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clip, silencer, etc. Do you really not know what someone is saying?
O.k. bullet can be confusing
Do we really need to correct silencer? nobody thinks a suppressor makes a gun silent. Furthermore I find the term silencer clearer than suppressor. Sound suppressor? Flash suppressor? Suppressor manufacturers call them silencers. Jeez give it a rest
If someone says he has a 15 round clip for his Glock are you really confused by what he is talking about? What good does it do to correct the guy?
I read one answer where someone asked about a 22-250 rifle. One reply was was that the 22-250 was a caliber not a rifle. Why do that even if you are correct (cartridge not caliber)
Dope, rimfire, breach, striker fired, primer, case, extractor, parallax, weaver style, double action, etc. are intimidating to new people. Do you want to add hair-splitting as another burden to shooting?
My question is: if everyone knows what someone is talking about why correct them? Or at least why correct them and add nothing helpful?
It's not confusing, it just makes the person who's saying such things sound like they don't know what they're talking about.
True, some firearms are fed from a clip(Such as the Garand, that use an En Bloc clip), some use a clip to load an internal magazine(like an SKS), but there's a significant difference between magazine and clip.
The difference between suppressor/sound suppressor and silencer (also moderator) are also somewhat based on localities and use. Suppressor also is more politically correct, as the term 'Silencer' is more criminal. The term 'Sound Suppressor' could be interchanged with anything else intended to limit noise output of something, such as a car or other machinery. That way, it's going to sound like more of a safety device instead of something allowing you to shoot silently, as would be desirable for criminal activities.
It's the same difference in anything. If you went to get your oil changed, and the tech said that your wheels (as opposed to tires), were low, I can't imagine that that would make me want to go there again. I, myself, am not a stickler for terminology, just so long as it gets the right idea across clearly.