Shooting Acronyms

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#21 Post by Alpha1 »

We do actually have an acronym specialist on the forum...Alpha1...you could ask him about some of the really tricky ones...
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#22 Post by Dougan »

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Sorry Alpha...couldn't resist razz
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#23 Post by Demonic69 »

I've not read that one Alpha, what does @%@$^&%@#$!%$^$ stand for?
Also, LBP, LBR, Long Barrelled Pistol, Large Bore Rifle respectively?
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#24 Post by Dougan »

Yes, LBP is long barreled pistol (mainly referring to .22 semis), but LBR is long barreled revolver (any caliber)

Also, just to let you know that if your reading in the GOM (grumpy old men) section; then the acronyms FFS, WTF and STFU have nothing to do with shooting razz
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#25 Post by Ovenpaa »

STFU? That is what my neighbour calls his dogs...
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#26 Post by Doz »

Dougan wrote:Yes, LBP is long barreled pistol (mainly referring to .22 semis), but LBR is long barreled revolver (any caliber)

Also, just to let you know that if your reading in the GOM (grumpy old men) section; then the acronyms FFS, WTF and STFU have nothing to do with shooting razz
On the contrary, FFS and WTF have EVERYTHING to do with my shooting... :lol:
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#27 Post by GazMorris »

As many as I can get from Iain's list...
IainWR wrote: MAWP - Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
ISA - Inter-Service Agreement (?)
CIP - Committee for International Proof
ISSF - International Shooting Sports Federation
ICFRA - International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle Associations
WCC - Western Cartridge Company
TRC - Target Rifle Committee
TE -
QE -
LSR -
CSR - Civilian Service Rifle
TR - Target Rifle
MR - Match Rifle
MLP - Muzzle Loading Pistol
NRA - National Rifle Association
SRA - Scottish Rifle Association, Surrey Rifle Association
WRA - Welsh Rifle Association
IRCB
NRAI - National Rifle Association of Ireland
SSAI - Shooting Sports Association of Ireland
SABU - South African Bisley Union
DCRA - Dominion of Canada Rifle Association
KRA - Kenyan Rifle Association
KDR -
NRAZ - National Rifle Association of Zimbabwe
CGC - Commonwealth Games Council
NITSF - Northern Ireland Target Shooting Federation
STSF - Scottish Target Shooting Federation
EXX
CSF - Commonwealth Shooting Federation
CSFED - Commonwealth Shooting Federation European Division
CSFC -
JRA - Jersey Rifle Association
LMRA - London & Middlesex Rifle Association
JSSC - Jersey Shooting Sports Council
BSRC - British Shooting Sports Council
BCRC - British Commonwealth Rifle Club
NRRC -
NLRC - North London Rifle Club
NRCS
SLR - Self Loading Rifle, Single Lens Reflex
SLP -
LRR - Long Range Rifle
LRP - Long Range Pistol
CENTSAM - Central Skill-at-Arms Meeting
RAFSAM - Royal Airforce Skill-at-Arms Meeting
TASAM - Territorial Army Skill-at-Arms Meeting
ISCRM - Something Something Cadet Rifle Meeting
SMLE - Short Magazine Lee enfield
RWS - Rheinisch-Westfälischen Sprengstoff-Fabriken
RUAG - Rüstungs Unternehmen Aktiengesellschaft
INDEP -
PMP - Pretoria Metal Pressings
RG - Radway Green
RORG - Royal Ordnance [sic.] Radway Green
QM - Queen's Medal
GM - Gold Medal
SM - Silver Medal
SB - Silver Badge
GC - Gold Cross
SC - Silver Cross
CGM - Canada Gold Medal
CGC - Canada Gold Cross
CSM - Canada Silver Medal
CSC - Canada Silver Cross
BATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
FEO - Firearms Engagement Office
FLO - Firearms Liaison Officer
FFS - For F***'s Sake
WTF - What The F***
TLA - Three Letter Acronym
JPSB - John Bloomfield
C4 - Colin Cheshire
RO - Range Officer
CRO - Chief Range Officer
RCO - Range Control Officer
SS -
F4I -
NSC - National Shooting Centre
CPSA - Clay Pigeon Shooting Asoociation
NSRA - National Smallbore Rifle Association
BSG -
NCSC -
RMRA - Royal Marines Rifle Association (don't forget, it pays to be a winner lads)
GBTSF - Great Britain Target Shooting Federation
BSSC - British Shooting Sports Council
BS - Bulls**t
ETSF - English Target Shooting Federation
SPTA -
STANTA -
GPMG - General Purpose Machine Gun
LMG - Light Machine Gun
SMG - Sub-Machine Gun
NGB - National Governing Body
MOD - Ministry of Defence
BMG - Browning Machine Gun (a.k.a. Big Motherf*****g Gun)
FCSA -
RFCA -
CCRS - Council for Cadet Rifle Shooting
TARA - Territorial Rifle Association
RF - Rimfire, Radio Frequency
ADH - Anti-Diuretic Hormone (probably wrong, given the context)
RDA - Recommended Daily Amount (ditto)
WDA -
ETR - Electronic Target Range
GR - Gallery Rifle
FFR -
MTTR -
CGETR -
ND - Negligent Discharge
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#28 Post by Christel »

Ah, this is where it was hiding. Made it a sticky.

Please add as and when you find something that needs explaining.

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#29 Post by Alpha1 »

Thanks Christel. I had forgotten about this one.
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#30 Post by GazMorris »

A couple more I've remembered...
IainWR wrote: ISCRM - Inter-Services Cadet Rifle Meeting
SS - Sighting Shot
F4I - Four 4 Islands
BSG - Bisley Shooting Ground
FFR - Field Firing Range
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