Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail BULLET
The bullet or head debate goes on.
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I agree, in the grand scheme of things it doesn’t really matter. On their own head be it.
It is the insistence on the right to be incorrect I find worrying.
The Stalking Directory is far from the grand scheme of things. It is a forum where we discuss the nuances of deer and shooting, and the subtleties of reloading.
I can understand someone being confused by retailers listing their bullets as heads and adopting the term in ignorance. What I don’t understand is why people on here would want to insist on using “heads” or “bullet heads” when the reason it is incorrect and potentially dangerous is pointed out.
Just because it is a wind up seems a bit weak.
I haven’t seen an argument that supports the logic of using “bullet heads”. Just a criticism that people shouldn’t be fussed about the issue.
We care about precise shooting, why should we not care about precise shooting terminology?
We don’t insist on imprecise muzzle awareness why insist upon the right to use imprecise descriptions?
Alan
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Woodsmoke
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Absolutely on the money! The insistence by some of continued use of incorrect terminology must have broken their teachers spirit at school. The phrase 'educating pork' springs to mind . . . .
Similar view with fewer expletives?
God, give me grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
Courage to change the things
which should be changed,
and the wisdom to distinguish
the one from the other...
Very much so. I just ignore a great many posts that display a sloppy approach to how they've been written. It seems to be the norm for an ever-increasing number of posters though. Which only goes to reinforce my belief that people in general are becoming stupider. You'd think that statement alone would motivate members to put more effort into their posts though, wouldn't you?
The thing is very much like local terms irrespective of what it says in the dictionary or how someone does goes about something.
A spade or graft a lump hammer or club hammer.....wheel/tyre
Head is what my Dad would call when toothing out a doorway so the head of the door frame would fit.
A dinging iron is what I know is used for jointing up brick work (old bucket handles were best)
Heads of terms is used every day in all sorts of business
However the masses call it a bullet projectile which is fine....but I call it a head lol
Utectok
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Alan, do you remember when you replied to my short clip of me making a long nail at an engineering firm
while I was waiting for the cut off saw to finish so I could go back to the turning work....?
Yes we have discussed it via pm but you did proceed to tell me in a roundabout way I was doing it wrong.
It matters not but it has the same tone of people complaining on how people describe something to how others see it....
Any way the hammer head never fell off and the nail passed inspection lol
TH4
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Respect your view but it just seems pedantic to me. You could call it a tulip if you want, as long as it hits where I aim I don't care
Woodsmoke
Well-Known Member
And you are wrong. Colloquialisms are one thing, the deliberate use of an incorrect term to describe any object with has its own descriptive noun is quite another. The correct term is 'bullet'. It always has been, and always will be. people are free to call it a banana if they so desire, but they'll be wrong. Some might say say choosing to continue to be wrong in the face of clear and unambiguous clarification is the action of a fool, but there you go . . . . .
If this is indicative of prevailing attitudes today, then I despair as to why anyone would ever choose to become a schoolteacher.
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As often people cherry pick parts of a post to suit
So do you use the terms Reg (Regulator) or DV (Demand Valve) Lp hose Hp hose the list is endless
A cuppa or have a brew.....we do this very day
The other points were
A spade or graft a lump hammer or club hammer.....wheel/tyre
Head is what my Dad would call when toothing out a doorway so the head of the door frame would fit.
A dinging iron is what I know is used for jointing up brick work (old bucket handles were best)
Woodsmoke
Well-Known Member
You're still incorrect. Abbreviations and colloquialisms are commonplace. Your use of 'heads' to refer to bullets is wrong, plain and simple. If you won't to be educated then so be it. I'm not wasting any more of my time with you on this. You've been told you're wrong, and shown to be so. You refuse to accept that. Suit yourself, I'm done with youAs often people cherry pick parts of a post to suit
TH4
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You haven't got to the bit about giving head Yet TimAs often people cherry pick parts of a post to suit
So do you use the terms Reg (Regulator) or DV (Demand Valve) Lp hose Hp hose the list is endless
A cuppa or have a brew.....we do this very day
Get a gripis a good term
The other points were
A spade or graft a lump hammer or club hammer.....wheel/tyre
Head is what my Dad would call when toothing out a doorway so the head of the door frame would fit.
A dinging iron is what I know is used for jointing up brick work (old bucket handles were best)
You're still incorrect. Abbreviations and colloquialisms are commonplace. Your use of 'heads' to refer to bullets is wrong, plain and simple. If you won't to be educated then so be it. I'm not wasting any more of my time with you on this. You've been told you're wrong, and shown to be so. You refuse to accept that. Suit yourself, I'm done with you
Absolutely...providing everybody in the situation also call it a tulip there is no confusion. There is no confusion if we all use the word bullet. Why would you not want to use the word bullet?
We have had the issue on here a number of times when people have confused "Head Space" with "Jump to the lands" ie space in between bullet ogive and rifling...they thought it referred to the space in front of the "head"...They were trying to match one tolerance with the other. A risk of over pressure...compounded by misunderstood / inaccurate / unecessary terminology.
Alan
Now this is a head!, What a weird film ............
Bavarianbrit
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We will be reloading in groans of powder next. 
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