The bullet or head debate goes on.

[Foxyboy43]

It's not meant to be bleak , just making the point that even well intentioned advice can be easily misconstrued . It's also in no way intended as a criticism of yourself or Tim and like S'1962 , I am always appreciative of helpful, well intentioned advice.



Someone's intching for a fight !

Wot? (Colloquial derivative of “what”). How very well dare you? Put ‘em up, put ‘em up!


PS
”itching”!

 

[Bavarianbrit]

100 replies and I was only posting it as I had not known before the origin of that dreaded word.

 

[finnbear270]

& buying with Groats. (That'll be buying, not BROUGHTING)

 

[Woodsmoke]

100 replies and I was only posting it as I had not known before the origin of that dreaded word.

The origin is ignorance, laziness, and the obstinate and obtuse refusal by some to be corrected

 

[willie_gunn]

The origin is ignorance, laziness, and the obstinate and obtuse refusal by some to be corrected

As the Stoic philosopher Publilius Syrus wrote all those centuries ago “Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.”

Still holds true today.

 

[25 Sharps]

WHO CARES!!

 

[Alantoo]

100 replies and I was only posting it as I had not known before the origin of that dreaded word.

Only 100? More like 1000s of posts after that information was shared on here.

A quick search shows that the etymology from boulette was posted in 2011 and as far as I remember in every bullet head thread since.

Having consulted my concise english dictionary:- Bullet, origin French, boulette, "small ball" to you and me, now, I don't shoot any small balls out of my rifles but I do shoot pointed projectiles.

And still people demand their inalienable right to use "bullet heads" or "heads".

And still half the posters criticise the pedants for being intolerant by asking for precision in terminology...whilst themselves displaying no tolerance for the pedants.

Alan

 

[Woodsmoke]

And still people demand their inalienable right to use "bullet heads" or "heads".

And still half the posters criticise the pedants for being intolerant by asking for precision in terminology...whilst themselves displaying no tolerance for the pedants.

While appearing to revel in making their stupidity and obstinacy a virtue. Quite indicative of how society is becoming as a whole, I feel . . . .

 

[User00044]

While appearing to revel in making their stupidity and obstinacy a virtue. Quite indicative of how society is becoming as a whole, I feel . . . .

" The unexamined life is truly not worth living ".

 

[alberta boy]

WHO CARES!!

I do ............. what are we talking about .

 

[antsa]

Funny thing is it takes no longer nor is it more difficult to use the correct term than it does to use the incorrect one.

Cheers

 

[Bigboab29]

I’m sticking with heads, sometimes I even call a moderator a silencer and refer to antlers as horns, jail me now

 

[Alantoo]

I’m sticking with heads, sometimes I even call a moderator a silencer and refer to antlers as horns, jail me now

Well certainly if the moderator @csl catches you being up to no good on here you will be silenced, so I can understand your confusion.

 

[Scapegoat]

I put it down to some people have too much time on their hands and jump on absolutely every single opportunity to demonstrate just how clever ( and of course important) they are.

Here's an experiment. Go into a bricks and mortar gunshop and ask to buy a box of 100 heads for reloading. You will get one of two replies:

A. "Certainly Sir, what calibre?"
or
B "We haven't any in, but if you leave me your number I'll ring you as soon as they arrive."

Note that none of the options involve any attempt to correct you, or belittle your incorrect terminology, because of course the person behind the counter understands exactly what it is you're after, and has absolutely no interest or benefit in tedious bull****!

 

[Bavarianbrit]

Try buying round stoppy bits in a car spares shop, do you mean discs sir?

 

[finnbear270]

I put it down to some people have too much time on their hands and jump on absolutely every single opportunity to demonstrate just how clever ( and of course important) they are.

Here's an experiment. Go into a bricks and mortar gunshop and ask to buy a box of 100 heads for reloading. You will get one of two replies:

A. "Certainly Sir, what calibre?"
or
B "We haven't any in, but if you leave me your number I'll ring you as soon as they arrive."

Note that none of the options involve any attempt to correct you, or belittle your incorrect terminology, because of course the person behind the counter understands exactly what it is you're after, and has absolutely no interest or benefit in tedious bull****!

Or," Sorry bud, we don't keep bricks or mortar", "This is a bullet shop"

 

[Dalua]

100 replies and I was only posting it as I had not known before the origin of that dreaded correct word.

Suggested amendment...

Oh for God's sake! If everybody understands what is meant does it matter? What next endless pages of debate about whether what is inside a shotgun cartridge are pellets or shot? Or whether we in the UK should call pistol or rifle cartridges load with fully jacketed bullets by the American tag "FMJ" or call them by the traditional British description of "ball ammunition"?

I think that's the point. There has definitely be been confusion of the term 'headspace' with 'jump to lands', on this forum, on the grounds that the latter is the space the head has before meeting the lands.
FMJ and Ball, pellets and shot - both are IMO correct terms for the things meant, so I don't see a similar problem with those.

 

[Apthorpe]

I put it down to some people have too much time on their hands and jump on absolutely every single opportunity to demonstrate just how clever ( and of course important) they are.

Here's an experiment. Go into a bricks and mortar gunshop and ask to buy a box of 100 heads for reloading. You will get one of two replies:

A. "Certainly Sir, what calibre?"
or
B "We haven't any in, but if you leave me your number I'll ring you as soon as they arrive."

Note that none of the options involve any attempt to correct you, or belittle your incorrect terminology, because of course the person behind the counter understands exactly what it is you're after, and has absolutely no interest or benefit in tedious bull****!

And after doing this you will be given a box containing the items. You will get one of two boxes:
A. A box labelled bullets.
Or
B. A box labelled bullets.

If the terms were both correct or equally valid, then at least one manufacturer would use the term "heads".
The following is a general comment and definitely not to be applied to the author of the comment i'm replying to.
A lot of British people have this peculiarly deepseated and uniquely self-harming trait of insisting that being wrong is better than being right. This often comes with a sense of grievance that they haven't got on as well in the world as some others have.

 

[willie_gunn]

And after doing this you will be given a box containing the items. You will get one of two boxes:
A. A box labelled bullets.
Or
B. A box labelled bullets.

If the terms were both correct or equally valid, then at least one manufacturer would use the term "heads".
The following is a general comment and definitely not to be applied to the author of the comment i'm replying to.
A lot of British people have this peculiarly deepseated and uniquely self-harming trait of insisting that being wrong is better than being right. This often comes with a sense of grievance that they haven't got on as well in the world as some others have.

Like “perm”, I’d never heard the expression “heads” for bullets until I joined SD.

 

[Apthorpe]

Like “perm”, I’d never heard the expression “heads” for bullets until I joined SD.

Like "perm", it's not the sort of word a man should use.