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LeatherneckOIF2 قف او سا Ÿ Joined Feb 2005 Posts 310 EE 0% (0) MO, USA	Posted: 11/16/2005 5:13:59 PM EDT [Last Edit: LeatherneckOIF2] [#1] zrxc77, thanks. I thought those were called "middys", I guess dissy and middy are interchangable then? BTW, I think DUPE is for duplicate, like this has been posted here before.
	"When you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend, because she knows she's dating a pussy." --Major General James Mattis, USMC Semper Fi

zrxc77

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Posted: 11/16/2005 6:31:50 PM EDT

[#2]

Originally Posted By LeatherneckOIF2:
zrxc77,
thanks. I thought those were called "middys", I guess dissy and middy are interchangable then?

BTW, I think DUPE is for duplicate, like this has been posted here before.

You're welcome, LeatherneckOIF2.

Dissy and middy aren't interchangeable. Mid-length handguards are longer than standard carbine handguards, but shorter than the rifle handguards that a Dissipator uses. Here is a comparison picture I threw together. From the top to the bottom you see a standard carbine upper, a mid-length upper and a Dissipator upper:

(The standard carbine and mid-length pictures are from RRA, the Dissipator from Bushmaster. I had to mirror the RRA uppers to make everything point in the same direction.)

Mid-lengths also differ in the length of their gas tubes. As you might expect, the gas tube of a mid-length is longer than that of a standard carbine but shorter than that of a rifle. Many consider the added length over a standard carbine to be a benefit because it stretches the gas pulse and reduces its peak, resulting in less violent cycling than a standard carbine.

Note that this is unlike the Dissipator that, despite its rifle-length handguards, still uses a standard carbine length gas system.

And yes, your explanation of "dupe" is correct. Thank you.

LeatherneckOIF2

قف او سا Ÿ

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Posted: 11/17/2005 10:13:00 AM EDT

[#3]

Wow, I guess there's a lot I don't know about these things.
We got the standard ol' 20" barreled M16A2, and then the A4 in the sandbox. I've never handled an M4, but I know the Army liked them. I do hear lots of short-stroking stories about M4geries though.

Mine is a standard A2, I'm thinking about putting together an A4 style, but with a collapsible stock for my next one. Then maybe a varmint version, 24" bull, free floated handguard etc...

Thanks for the info, I know where to go the next time I think "what the hell is a ____?"

"When you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend, because she knows she's dating a pussy."
--Major General James Mattis, USMC

Semper Fi

npd233

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Posted: 3/25/2007 10:26:31 PM EDT

[#4]

Originally Posted By 82ndAbn:
Moved to the General board and re-tacked.

Chuck-

Thank YOU!

"Oh well. What's for lunch?" - motown_steve, in http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=530551

CG-armorer Joined Nov 2006 Posts 6 EE 0% (0) TX, USA	Posted: 4/1/2007 5:59:23 PM EDT [#5] Here's one that, I'm sure, many of us have used in day-to-day life... PFM = Pure F--king Magic

gitarmac Member Joined Apr 2001 Posts 789 EE 0% (0) GA, USA	Posted: 4/3/2007 6:59:07 PM EDT [#6] It would be cool if we had a glossary section somewhere on the webpage, like where "help" or "articles" is. I actually thought we had one cause I remembered seeing a definition of acronyms and tried to find it. I couldn't find it but later on discoverd that I had tagged this thread.
	"I'm not moody and I'm not a loner... I'm a goddamn people person, I fucking love people." AcidGambit

Vulcan94 Proud to be a American كاف ! Joined Mar 2001 Posts 2858 EE 0% (0) NC, USA	Posted: 5/19/2007 3:03:41 AM EDT [#7] I can't believe I missed this thread. Vulcan94
	Originally Posted By Wave: "I had my laptop at the range, some hot brass went down my neck, then I started locking threads wildly!"

BigDaddy0004 Member Joined Feb 2005 Posts 189 EE 100% (26) IN, USA	Posted: 6/30/2007 6:31:06 AM EDT [#8] What does OST mean? Several posters in a Group Buy replied by OST.
	Worf: No! Men do not roar. Women roar. Then they hurl heavy objects. (dreamily) And claw at you.

packingXDs

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Posted: 6/30/2007 6:33:14 AM EDT

[#9]

Originally Posted By BigDaddy0004:
What does OST mean?

Several posters in a Group Buy replied by OST.

Old School Tag.

BigDaddy0004

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Posted: 6/30/2007 2:08:37 PM EDT

[#10]

Originally Posted By packingXDs:

Originally Posted By BigDaddy0004:
What does OST mean?

Several posters in a Group Buy replied by OST.

Old School Tag.

Thanks packingXDs.
Apparently 46 years old isn't old school enough to have caught that.

Worf: No! Men do not roar. Women roar. Then they hurl heavy objects. (dreamily) And claw at you.

LouisianaCarry Southern Member Joined Mar 2007 Posts 317 EE 100% (1) LA, USA	Posted: 7/19/2007 1:47:26 AM EDT [#11] I didn't see OST on the list. I see people use it alot. What's that mean?
	If you live in Louisiana, visit lacarry.org If you love liberty, visit americanrevival.org The day I met Jesus: jesusisonthe.net/author None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. – Goethe

M4MikelA3

These aren't the droids you're looking for.

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Posted: 7/19/2007 1:49:16 AM EDT

[Last Edit: M4MikelA3] [#12]

Originally Posted By LouisianaCarry:
I didn't see OST on the list. I see people use it alot. What's that mean?

Old School Tag

They are posting to a thread so it bumps to the top of the "May Active Topics" section when someone posts to it.

ETA: Read the post directly above yours in this thread.

It is the madness of folly, to expect mercy from those who have refused to do justice; and even mercy, where conquest is the object, is only a trick of war; the cunning of the fox is as murderous as the violence of the wolf.
~Thomas Paine~

LouisianaCarry Southern Member Joined Mar 2007 Posts 319 EE 100% (1) LA, USA	Posted: 7/19/2007 2:02:08 AM EDT [#13] Sorry for the dupe. I read the first hundred posts or so, and assumed (after not seeing it by then) that if it had been asked, it would have been added to the list. Thanks for the info!
	If you live in Louisiana, visit lacarry.org If you love liberty, visit americanrevival.org The day I met Jesus: jesusisonthe.net/author None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. – Goethe

FB41 Member Joined May 2003 Posts 1358 EE 100% (3) FL, USA	Posted: 8/8/2007 8:35:13 PM EDT [#14] How about "Oh teh noes" and "teh ghey"? I see it a lot and still can't figure it out.
	Flying, diving, hunting, fishing and shooting. Who has time for those "other" sports? USMC 1977-1987

M4MikelA3

These aren't the droids you're looking for.

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Posted: 8/8/2007 8:49:24 PM EDT

[#15]

Originally Posted By FB41:
How about "Oh teh noes" and "teh ghey"?

I see it a lot and still can't figure it out.

It's internet "hip speak". 'teh' is a common typo for 'the'. 'Ghey' is a way of saying "bad" without slandering 'gays'

It's something teenage girls contributed to internet vocabularies.

It is the madness of folly, to expect mercy from those who have refused to do justice; and even mercy, where conquest is the object, is only a trick of war; the cunning of the fox is as murderous as the violence of the wolf.
~Thomas Paine~

BigDozer66 O'er the land of the free & the home of the brave! Joined Jan 2001 Posts 11331 EE 100% (85) TX, USA	Posted: 1/14/2008 12:37:35 PM EDT [#16] TIS BigDozer66
	"...One Nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." “War, like most other things, is a science to be acquired and perfected by diligence, by perseverance, by time, and by practice.” Alexa

BigDaddy0004 Member Joined Feb 2005 Posts 341 EE 100% (26) IN, USA	Posted: 2/17/2008 11:14:15 AM EDT [#17] How about AO ? As in "A good map of your AO would be helpful."
	Worf: No! Men do not roar. Women roar. Then they hurl heavy objects. (dreamily) And claw at you.

zrxc77

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Posted: 2/18/2008 1:13:24 AM EDT

[#18]

Originally Posted By BigDaddy0004:
How about AO ?

As in "A good map of your AO would be helpful."

Area of Operations.

Thank you 4xDawn and krpind for sponsoring my team membership. You are both very generous.

BigDaddy0004

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Posted: 2/18/2008 7:13:27 AM EDT

[#19]

Originally Posted By zrxc77:

Originally Posted By BigDaddy0004:
How about AO ?

As in "A good map of your AO would be helpful."

Area of Operations.

Thank you, zrxc77.

Worf: No! Men do not roar. Women roar. Then they hurl heavy objects. (dreamily) And claw at you.

zrxc77 Member Joined Mar 2004 Posts 2579 EE 0% (0) MD, USA	Posted: 2/18/2008 1:49:26 PM EDT [#20] You're welcome.
	Thank you 4xDawn and krpind for sponsoring my team membership. You are both very generous.

elderboy02 NRA Life Member Joined Jul 2007 Posts 1123 EE 100% (34) OH, USA	Posted: 2/24/2008 8:41:43 PM EDT [#21] AAR = After Action Report.

Hornetdriver Member Joined Jan 2005 Posts 270 EE 100% (4) USA	Posted: 3/23/2008 7:55:31 PM EDT [#22] Great page to have.
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M4Real Member Joined Feb 2001 Posts 1639 EE 100% (5) FL, USA	Posted: 4/5/2008 9:23:25 AM EDT [#23] I know some people that need this thread forwarded to them.
	Welcome to my Underground. Help yourself to guns and ammo.

bnielsonak47 I just took a Massive Adrenaline Dump! Joined Aug 2004 Posts 535 EE 100% (5) UT, USA	Posted: 7/1/2008 5:45:11 PM EDT [Last Edit: bnielsonak47] [#24] nevermind

bnielsonak47 I just took a Massive Adrenaline Dump! Joined Aug 2004 Posts 536 EE 100% (5) UT, USA	Posted: 7/1/2008 5:45:11 PM EDT [Last Edit: bnielsonak47] [#25] Double tap tuesday

pvc1984 Member Joined Feb 2007 Posts 1861 EE 100% (2) NY, USA	Posted: 7/30/2008 12:46:48 AM EDT [#26] You've gotta add... QFT = Quoted For Truth
	Whatever dude!

brokefromguns Member Joined Aug 2006 Posts 93 EE 0% (0) PA, USA	Posted: 9/24/2008 9:33:21 PM EDT [#27] what does BBQ mean besides slow cooking meat

zrxc77 Member Joined Mar 2004 Posts 2933 EE 0% (0) MD, USA	Posted: 9/25/2008 1:13:06 AM EDT [Last Edit: zrxc77] [#28] I've never heard of any other meaning. Can you supply some context? ETA - Does this help?
	Thank you GoatBoy.

MrHold Joined Oct 2002 Posts 36 EE 0% (0) CT, USA	Posted: 11/15/2008 10:27:51 AM EDT [#29] I would like to add OBI- Open Bolt Indicator

Colt_sporter Member Joined Aug 2002 Posts 5394 EE 100% (134) NH, USA	Posted: 11/28/2008 2:27:59 PM EDT [#30] I didn't see BFL on the list.. Bolt Face Logo
	I owned a Colt a for a month...and now I'm stuck with the name...

moravecb Joined Jul 2008 Posts 35 EE 0% (0) NC, USA	Posted: 12/18/2008 7:03:04 PM EDT [Last Edit: moravecb] [#31] where is the subsrcibe link for this thread?

Phil_in_Seattle Member Joined Nov 2000 Posts 18242 EE 100% (4) WA, USA	Posted: 12/18/2008 8:00:00 PM EDT [Last Edit: Phil_in_Seattle] [#32] Originally Posted By moravecb: where is the subsrcibe link for this thread? None Team Members don't have the subscribe feature in the General Boards Forums.

MountainMan1976 Cereal Killer Joined Nov 2008 Posts 324 EE 0% (0) AK, USA	Posted: 12/19/2008 12:29:41 PM EDT [#33] FOing?
	I like to think of Jesus like with giant eagles wings, and singin' lead vocals for Lynyrd Skynyrd God Bless John Wayne Id rather be snorting coke off Ann Coulters ass FUCK OBAMA and the Chrysler 300C he rode in on

Dolomite_Supafly

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Posted: 1/21/2009 3:49:23 AM EDT

[#34]

Originally Posted By MountainMan1976:
FOing?

Foing on Urban Dictionary

Originated on AR15.com when a member (Shawnofthedead) was invited to a threesome that included a male and female and started a thread. He, in haste and against the advice of many members, said "fuck it im foing" and was never heard from since.

An obvious typo has now transformed the word "going" to "foing" on the ARFCOM boards.

Dolomite

USMC_Dad Thundering Third Joined Mar 2004 Posts 2717 EE 100% (2) AZ, USA	Posted: 3/28/2009 1:44:55 PM EDT [#35] Tag
	CMAA of "Ranstad's Militia"...The Fantastic Bastards....but still mostly a grunt !!! Card carrying member of Ranstad's Militia. Est. 2007 RIP LCpl Steven Stacy July 5th '07 Al Anbar Prov. Iraq

Mr-Shatters Buy the ticket, take the ride. Joined Jul 2006 Posts 375 EE 0% (0) PA, USA	Posted: 4/2/2009 11:29:33 PM EDT [Last Edit: Mr-Shatters] [#36] Anyone got BTDT? Its probably obvious, but I can't get it. ETA: Been There Done That. D'OH!!
	I understand that fear is my friend, but not always. Never turn your back on fear. It should always be in front of you, like a thing that might have to be killed. -HST

Iggyort Member ,NRA Life , USPSA, IDPA Joined May 2007 Posts 1903 EE 0% (0) NJ, USA	Posted: 5/13/2009 3:35:55 PM EDT [#37] tag
	Shoot Quickly ,Accurately and Safely F.B.H.O. What Have You Done Lately To Defend Your Gun Rights?

WasatchAR Member Joined Oct 2007 Posts 435 EE 100% (1) USA	Posted: 5/15/2009 9:15:53 AM EDT [#38]
	ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

phonegunner Joined Nov 2000 Posts 1554 EE 100% (76) UT, USA	Posted: 8/31/2009 9:33:13 AM EDT [#39] LOA List Of Acronyms

EatWhenHungry Joined Jun 2009 Posts 23 EE 0% (0) WA, USA	Posted: 9/1/2009 12:52:25 AM EDT [Last Edit: EatWhenHungry] [#40] PIF? As in: PIF - followed by some piece of equipment. ETA - Nevermind, I was answered elsewhere. Pay It Forward. Got it.

HomeSlice Member Joined Aug 2007 Posts 265 EE 100% (2) IN, USA	Posted: 9/16/2009 11:14:06 AM EDT [#41] OST

MACD [i]advocatus diaboli[/i] Joined Jun 2006 Posts 8301 EE 100% (166) TX, USA	Posted: 9/25/2009 5:36:01 AM EDT [#42] Originally Posted By HomeSlice: OST
	To err is human. To err, deny erring, make counter accusations, stick your fingers in your ears and continue erring is GD. -Faustieah

kar98k My Avatar is Staring at You. Joined Sep 2005 Posts 5790 EE 100% (47) TX, USA	Posted: 10/24/2009 1:23:07 PM EDT [#43] .. ..
	If some catastrophic event happens and most of humanity is wiped from the face of the earth, the only people left to hang out with will be you guys! Oh the horror! -- Boombastic No situation is ever so bad that the government can't make it worse.

RidgeDog Member Joined Jul 2008 Posts 982 EE 100% (3) OR, USA	Posted: 10/24/2009 8:12:10 PM EDT [#44] How about .CNRG " .Civ Nobody Regular Guy" Kinda goes along with HDLS "High Drag Low Speed"
	"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them." (The Shootist)

Gamma762 criticality accident Joined Sep 2004 Posts 12349 EE 91% (11) USA	Posted: 11/29/2009 2:38:30 PM EDT [Last Edit: Gamma762] [#45] SWAG = Scientific Wild Ass Guess meaning, educated guess, informed speculation
	This is...a clue. - Pat_Rogers I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and daggone it, people like me... - costa

toothlesrooster Joined May 2006 Posts 1093 EE 100% (16) MO, USA	Posted: 12/11/2009 11:30:45 AM EDT [#46] tag

CaptSchofield Canon Cocker 105 and 155mm quailified Joined Mar 2005 Posts 2576 EE 0% (0) IN, USA	Posted: 1/8/2010 8:10:33 PM EDT [#47] tag
	Another load from the floor of the 10th U.S. Cavalry stables NRA life member and proud of it! Ham Radio Amateur Extra .-- --- ----- .--.

Mr-Shatters Buy the ticket, take the ride. Joined Jul 2006 Posts 439 EE 0% (0) PA, USA	Posted: 1/11/2010 10:54:48 PM EDT [#48] Originally Posted By Gamma762: SWAG = Scientific Wild Ass Guess meaning, educated guess, informed speculation Hmmm... SWAG in the live music world is Stuff We All Get; T-shirts, working lams, logo bottle openers, etc...
	"But tonight I say we must move forward, not backward! Upward not forward! And always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom!!" -Kodos

badm4 the zombies are coming ! Joined Jan 2009 Posts 625 EE 100% (30) OH, USA	Posted: 1/20/2010 11:24:17 AM EDT [#49] wut does meh... mean ?
	I'll keep my gun's,money & freedom,you keep "the change" !! Proud Member of "Ranstads Militia" ...the "Fantastic Bastards"

masondixon07 Joined Nov 2009 Posts 36 EE 0% (0) TX, USA	Posted: 1/30/2010 2:08:00 AM EDT [#50] how about FO? i know the context but no idea what it actually stands for.

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