shooting CB - Cast Bullet CC - Concealed Carry CCH - Concealed Carry Handgun CCL - Concealed Carry License CCW - Concealed Carry Weapon CF - Center Fire CF - Course of Fire CFR - Center Fire Rifle CHL - Concealed Handgun License CL - Core-Lokt (Remington) CMP - Civilian Marksmanship Program COF - Course Of Fire COL - Cartridge Overall Length COM - Center Of Mass CPG - Cheap Plastic Gun CPL - Concealed Pistol License CPP - Cheap Plastic Pistol CQB - Close Combat Battle CQC -Close Quarters Combat CUP - Copper Units of Pressure CWP - Concealed Weapon Permit DA - Double Action DAO - Double Action Only DB - Double Barrel DCM - Director of Civilian Marksmanship DD - Destructive Device DEWC - Double Ended Wad Cutter DOP - Depth Of Penetration DST - Double Set Trigger DT - Double Trigger EAA - European American Arms (gun maker) ECI - Empty Chamber Indicator EDC - Every Day Carry EIC - Excellence In Competition ES - Extreme Spread FA - Full Automatic FC - Federal Cartridge Corp. FFL - Federal Firearms License FL - Firing Line FMC - Full Metal Case FME - Full Metal Encapsulated FMJ - Full Metal Jacket FMJBT - Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail FN - Fabrique Nationale (gun maker) FN - Flat Nose FOPA - Firearm Owners Protection Act FP - Flat Point FPS - Feet Per Second FTE - Failure To Eject/Extract FTF - Failure To Feed ft-lb - foot-pounds F-Troop - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives GA - Gauge GAP - Glock Automatic Pistol GC - Gas Check GCA - Gun Control Act GDHP - Gold Dot Hollow Point (Speer) GI - Government Issue GOA - Gun Owners Of American Grs - Grains (unit of weight) GSSF - Glock Sport Shooting Foundation H&R - Harrington & Richardson HBWC - Hollow-Base Wad Cutter HC - Hard Cast HCI - Handgun Control Inc (Sarah Brady) HD - Home Defense HDC - Home Defense Carbine HMG - Heavy Machine Gun HMR - Hornady Magnum Rimfire HMSA - International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Assoc. HP - High Power Rifle HP - Hollow Point HR - Harrington & Richardson HS - Head Space IBS - International Benchrest Shooters IDPA - International Defensive Pistol Association Ikes - Izaak Walton League of America ILA - Institute for Legislative Action (NRA) IMR - DuPont's powder prefix IMR - Improved Military Rifle IPSC - International Practical Shooting Confederation IWB - Inside the Waist Band IWLOA - Izaak Walton League Of America JFP - Jacketed Flat Point JHC - Jacketed Hollow Center or Cavity JHP - Jacket Hollow Point JPFO - Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership JSP - Jacketed Soft Point KYPD - Keep Your Powder Dry LC - Long Colt LFN - Long Flat Nose LFP - Long Flat Point LHP - Lead Hollow Point LMG - Light Machine Gun LOP - Length Of Pull LOS - Line of Sight |
LR - Long Rifle LRN - Lead, Round Nose LSWC - Lead Semi-Wad Cutter LTC - Lead Truncated Cone LTC - Licensed To Carry LTCF - Licensed To Carry Firearms LWC - Lead Wad Cutter MAG - Magazine MAG - Magnum Major Load - relates to load power factor and scoring for non center hits on target, often a one point difference in area of target hit between major/minor loads MC - Metal Cased ME - Muzzle Energy Minor Load - see major load… mm - millimeter (5.56mm, 9mm, etc.) MOA - Minute Of Angle MRT - Mid Range Trajectory MRWC - Mid-Range Wad Cutter NAA - North American Arms Corp NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization NBRSA - National Bench Rest Shooters Association ND - Negligent Discharge NEF - New England Firearms (gun maker) NFA - National Firearms Act NFOA - Nebraska Firearms Owners Association NIB - New In Box NMA - Nebraska Marksmanship Association NRA - National Rifle Association NRA HP - National Rifle Association High Power NRMA - National Reloading Manufacturers Association NSSF - National Shooting Sports Foundation O/U - Over/Under (shotgun) OAL - Over All Length OBI - Open Bolt Indicator OC - Open Carry OCI - Open Chamber Indicator OH - Off Hand OPE - Open Point Expanding OWB - Outside the Waist Band PB - Lead Bullet PBR - Point Blank Range PDA - Personal Defense Assistant (weapon) PDW - Personal Defense Weapon PF - Power Factor PL - Power Lokt (Remington) PMC - Precision Made Cartridges (Poongsah Corp.) POA - Point of Aim POI - Point of Impact PP Bullet - Paper Patched Bullet PPC - Pindell-Palmisano Cartridge PSI - Pounds per Square Inch PSP - Plated Soft Point PSP - Pointed Soft Point QD - Quick Detachable Rem - Remington RF - Rim Fire RKBA - Right to Keep and Bear Arms RM - Range Master RN - Round Nosed RNFP - Round Nosed Flat Point RNL - Round Nosed Lead RO - Range Officer RM - Rail Mount RS - Rapid fire Standing RTBV- Refuse To Be a Victim RTC - Right to Carry RUM - Remington Ultra Magnum S&B - Sellier & Bellot (ammo) S&W - Smith & Wesson SA - Single Action SAAMI - Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Inst. SAF - Second Amendment Foundation SAK - Swiss Army Knife SAO - Single Action Only SASS - Single Action Shooting Society SB - Small Bore SBR - Short Barreled Rifle SD - Self Defense Sig - SigArms, Inc. (Sig Sauer) Sighters - shots to mark location on target SJ - Semi-Jacketed SJHP - Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point SJSP - Semi-Jacketed Soft Point SKS - Samozaryadnaya Karabina Simonova (gun maker) SL - Solid Lead SLR - Self Loading Rifle SMG - SubMachine Gun SMLE- Short Magazine Lee Enfield Rifle SO - Safety Officer SOP - Standard Operating Procedure SP - Slow fire Prone SP - Soft Point SP - Spire Point SPL - Special Sprg - Springfield Armory SPTZ - Spitzer SRT - Short Reset Trigger SS - Slow fire Standing SST - Super Shock Tip (Hornady) SWAT - Special Weapons And Tactics SWC - Semi-Wadcutter SX - Super eXplosive (Hornady) SxS - Side (by) Side (gun barrels) SXT - Supreme eXpansion Talon (Winchester) TAC - Tactical TAP - Tactical Application Police (Hornady) TC - Thompson Center Arms (gun maker) TC - Truncated Cone TCU - Thompson/Center Upalde TMJ - Totally Metal Jacketed TS - Timed Standing TSW - Team Smith & Wesson USPSA - United States Practical Shooting Association USRAC - U.S. Repeating Arms Company VLD - Very Low Drag VR - Ventilated Rib WC - Wad Cutter WCF - Winchester Center Fire Win - Winchester WLN - Wide Long Nose WLP - Winchester Large Pistol (primers) WLR - Winchester Large Rifle (primers) WMR - Winchester Magnum Rimfire WS - Weaver Stance WSM - Winchester Short Magnum WSP - Winchester Small Pistol (primers) WSR - Winchester Small Rifle (primers) WSSM - Winchester Super Short Magnum XTP - eXtreme Terminal Performance (Hornady) |