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Posted: 10/13/2011 4:21:14 PM EDT

Just got registered!!!!
Hello to all1

First step to me getting my first build on is learning some of the short hand used to describe products and parts for the ar15.

Is there a thread layed out to better describe parts ect.

Posted: 10/13/2011 4:24:01 PM EDT

[#1]

http://www.ar15.com//content/page.html?id=254

Oh and welcome!

Posted: 10/13/2011 4:24:50 PM EDT

[#2]

Welcome to arfcom, start Here.

Posted: 10/13/2011 4:30:38 PM EDT

[#3]

Welcome, this sight has a ton of things, look around

Posted: 10/13/2011 4:37:30 PM EDT

[#4]

Glad you're aboard

Posted: 10/13/2011 4:41:09 PM EDT

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I noticed that TOGTFO was not listed. That's an important one.

Posted: 10/13/2011 4:48:10 PM EDT

[#6]

Thanks guys those were two posts that i have deff. been looking for.
I have be scoping the set on AR15 for quite some time and finally decided to build my first and get fully in the community and
throw some feelers out their on some questions i have had!

Posted: 10/13/2011 4:53:42 PM EDT

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Quoted:
I noticed that TOGTFO was not listed. That's an important one.

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Posted: 10/13/2011 4:59:23 PM EDT

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Quoted:
I noticed that TOGTFO was not listed. That's an important one.

Neither is:
buffer tube = receiver extension
gas pipe = gas tube

OP get a TM-23 to learn the actual name of the AR parts

Posted: 10/13/2011 5:07:05 PM EDT

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Ahh, Got it! Google is my friend.

Posted: 10/13/2011 5:11:02 PM EDT

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Quoted:

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Ahh, Got it! Google is my friend.

Posted: 10/13/2011 5:16:25 PM EDT

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Quoted:

Quoted:
I noticed that TOGTFO was not listed. That's an important one.

http://d26ya5yqg8yyvs.cloudfront.net/hmmm.gif

A general discussion post in AR discussion, awesome.

OP, do you know what you are building yet?

Posted: 10/13/2011 5:20:27 PM EDT

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I noticed that TOGTFO was not listed. That's an important one.

Really?

This isn't GD and we have a hard enough time keeping AR discussion clean as it is.
Why not link him to the "chart" so we can all post a IBTL.

Posted: 10/13/2011 7:19:43 PM EDT

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IBTL

Posted: 10/13/2011 7:45:45 PM EDT

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Quoted:
IBTL

That's one of the most common ones in AR discussions these days.

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Posted: 10/13/2011 8:17:40 PM EDT

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Quoted:

Quoted:
IBTL

That's one of the most common ones in AR discussions these days.

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ok, so one thing you need to learn on arf.com, group discussion is ruining this place................

there that said, these guys use tons of acronyms, i think i may kinda stem from a .mil background........and that being said, there is your first one

.mil.. military

mil spec.. military specifications (lots of crap plastic manufacturers in the world will say their stuff is mil spec, very few pieces really are)

carbine, middy and rifle length gas systems refer to the location of the gas port on the barrel

gas port will be a hole drilled into the barrel that your gas block goes on

gas blocks have different set ups, there are "integrated gas blocks" where the gas block and the front sight are all the same piece, then there are also low profile, these are designed to fit underneath a rail

rail, this usually refers to the picattiny rail, also know as a 1913 rail

irons, refers to iron sights, or any version thereof

optics, well .....lol pretty much self explanatory

feel free to shoot me any questions and welcome to the forum