10 Round Mag differences

hoadie wrote:

Well..finally, I seem to have an ally! Thank you Sarge.

Hoadie my dear fellow, when anything is in print... and in 'H.M.S.O.', it's nothing other than gospel. One's duty as a loyal subject of the Crown is to defend to the n'th degree: 'King's Regulations' and all lesser H.M.S.O. publications. Unfortunately, there does seem to be a little difficulty in the colonies as to the mastering of the King's English.

However, the odd whipping and field punishment no.1 will soon put that right.

This is MY rifle, there are many like, but this one... is MINE!

Am I one of the "heathens" or have I been "saved"?

QUOTE=A square 10] stay safe WR , stay calm hoadie , we shall win over the heathens , [/QUOTE]

Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts.

Y' know I've never heard of it called a "Charger clip" before Evil Smile

It was always either "Chargers" or "stripper clips"??

Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)

Kewl.

Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)

Easy guys this is all in fun, don't get carried away.

Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)

I guess its the same as calling a firearm a gun. It has become the norm. I typically refer to mine as firearms, rifles, shotguns, pistols and revolvers. But I still go to the gunsmith and gun shop. I don't take offence is someone uses the term gun as I know what they are talking about when taken in context.

Some handgun experts make a technical distinction that views pistols as a subset of handguns. Sometimes in usage, the term "pistol" refers to a handgun having one chamber integral with the barrel, making pistols distinct from the other main type of handgun, the revolver, which has a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers. But UK/Commonwealth usage often does not make this distinction. For example, the official designation of the Webley Mk VI was "Pistol, Revolver, Webley No. 1 Mk VI", and the designation "Pistol No. 2 Mk I" was used to refer to both the Enfield Revolver and the later Browning Hi-Power semi-automatic.

I do agree about the term Charger or Charger Clip vs Stripper Clip. It is obviously more descriptive calling it a Charger Clip. For many years I was a forestry manager. When felling Eucalyptus we have a gang of women who strip the bark off freshly felled logs. They are called strippers as opposed to de-barkers, which refers to a mechanical device for removing bark from (mainly) pine logs.

In this PC world (or where politicians stamp their authority) things change. For example here in SA the government has this annoying habit of calling pupils (or students) learners and teachers are called educators.

So we do need to take somethings in context, but also educate (not teach) people on the correct terminology. We are all learners (not students) of life.

It seems pointless to me. But if it makes you folks happy then by all means carry on. Shocked

Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their planet!!

hey sarge -- you know i luv ya right ? but please .......

".. Unfortunately, there does seem to be a little difficulty in the colonies as to the mastering of the King's English.

However, the odd whipping and field punishment no.1 will soon put that right.

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you do realise that this was tried twice with no cigar ....1812 ya got your licks in but it still ended badly ya all - down south if i recall correctly , just sayin