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For those that get hung up on semantics

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 8:40 pm
by mojo84
Would you feel comfortable buying magazines for your guns from a company named Gunclip Depot?

http://www.gunclips.net/mags.html

It may be a fine company but I thought the name was interesting and figured some would enjoy sharing their thoughts.

Re: For those that get hung up on semantics

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 8:50 pm
by RogueUSMC
no popcorn smiley...someone needs to address this...lol

Re: For those that get hung up on semantics

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 8:52 pm
by C-dub
Trouble maker pot stirrer! "rlol"

Re: For those that get hung up on semantics

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 9:00 pm
by AJSully421
I refuse to buy mags from the folks at the Fort Worth gun shows with a huge sign that says "CLIPS". They do not have one single Garand clip on the table...

Re: For those that get hung up on semantics

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 9:10 pm
by Skiprr
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Re: For those that get hung up on semantics

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 9:34 pm
by Soccerdad1995
This is my rifle, this is my gun.... Sorry, I was having flashbacks to basic training.

Of course, in Field Artillery AIT I then learned that "gun" meant "howitzer", and not what we had been taught in basic. The hand held firearms were still called "rifles" or "pistols". Now on this site, we all refer to even itty bitty little pistols as "guns". Words have meaning, but some meanings change based on context. In the end what really matters is whether we can understand what the heck we are all talking about.

Personally I don't mind if you call a magazine a clip as long as it is clear that you are talking about that thingy that holds the bullets, aka rounds, aka cartridges, aka ammo units, one each. I'll ask for clarification if I'm not sure what you mean.

Re: For those that get hung up on semantics

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 9:48 pm
by Noggin
Soccerdad1995 wrote: Personally I don't mind if you call a magazine a clip as long as it is clear that you are talking about that thingy that holds the bullets, aka rounds, aka cartridges, aka ammo units, one each. I'll ask for clarification if I'm not sure what you mean.
What about "shells" in my former career any soldier who called small arms ammunition "shells", or spent small arms brass "shell cases" would have found himself locked up on a charge under Section 69 of the Army Act. In the military shells are by definition hollow projectiles filled with an explosive charge, they have been that way since the 18th century, long before the invention of the brass cartridge case. They are fired from artillery, naval guns or other heavy weapons. For a long time I thought hearing people talk about 9mm "shell cases" was result of "Hollywood Firearms 101" education but it seems the terminology is more widespread than that.

Re: For those that get hung up on semantics

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 10:11 pm
by The Annoyed Man
With every one of their sales transactions, a puppy dies, and a kitten gets stabbed.

Re: For those that get hung up on semantics

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 6:27 am
by Zombified
If they have what I want I don't care what they call themselves.

Re: For those that get hung up on semantics

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 6:38 am
by Lena
lots listed but they sure can be had cheaper

Re: For those that get hung up on semantics

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 6:51 am
by oohrah
Y'all just a buncha young whippersnappers who don't know history.

Re: For those that get hung up on semantics

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 12:45 pm
by Abraham
Know any 'old' whippersnappers?

Re: For those that get hung up on semantics

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 1:33 pm
by WildBill
Abraham wrote:Know any 'old' whippersnappers?
:headscratch Good question!. i'll have to cogitate on that for a while.

Re: For those that get hung up on semantics

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 2:07 pm
by TexasTornado
Ok for those of us young whippersnappers would someone care to explain "clip"?