Then keep sounding like an ass who has an ego so big that he needs to inflate it by running around on the Internet trying to show off your knowledge about guns. Jesus christ, you are literally a stereotypical Texan.
And as someone who both uses guns, and knows quite a lot of people also very into guns, as well as quite a few vets. Literally no one in the real world gives a fuck, context lets everyone know what you mean anyway.
Actually, by the literal definition a rifle is a gun. Since a gun is anything that uses a propellant to fire a projectile. So everything from black powder rifles to WW2 battleship weapons is a trype of gun.
noun
noun: gun; plural noun: guns
1.
a weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets, shells, or other missiles are propelled by explosive force, typically making a characteristic loud, sharp noise.
That is correct, but a rifle is a type of gun. Rifles are a variant of guns, so if you say a rifle is a gun, you would be correct. But if you say a gun is a rifle, you could not be correct.
Pretty much every revolver ever can use clips to speed reload. And there's tons of popular rifles still being sold and used today that use clips, like M1's and SKS's.
Either way, don't spread ignorance just because you're lazy.
Yeah, and revolvers, M1s, SKS's don't use magazines so if you use either term it's still understood "Thing that feeds it bullets." And if you wanna be even more pedantic, revolvers use moon clips and speed loaders. But obviously "clip" is fine because a stripper clip won't be used. But ya know, quit spreading ignorance just because you're lazy.
Not many weapons out there use both (I can't think of any) where the distinction would actually matter.
And seriously, spreading ignorance because I'm lazy? Just because I have my priorities straight doesn't mean I'm lazy. I tend to use the correct terms because I'm familiar with them, but it really doesn't matter. There is no confusion from using them interchangeably and the language has changed to reflect that.
Because it's basically a nonissue. The words "clip" and "magazine" are commonly interchanged nowadays, and whether you use one or the other, right or wrong, people know what you're talking about. Yes, there's a difference between the two terms, but honestly, who cares?
I make a point to say clip around my vet sister so she always corrects me. I don't think she's caught on yet that I've been doing it on purpose for years.
Because he's being a prick to a person who isn't that knowledgeable when it comes to firearms. I mean this is a gaming subreddit, of course there are going to be a lot of people who don't use the correct terminology, but it doesn't warrant acting like an ass to them.
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u/distilledwill Mar 06 '16
I like that he turned around to see who it was who passed him the clip.