Acronyms and abbreviations
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A
A1 - Of or referring to a characteristic of the M16A1 (for example, an A1 rear sight)
A2 - Of or referring to a characteristic of the M16A2 (for example, an A2 flash hider)
A3- Of or referring to a characteristic of the M16A3, or (in civilian parlance) a flat-top receiver. Note that the M16A3 is essentially just a full-auto M16A2, but civilian manufacturers began using the term A3for flat-top receivers before the military adopted the M16A3 and M16A4, so there is divergence between military and civilian usage of the term"A3". Without a definitive military context, it is most likely that "A3" refers to a flat-top, civilian upper receiver. Note also that some civilian manufacturers call their flat-tops A3, others A4.
A4 - Of or referring to a characteristic of the M16A4 (for example, a flat-top A4 upper receiver)
AAR- After Action Report
ABC - Armalite, Bushmaster and Colt (considered by many to be the top three manufacturers of AR-15s)
ABCR- Armalite, Bushmaster, Colt and Rock River Arms (a variant of ABC used by those who also consider Rock River Arms to be a top-tier manufacturer)
ABU- Airman Battle Uniform
ACOG - Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight (see Trijicon's website)
ACR - Advanced Combat Rifle (a late 1980's weapon development program intended to replace the M16)
ACR - Adaptive Combat Rifle
ACU-Army Combat Uniform
AD- Accidental Discharge (a non-negligent unintentional discharge of a weapon that could not have been reasonably foreseen and prevented - e.g.a caused by an unexpected mechanical failure)
ADCO - Not an acronym, just a name (retailer of AR-15s and accessories, provider of AR-15 gunsmithing services - website)
AEG - Automatic Electric Gun
AEP - Automatic Electric Pistol
AF - Air Force
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AGNTSA - Aww Geez Not This Stuff Again (substitute more colorful noun for "Stuff" as desired)
AJNTSA - Aww Jeez Not This Stuff Again (substitute more colorful noun for "Stuff" as desired)
AK47 - Russian words Avtomat Kalashikov 1947 (in English = Automatic, Kalashnikov, design of 1947)
AK74 - Russian words Avtomat Kalashikov 1974 (in English = Automatic, Kalashnikov, design of 1974)
ALICE - All-Purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment. Introduced in 1974 to US troops. Replaced by MOLLE
AO - Area of Operations
AOW - Any Other Weapon (any weapon capable of discharging a shot that is not otherwise categorized under the NFA)
APOC - Airsoft Pistol Only Combatant
AR - ArmaLite
AR - Assault Rifle
ARD - Anti-Reflection Device (a device placed on the objective of an optic to reduce reflections and glare)
ATN - American Technologies Network (manufacturer and distributer of weapon optics and night vision equipment)
ATM - At The Moment
AUG - Armee Universal Gewehr (Steyr AUG, Austrian bullpup 5.56mm assault rifle)
AWB - Assault Weapons Ban
AWOB- Another Waste Of Bandwidth (derogatory comment made by someone who wishes to point out what they consider to be a pointless thread/post.)
B
BAC- Bindon Aiming Concept (the idea behind Trijicon optics like the ACOG that are designed to combine the rapid acquisition of unmagnified sights with the accuracy of traditional magnified scopes. Requires the use of both eyes in the manner of OEGs.)
BAR - Beyond All Repair
BAR - Browning Automatic Rifle
BBL - Barrel
BDU - Battle Dress Uniform
BFD - Big Freakin' Deal (substitute for "Freakin'" as desired)
BG - Bad Guy (the only kind of person who should ever be at the other end of your AR-15)
BG - Battlegrip (enhanced handgrip made by TangoDown - website)
BIY - Build It Yourself
BOB- Bug Out Bag (a bag filled with the necessities you will need to survive in the event you are forced to flee your home on a moment's notice)
BOHICA - Bend Over Here It Comes Again
BOTD- Babe Of The Day
BR - Battle Rifle
BRASS -Breathe-Relax-Aim-Slack-Squeeze (mnemonic for steps of accurate shooting - there are many variants of this including Breath-Relax-Aim-Sight-Squeeze and Breath-Relax-Aim-Squeeze)
BRASSF - Breathe-Relax-Aim-Stop-Squeeze-Follow Through (mnemonic for steps of accurate shooting as taught by the USMC)
BRD - Black Rifle Disease (a mysterious ailment in which the sufferer develops an insatiable desire for more and more AR-15s)
BSZ - Battle Sight Zero
BTT - Back To Top (adding a post to a thread to bring the thread back to the top of the list of active threads)
BTW - By The Way
BUIS - Backup Iron Sight
BZO - Battle Sight Zero
C
C3 - Class 3 (a class of restricted weapons as defined by the NFA, including machineguns, supressors, short-barrelled rifles, short-barrelled shotguns, etc.)
CAA - Command Arms Accessories (manufacturer of accessories and gear for various weapons)
CAR - Carbine
CB - Coyote Brown
C&C - Command and Control
CC - Concealed Carry
CCH - Cut Carry Handle (a carry handle cut down to form a BUIS)
CCO - Close Combat Optic (an optic designed for close range use, typically low power, parallax free and with long eye relief. The Aimpoint M68 is an example.)
CCW - Concealed Carry Weapon
CCW - Counter Clockwise
CH - Carry Handle
CH - Charging Handle
CIRAS - Combat Integrated Releasable Armor System
CLP - Cleaner, Lubricant, Protectant (all-purpose gun maintenance product)
COC - Code Of Conduct (the rules governing your use of this site)
COLL - Collapsible (as in a collapsible stock)
CONUS - Continental United States (the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia, not including Alaska or Hawaii)
CQB - Close Quarters Battle
CQC - Close Quarters Combat
CQ/T (also CQT) - Close Quarters / Tactical (a 1-3x optic made by Leupold and designed for close quarters battle with some mid-range capability as well)
CTR - Compact/Type Restricted (an adjustable carbine stock made by Magpul, with a friction lock feature)
CW - Clockwise
CYA - Cover Your a**
D
DBDU - Desert Battle Dress Uniform (6 Color Desert; Chocolate Chip)
DC - Dust Cover
DCH - Detachable Carry Handle
DCU- Desert Camo Uniform
DD - Destructive Device (an explosive, incendiary, or poison gas device as defined by the NFA)
DD - Daniel Defense
DD - Devil Dog (Nickname given to the USMC during WWII)
DILLIGAF - Do I Look Like I Give A F**k
DIY - Do It Yourself
DOA - Dead On Arrival
DOD - Department Of Defense
DPM-Disruptive Pattern Material, British Camo
DMR - Designated Marksmen Rifle (USMC M-14 originally, now a general term)
E
EBB - Electric Blow Back
EBR- Evil Black Rifle (a twist on the gun-grabbers' propaganda, embraced by supporters of the RKBA to both endearingly and sarcastically refer to military-style rifles such as the AR-15)
EBR - EBR- Enhanced Battle Rifle. IE SOPMOD M14.
E&E - Escape and Evasion
ETA - Edited To Add (an explanation of what was added or changed when a member edited his or her post)
ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival (in conventional usage, but see also "Edited To Add" above)
F
FA - Forward Assist
FA - Full Auto
FA - Forward Area
FA-MAS - Fusil Automatic-Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Etienne
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FAR - Featherweight Assault Rifle
FC - Field Commander
FDE - Flat Dark Earth (a tan-brown color making inroads as a replacement for black in weapon coloring)
FF - Free Float/Floated/Floating
FFL- Federal Firearms License/Licensee (a license that permits one to sell& transfer guns in interstate commerce, or the holder of that license)
FH - Flash Hider
FIRSH - Free Floating Integral Rail System Handguard (see Olympic Arm's website)
FLC - Fighting Load Carrier
FLS - Field Landing Strip
FM - Field Manual
FM - Field Marshall
FNG - Freakin' New Guy (substitute for "Freakin" as desired)
FO - Field Officer
FOB - Forward Operation Base
FOB - Fresh Off/On The Boat/Boards
FOIA - Freedom Of Information Act
FOV - Field of view
FPS - Feet Per Second
FS - Flash Suppressor
FSB - Front Sight Base
FSP - Front Sight Post
FST - Front Sight Tower
FTE - Fail To Eject/Extract (please substitute the more precise FTEj or FTEx as appropriate to make clear your intention)
FTEj - Fail To Eject
FTEx - Fail To Extract
FTF - Face To Face (an in state trade or sale done in person - interstate commerce of firearms is illegal without an FFL)
FTF - Fail To Feed (if used without an unambiguous context, this acronym may be confused with "Fail To Fire" as listed below)
FTF - Fail To Fire (if used without an unambiguous context, this acronym may be confused with "Fail To Feed" as listed above)
FTL - For The Loss
FTL - Fire team leader, a sergeant of two subordinates to the SSG, in charge of up to a 4-soldier squad (including himself)
FTX - Field Training Exercise
FTW - For The Win (also F*** The World)
FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair (substitute more colorful adjective for "Fouled" as desired)
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
G
G36 - Gewehr 36 (The G36 has the A1 designation having the carry handle+the red dot, while the A2 model has a rail in place of what used to be the red dot on top of the scope, in order to mount a Zeiss Z-Point. Also, it has seen with diagrams showing: safe-semi-burst (3RD)-auto on the selector switch. It also has a port on the handguard for a switch for the LLM01 aiming device.)(Also, the K for Kurz, meaning "short" variant of the G36.)
GBB - Gas Blow Back
GG&G - Guns, Gear and Gadgets (manufacturer of optical mounting systems and tactical weapon accessories - website)
GP - Group Purchase
GPS - Global Positioning System
GP-30 - A russian under barrel, muzzle-loaded, single-shot grenade launcher that can be mounted underneath any AK-series assault rifle
GP-25 - Similar to the GP-30 but is breech loaded
GTFO - Get The F*** Out
H
HBAR Heavy Barrel
HE - High Explosive
HG - Handguard
Hi-Cap - High Capacity Magazine, disliked by MilSim players
HK - Heckler and Koch, German gun manufacterer
HPA - High Pressure Air; Heavy, Powerful, Accurate
HPEG - High Powered Electric Gun
HQ - Headquarters
HSD - Holy $h!t Dude!
HSLD - High Speed, Low Drag (of or relating to special forces and other highly skilled operators)
HTH - Hope That Helps
I
IAD- Immediate Action Drill (a sequence of actions performed in response to a situation requiring immediate and instinctive resolution - in this context a weapon malfunction)
IBA - Interceptor Body Armor. Issued to Army, Marines
IBTJBT - In Before The Jack Booted Thugs
IBTL - In Before The Lock (posting in a thread that has gone bad and is likely soon to be locked)
IBZ- Improved Battlesight Zero (All purpose zero invented by Lt. Colonel Chuck Santose. Set at 50 yards, it gives a very flat trajectory out to 250 meters)
ID - Inside Diameter
ID- Involuntary Discharge (an unintentional discharge of a weapon resulting from a physical reaction beyond the shooter's instant control- e.g. a muscle spasm)
IDF - Isreal Defense Forces
IFAK - Improved First Aid Kit
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMI - Israel Military Industries
IMHO - In My Humble/Honest Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IRL - In Real Life
IS - Iron Sights
J
JANFU - Joint Army/Navy F**k Up (for a mess so big that one force alone couldn't have made it by itself)
JBT- Jack-Booted Thug (derived from the name of the military boot made infamous by the goose-stepping Nazis, now applied in a derogatory manner to mean any repressive, overly authoritarian person)
JMO - Just My Opinion
K
K (as in G36k) - German word Kurz (means short)
K98 - Karabiner 98
KAC - Knights Armament Company (manufacturer of rail adapter systems, sights and accessories)
KB - KaBoom (explosive failure of a firearm - caused by problems such as out-of-battery firing, bore obstructions, etc.)
KBC- Keyboard Commando (a person who buys and opines on expensive tactical gear but who has no actual combat or law enforcement training or experience)
KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid (an admonition to avoid complexity with its attendant expense and unreliability, also used as an adjective to describe something that adheres to the KISS philosophy)
L
LAM - Light Accessory Module, Laser Aiming Module
LAW - Light Antitank Weapon
LARP - Live Action Role Play
LBV - Load Bearing Vest
LE - Law Enforcement
LEGP - Limited Edition Group Purchase
LEO - Law Enforcement Officer
LEO - Law Enforcement Only (an item that can legally be used only by law enforcement agencies and their personnel)
LMAO - Laughing My A$$ Off
LMG - Light Machine Gun
LMK - Let Me Know
LOF - Line of Fire
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
LOP - Length Of Pull (the distance from the face of the trigger to the end of the buttstock)
LOS - Line of Sight
LPEG - Low Powered Electric Gun
LRC- Living Room Commando (a person who buys and opines on expensive tactical gear but who has no actual combat or law enforcement trainingor experience)
LSW - Light Support Weapon
LULA - Loader/Unloader Accessory (for fast loading and unloading of magazines)
LW - Lightweight
LZ - Landing Zone
M
M16- The original full-auto military version of the AR-15 rifle (includes triangular cross-section handguards, early style rear sight that is not adjustable for range, and a 1:12 twist barrel)
M16A1 - Later variant of the M16 that added a forward assist to jam the bolt home when the normal action cycling doesn't)
M16A2- Later variant of the M16A1 that switched to a range-adjustable rear sight, a 1:7 twist barrel, round cross-section handguards and substituted a three-round burst firing mode for the full-auto mode)
M16A3- Later variant of the M16A2 that substitutes full-auto firing for the three-round burst mode of the M16A2. Initially adopted by the NavySEALS)
M16A4- Later variant of the M16A2 that added a flat-top upper receiver with removable carry handle but maintained the three-round burst firingmode)
M203 - Mounted under the M16A2 or M4A1, the single-shot M203 fires 40mm grenades with a devastating blast radius
M249 - The M249 squad automatic weapon is an FN Minimi with sundry small changes to meet the US Army's requirements.
M24 - The M24 is the standard issue advanced marksman rifle for the US Army
M82 - The Barrett M82A1 is a magazine-fed, semiautomatic advanced marksman rifle
M9 - Beretta pistol standard issue for US army troops
M4 -A 14.5" barrel carbine version of the M16A2. Earlier models have an integral A2 carry handle, later ones have a flat-top upper
M4A1 - A variant of the M4 that includes full-auto fire and a flat-top upper with removable carry handle
M4GERY- A rifle designed to mimic the appearance and function of a true M4,but that isn't an official military M4 (pronounced "em forgery")
MaH - Stands for milliamp hours (battery life)
MAP- Minimum Advertised Price (A price below which retailers are prohibited from advertising a product. Not all manufacturers/distributors enforce MAP policies, and even when they do,retailers are not legally prohibited from selling below MAP.)
MAP - Modular Assault Pack
MARPAT - MARine PATtern (a digital camouflage pattern)
MARS - Multipurpose Aiming Reflex Sight (an Israeli sight that combines are flex red-dot sight with a laser (visible or IR) aiming light)
MBUS - Magpul back-up sight
MC - Multicam
MEU - Marine Expeditionary Unit
METT-T: Mission, Enemy Terrain, Troops and Time - Essential planning factors
MFR - Marine Force Recon
MG (as in MG36) - MaschinenGewehr (Machine Gun)
MIAD - MIssion ADaptable (a modular grip manufactured by Magpul)
MILES - Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System - a system of lasers used to simulate combat
MilSim - Military Simulation or Simulators
Mod - Short for modification or modify, or Moderator (of the forum)
MOA - Minute Of Angle (a measure of angular displacement equal to 1/60 ofone degree, usually used when discussing group sizes - 1 MOA is roughly1" at 100 yds)
MOUT - Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain
M&P - Military and Police (A trademark of Smith and Wesson for a line of pistols and AR-15 rifles)
MP - Military Police
MP5 - Machine Pistol 5 (MP5A2 and A4 have a folding stock, and the A3 and A5 have a sliding one. The MP5SD5 has a solid, and the SD6 has a sliding. The MP5K and A4 have a notched drum sight and are adjustable, whereas the MP5KA5 and the A1 have fixed sights. Also, the K for Kurz, meaning "short" variant of the MP5)
MP7 - Machine pistol 7
MPEG - Mid Powered Electric Gun
MRE - More Real Estate (a rail adapter system that extends past the FSB, made by KAC)
MRE - Meal Ready to Eat. The food provision for the US Military.
MRF - Modular Rail Forend (a rail adapter system made by Troy Industries)
MRP - Monolithic Rail Platform (an integrated AR-15 upper receiver and rail adapter system, made by LMT)
MSRP - Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price
MRS - Modular Rail System (Leitner-Wise's light-weight, quick-change barrel system designed for use with standard AR-15 lowers)
MR/T (also MRT) - Mid Range / Tactical (a line of optics made by Leupold and designed for mid-range capability)
MWS - Modular Weapon System
N
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NBD - No Big Deal
NCO - Noncommissioned Officer (Corporal, Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, etc)
ND - Negligent Discharge (an unintentional discharge of a weapon that reasonably should have been forseen and prevented)
NFW - No Frickin' Way (substitute for "Frickin'" as desired)
NIB - New In Box (a gun that is still in the original box, unfired after it left the factory)
NIW - New In Wrapper (mostly in reference to magazines, which come from the factory wrapped in protective paper or plastic)
NM - Never Mind
NOD - Night Observation Device
Newbie - Newbie (one who is new to a topic and doesn't have much knowledge of it)
NRA - National Rifle Association
NSFW - Not Safe For Work (containing content potentially unsuitable for viewing at work, e.g. pictures of scantily clad women)
NSW - Naval Special Warfare
NV - Night Vision
NVD - Night Vision Device
NBB - Gas Non Blow Back
O
OAL - Overall Length
OBO - Or Best Offer
OD - Olive Drab (that green color the army is so fond of)
OEG- Occluded Eye Gunsight (a sight that projects a dot to the eye but through which you can't actually see the target - hence the term"occluded". It works via binocular vision whereby one eye views the target directly, the other eye views the dot in the sight, and your brain merges the two images together)
OFS - Out Freakin' Standing (substitute for "Freakin'" as desired)
OICW- Objective Individual Combat Weapon (possible M16 replacement weapon system that can fire both normal bullets and airburst fragmenting munitions. The XM8 is based on the normal bullet firing component a nearly OICW entry.)
OJT - On The Job Training
OP - Original Post/er (the first post in a thread or the person who posted the first post)
OP - Observation Post
OPS - Operations (see also OPS-INC just below)
OPFOR - Opposing force, opposition force
OTAL - Offset Tactical Aiming Laser (a laser sight mounted alongside the barrel/handguards/carry handle)
P
P2P - Person to Person (used in chat, may also be used to refer to face to face sales)
P90 - New Millennium submachine Designed by FN
PAFS- Permanently Attached Flash Suppressor (generally permanently attached in order to bring a barrel's overall length to 16" and thus avoid the legal restrictions on SBRs)
PALS-Pouch Attachment Ladder System
PB - Paintball
PC - Plate Carrier
PD - Police Department
PDW- Personal Defense Weapon (a generally compact weapon designed primarily for defensive rather than offensive operations, for example the FN P90)
PEBCAK - Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard (indirect way of saying "user error")
PEBKAC - Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair (indirect way of saying "user error")
PEQ - Priority Egress Queuing, AN/PEQ-2 Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Light (TPIAL)
PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals
PIA - Pain In (the) a**
PIE (as in "I like")- Origins aside (there's a clean and dirty version), it's another version of "I have no meaningful comment on this subject", ala +1.
PITA - Pain In The a**
PLF - Parachute Landing Fall
PLT - Platoon
PM - Preventative Maintenance
PM - Private Message
PMag - Polymer Magazine
PMC - Private Military Contractor
PMO - Postal Money Order, Provost Marshall's Office (Military Police Station)
POA - Point Of Aim
POI - Point Of Impact
POS - Pile Of Sh*t
POW - Prisoner Of War
PRK- People's Republic of Kalifornia (a name for California that alludes to the state's rather draconian, some would say Communist-like,anti-gun laws)
PRNJ - People's Republic of New Jersey (see PRK)
PRNY - People's Republic of New York (see PRK)
PRS - Precision Rifle/Sniper (a precision stock made by Magpul, adjustable for height and LOP)
PSD- Personal Security Detail/Detachment (a group of security specialistswho travel with and provide personal protection for a high-ranking orvaluable person)
PTS - Professional Training Simulation
PTW-Professional Training Weapon
Q
QCB - Quick Change Barrel
QD - Quick Detach, Quick Disconnect
QFE - Quoted for emphasis
QFT - Quoted for truth
QRF - Quick Reactionary Force
R
RAS - Rail Adapter System
RAV- Releasable Assault Vest
RCN - Reconaissance
RECCE - Reconnaissance (in this context a 16" free floating match barrel upper, ACOG optic, originally used by SEALS)
RG - Ranger Green
RINO - Republican In Name Only
RIS - Rail Interface/Integrated System
RKBA - Right to Keep and Bear Arms
RKI - Reasonably Knowledgeable Individual
RL - Real Life
ROE - Rules of Engagement
RPK - Ruchnoi Pulemet Kalashnikova The RPK light machine gun is a modified AK with a sturdy receiver, heavier and longer non-detachable barrel, and recontoured with a folding metal bipod.
RPG - Rocket Propelled Grenade
RPM -Rounds Per Minute.
ROF - Rate Of Fire
ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A$$ Off
RRA - Rock River Arms (manufacturer of AR-15 rifles)
RS - Real Steel
RTFM - Read The Freakin' Manual (substitute for "Freakin'" as desired)
S
SALUTE - Reference guide for giving reports: Size, Activity, Location, Unit, Time, Equipment)
SAM-R - Squad Advanced Marksman Rifle (20" match barrel upper with Leupold scope, used by the Marines)
SAPI - Small arms Protective Inserts
SAR - Small Arms Review
SAS - Special Air Service
SAW - Specialized Armament Warehouse (Colt distributor that caters to military and law enforcement sales)
SAW - Squad Automatic Weapon
SBR - Short-Barreled Rifle (a rifle whose barrel is less than 16" long as defined by the NFA)
SCAR - Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle
SD - Shell Deflector
SD - Schall Daempfer (German language for 'Sound Suppressor')
SDM-R - Squad Designated Marksman Rifle (20" match barrel upper with ACOG scope, used by the Army)
SEAK - Special Edition AK (a custom AK-74 rifle sold as part of a group buy run by AR15.com)
SEAL- Sea, Air, Land (SpecOps Unit of the US Navy)
SEBR - Special Edition Black Rifle (a custom AR-15 rifle sold as part of a group buy run by AR15.com)
SF - Special Forces
SF - Surefire (manufacturer of flashlights and weapon lights)
SF - Sustained Fire
SHSIBI - Should Have Stayed In Bed Instead
SHTF- Sh*t Hits The Fan (things going seriously wrong - generally used todescribe an event that sets society off the rails for some period oftime)
SIR - Selective Integrated Rail (see A.R.M.S. website)
SITFU - Suck it the F*** Up
SIG - Schweitzerische Industrie Gesellschaft
SITREP - Situation Report
SL - Squad Leader
SMG - Sub Machine Gun
SNAFU - Situation Normal: All Fouled Up (substitute more colorful adjective for "Fouled" as desired)
SOB - Son Of a ****
SOCOM - Special Operations Command
SOF - Special Operations Forces (in addition to its standard military usage, also a designation for a now discontinued mid-length AR-15 carbine made by ArmaLite)
SOG - Special Operations Group
SOMAV - Spec Ops Modular Assault Vest
SOP - Standard Operating Procedure
SOPMOD - Special Operations Peculiar Modification
SPAS - Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun
SPF - Sold Pending Funds (an item for sale has been claimed and is off the market, but the seller has not yet received the buyer's funds so the transaction has not yet finalized)
SPORTS - Mnemonic for AR-15 immediate action drill: Slap the bottom of the magazine. Pull the charging handle. Observe the open chamber area. Release the charging handle. Tap the forward assist. Shoot. Some people consider this to be remedial action rather than immediate action. See also TRB and TPRRRS.
SPR - Special Purpose Rifle (18" free floating match barrel upper)
SQD - Squad (8-12 soldiers)
SSG - Staff Sergeant
SS - Stainless Steel
SS - Scout Sniper
STRAC - Standing Tall Ready Around the Clock
STFU - Shut The F**k Up
STI:Strayer Tripp Inc.Real-Steel manufacturer. KSC have made airsoft replicas of STI's double 1911 style models.
SUSAT: Sight Unit Small Arms Trilux
SVI: Strayer Voight Inc.
SVD - Snayperskaya Vintovka Dagunova; Russian-made advanced marksman rifle (also see "Dragunav")
SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed (aka the wife or mom)
T
T - Top (as in the numbered stations on the top rail of an A4 upper)
TA - Tactical Armadillo (promotional bottle-opener/mascot of LaRue Tactical - website)
TAG- Not an acronym. Used to bookmark (or "tag") a topic for viewing later.
TARFU - Things Are Really Fouled Up (substitute more colorful adjective for "Fouled" as desired)
TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch (popularized, but not invented, by Robert Heinlein in his 1966 novel The Moon is a Harsh Mistress)
TCH- Tactical Carry Handle (a specialized carry handle made by RRA and designed to mount Aimpoint red dot sights via Aimpoint's low ring)
TD - TangoDown (manufacturer of grips, both vertical and pistol)
TDP- Technical Data Package (the collection of drawings, engineering notes, etc. that describe in detail the design and construction of an item)
T&E - Test and Evaluation
TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It
TK or TKer - Team Killer, a person who kills their teammates
TM - Technical Manual, Or Tokyo Marui
TMP - Tactical Machine Pistol, mfg by Steyr GMBH. See “Steyr”
TPRRRS - Tap, Pull, Rack, Roll, Release, Shoot (an alternative to the traditional SPORTS IAD, described here)
TRB- Tap Rack Bang (an immediate action drill: tap the bottom of the magazine to ensure it is seated, rack the slide, and shoot [bang]. Seealso SPORTS and TPRRRS)
TS - Tigerstripe
TSOB - Tough SOB
TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTT - Tack To Top
U
UBR - Utility/Battle Rifle (a general purpose adjustable stock made by Magpul, with a fixed cheekweld. Successor to the M93B.)
UCP - Universal camo pattern
UD- Unintentional Discharge (a weapon discharge made without deliberate or conscious intent, including accidental, involuntary and negligent discharges)
UIF - Unknown Indigenous Forces
URX - Upper Receiver eXtension (a free-floating rail system made by Knight's Armament)
USGI - United States Government Issue (often in reference to magazines - most regard USGI mags as the best)
USMC - United States Marine Corps
V
VFG - Vertical Fore/Forward/Front Grip
VLTOR - Ancient Roman spelling for the Latin word ULTOR, meaning "Avenger" (more directly, a modular stock system for the M16, M4 and AR series of rifles)
VSS: Elite Troops silenced advanced marksman rifle
W
WAG - Wild a** Guess
WCU - Woodland Camo Uniform
WECSOG- Wile E. Coyote School Of Gunsmithing (unconventional, unprofessional [although not necessarily poor quality], make-do with what you've gotgunsmithing - usually done at home with few tools, often involving afile and/or hammer)
WTB - Want(ed) To Buy
WTF - What The F**k
WTK - Want(ed) To Know
WTS - Want(ed) To Sell
WTT - Want(ed) To Trade
X
XCR - eXchangeable Caliber Rifle* (Robinson Armament's modular battle rifle, originally intended as a SCAR contender)
XM8 - Designation of a modular weapon system that competed for the contract to replace the M16 family of rifles. XM8 lost the contract.
X (as in XM177) - eXperimental
Y
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
Z
Z- Zero (marked on some A2-style rear sight elevation knobs to indicatethe position at which the knob should be set when establishing abattlesight zero on a 25-meter range according to standard military doctrine)
ZAMN - Zombies Ate My Neighbors (16 bit video game, also a humorous reference to anyone in the thread)
Brands of guns
TM - Tokyo Marui
G&G - Guay & Guay
G&P - Guan & Ping (?)
ICS - I Chih Shivan
KSC - not an acronym (?)
KWA - not an acronym (?)
STTI - Spring Time (Taiwan) Industries
TK - Tanio Koba
WA - Western Arms
WE - Wei-E Tech
WETTI - Wei Tech Tactical Training International
CA - Classic Army
VFC - Vega Force Company
CYMA - Another spelling of the Chinese word Sima
Cybergun
KA - King Arms
DE - Double Eagle
BE - Both Elephant
JG - Jing Gong
A&K - (?)
AGM - Airsoft Gun Manufacturer
ACM - All Chinese Made
JLS - Jia Li Sheng
HFC - Ho Feng Corporation
KWC - Kien Well Corporation
KJW - Kuan Ju Works
SRC - Star Rainbow Company
UHC - Unicorn Hobby Company
UTG - Under The Gun
AE - Airsoft Elite
CAW - Craft Apple Works
TOP - Target Original Planning
Real Steel Companies (with airsoft counterparts)
DD - Daniel Defense
KAC - Knights Armament Company
MAGPUL
Brands Of Gear
TT - Tactical Tailor
DBT - Diamondback Tactical
BHI - Blackhawk Industries
