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Old 05-20-2012, 07:41 AM   #1
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Old 05-20-2012, 07:47 AM   #2
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Old 05-20-2012, 08:18 AM   #3
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Old 05-20-2012, 08:39 AM   #4
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I was cleaning it when it went off.
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Old 05-20-2012, 08:41 AM   #6
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Old 05-20-2012, 08:44 AM   #7
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Accidental discharge.

Calling a cartridge a "bullet"
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+1, this is the worst.
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Old 05-20-2012, 08:51 AM   #9
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Sory I didn't know it was loaded.
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Old 05-20-2012, 08:55 AM   #10
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Casings, referring to reloadable brass.
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Old 05-20-2012, 08:57 AM   #11
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Old 05-20-2012, 08:58 AM   #12
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Old 05-20-2012, 09:03 AM   #13
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'bullet heads'

'shotgun bullets'

those 'know it alls' that hang around the gunshops that think the grain weight listed on a box of ammo is how many grains of powder in the cartridge, or 'bullet' as they most often term it.
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ooh yeah, those are good ones too John. I hate it when gun folk call a magazine a clip.
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"Recipe", referring to handloading data.
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+1 I couldn't believe it wasn't said earlier in the thread. Out of all the phrases posted thus far. This is by far the most irritating
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"Recipe", referring to handloading data.
i'll hide my hand load book
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-Y'know
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i'll hide my hand load book
Not personal data (recipe), published data. Many use the term as if anything (recipe) in the book is safe and good to go.
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6 of these or one half dozen of the other
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