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Barry Sayer
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Being a airsoft newbie I hear and read many acronyms, plus terminology that I end up having to look up to find the meaning.....might sound daft but everyone was newb at some point, so would it be a good idea for a sort of 'novice list' ?

I.e. 

High cap - High capacity magazine 

RIF - Realistic imitation firearm 

AEG - Automatic electric gun

GBB - Gas blow back

etc.etc.

 

Basic, I know, but possibly helpful 😁

 

 

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10 hours ago, Barry Sayer said:

Being a airsoft newbie I hear and read many acronyms, plus terminology that I end up having to look up to find the meaning.....might sound daft but everyone was newb at some point, so would it be a good idea for a sort of 'novice list' ?

I.e. 

High cap - High capacity magazine 

RIF - Realistic imitation firearm 

AEG - Automatic electric gun

GBB - Gas blow back

etc.etc.

 

Basic, I know, but possibly helpful 😁

The acronyms you've listed have a dotted line below them, so if you hover over them it provides the definition anyway.

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Good idea Barry

Could make this into an Airsoft dictionary or encyclopaedia.

 

I would add to the list:

IF - Imitation Firearm  - Two Tone painted weapon

BFG - Blank Firing Grenade (Come as Timed or Impact type)

Hop - Rubber part that imparts spin on the BB to keep trajectory straight (Can also be referred to as 'Adjusting the hop')

Li-Po - Common battery used with AEGs.  (Commonly 7.2v but some AEGs can use 11.1v)

DEANS / T-Connector - Battery connection type for AEGs

Mini-Tamiya - Older, less efficient battery connector for AEGs

 

 

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57 minutes ago, Pseudotectonic said:

ROF DSG and PME often go together

 

Btw is there a list of the forum-mouseover-hint or whatever it is called? This thread might be a good chance to update it

I don't have a mouse 🤔 don't own a computer....just a mobile phone.

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NGRS - Next Gen Recoil System from Tokyo Marui

GG - Green Gas (propellant for gbb toys filled with silicon and designed to screw

                             your accuracy)

MTP - Multi Terrain Pattern Camouflage (shite) 😂

ACOG - Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight. (also shite)😂

NPAS - Negative Pressure (something) System (velocity adjustment for gbbr’s)

DNC - Digital Night Camouflage (Gods tactical flannel👌)

 

I’ll add more if I think of them 😂

Edited by Enid_Puceflange
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Not an acronym, but "Pongoes".

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4 hours ago, Colin Allen said:

Not an acronym, but "Pongoes".

From 'Where the Army goes the pong goes....'

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