Weapon / Forum Related Acronyms

[zero7one]

With Military and Law Enforcement careers, acronyms are a part of life. Many times we use an acronym and have no clue what it actually means, but rather the acronym just becomes what the item's name is. Below is a list of acronyms that I have compiled. This is by no means an all inclusive list, but rather a work in progress. Please feel free to add comments for acronyms that you would like to have added in the list and I will put them in the master list. The list is meant to be informational. Most of us know what FUBAR, BOHICA, SNAFU, etc, mean. I would rather not include them within this list.

*Links are now included for some acronyms.

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2A – 2nd Amendment [Link]

AAC – Advanced Armament Corporation [Link]
AAR – After Action Report
ACOG – Advanced Combat Optical Gun sight [Link]
ACP – Automatic Colt Pistol
ACR – Advanced Combat Rifle
AD – Accidental Discharge
AD – Active Duty
AECA – Arms Export Control Act
AF – Air Force
AK – Avtomat Kalashnikova
ALG – Amy L. Geissele (as in ALG Defense) [Link]
AOW – Any Other Weapon
AP – Armor Piercing
AR – Assault Rifle
AR – Army Reserve
ARF – AR15.com
A.R.M.S. – Atlantic Research Marketing Systems [Link]
ASA – American Spirit Arms [Link]
ASAP – Ambidextrous Sling Attachment Point (MagPul) [Link]
ASAR – Abrams Small Arms Research
ATF – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (US DOJ)
ATI – American Tactical Imports [Link]
AWB – Assault Weapons Ban

BAC – Bindon Aiming Concept
BAR – Browning Automatic Rifle
BATTL – Bilateral Ambidextrous Tactical Transition for Longarms (Galco Sling) [Link]
BBL – Barrel
BC – Ballistic Coefficient
BCE – Battle Comp Enterprises [Link]
BCG – Bolt Carrier Group
BCM – Bravo Company MFG [Link]
BCO – Browe Combat Optic
BDC – Bullet Drop Compensator
BDU – Battle Dress Uniform
BFA – Blank Firing Adaptor
BFI – Bushmaster Firearms, Inc [Link]
BG – Battle Grip (made by Tango Down) [Link]
BL – Bayonet Lug
BLAC – BOBRO Lever, Auto Compensation [Link]
BM – Bushmaster [Link]
BTW – By The Way
BSZ – Battle Sight Zero
BUG – Back-Up Gun
BUIS – Back-Up Iron Sight

C3 – Class 3 (a class of restricted weapons as defined by the NFA, including machine guns, supressors, short-barrelled rifles, short-barrelled shotguns, etc.)
CAA – Command Arms Accessories [Link]
CAR – Carbine
CAR – Colt Automatic Rifle
CC – Concealed Carry
CCL – Concealed Carry License
CCO – Close Combat Optic
CCP – Concealed Carry Permit
CCW – Concealed Carry Weapon
CD – Charles Daly [Link]
CH – Charging Handle
CFR – Code of Federal Regulations
CIII – Class 3 (See C3)
CL – Chrome Lined
CLP – Cleaner, Lubricant, Protectant
CMP – Civilian Marksmanship Program
CMT – Continental Machine and Tool
COM – Center of Mass
CONUS – Continental United States
CPL – Concealed Pistol License
CQB – Close Quarters Battle
CQC – Close Quarters Combat
CQD – Close Quarters Defense
CQM – Close Quarters Marksmanship
CRKT – Columbia River Knife & Tool [Link]
CRT – Carbon Removal Tool
CTC – Crimson Trace Corporation [Link]
CTM – Collapsing Triangle Mechanism
CTR – Compact/Type Restricted (stock produced by MagPul) [Link]

DA – Double Action
DAO – Double Action Only
DC – Dust Cover
DCH – Detachable Carry Handle
DD – Daniel Defense [Link]
DI – Direct (gas) Impingement
DIAS – Drop-In Auto Sear
DIY – Do It Yourself
DPMS – Defense Procurement Manufacturing Services [Link]
DSA – D.S. Arms [Link]

EA – Essential Arms [Link]
EBR – Evil Black Rifle
EBR – Extended Bolt Release
EE – Equipment Exchange
EMG – Enhanced Magazine Grip (Rainier MFG and Gaylean Tactical Product) [Link]
EMOD – Enhanced Mod-Stock (VLTOR) [Link]
ERS – Emergency Rear Sight (Midwest Industries) [Link]

FA – Firearm
FA – Forward Assist
FA – Full Automatic
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
FAR – Featherweight Assault Rifle
FCG – Fire Control Group
FDE – Flat Dark Earth
FF – Free Float
FFL – Federal Firearms License [Link]
FH – Flash Hider
FIRSH – Free-Floating Intergral Rail System (Olympic Arms) [Link]
FMJ – Full Metal Jacket
FN – Fabrique Nationale [Link]
FNMI – FN Manufacturing, Inc [Link]
FOIA – Freedom Of Information Act [Link]
FP – Firing Pin
FP – Flat Point
FPS – Feet Per Second
FS – Flash Suppressor
FSB – Front Sight Base
FSP – Front Sight Post
FST – Front Sight Tower
FTB – Firearms Technology Branch (ATF)
FTE – Fail To Extract / Eject
FTF – Fail To Feed
FTF – Fail To Fire

G17 – Glock 17 - 9mm Standard [Link]
G17L – Glock 17 - 9mm Standard Competition
G19 – Glock 19 - 9mm Compact [Link]
G20 – Glock 20 - 10mm Standard [Link]
G21 – Glock 21 - .45 ACP Standard [Link]
G21SF – Glock 21SF - .45 ACP Short Frame
G22 – Glock 22 - .40 Standard [Link]
G23 – Glock 23 - .40 Compact [Link]
G24 – Glock 24 - .40 Competition [Link]
G25 – Glock 25 - .380 ACP Compact [Link]
G26 – Glock 26 - 9mm Sub-Compact [Link]
G27 – Glock 27 - .40 Sub-Compact [Link]
G28 – Glock 28 - .380 ACP Sub-Compact [Link]
G29 – Glock 29 - 10mm Sub-Compact [Link]
G30 – Glock 30 - .45 ACP Sub-Compact [Link]
G31 – Glock 31 - .357 Sig Standard [Link]
G32 – Glock 32 - .357 Sig Compact [Link]
G33 – Glock 33 - .357 Sig Sub-Compact [Link]
G34 – Glock 34 - 9mm Competition [Link]
G35 – Glock 35 - .40 Competition [Link]
G36 – Glock 36 - .45 ACP Slimline [Link]
G37 – Glock 37 - .45 GAP Standard [Link]
G38 – Glock 38 - .45 GAP Compact [Link]
G39 – Glock 39 - .45 GAP Sup-Compact [Link]
GCA – Gun Control Act of 1968 [Link]
GG&G – Guns, Gear, and Gadgets [Link]
GI – Government Issue
GOA – Gun Owners of America [Link]
GSE – GunSmoke Enterprises [Link]
GSG – German Sports Guns
GTG – Good To Go
GTS – Global Tactical Supply [Link]

HBAR – Heavy Barrel
HD – Home Defense
HK or H&K – Heckler and Koch [Link]
HTS – Hammer, Trigger, Sear

IAD – Immediate Action Drill
IBZ – Improved Battlesight Zero
ID – Inside Diameter
ID – Involuntary Discharge
IIRC – If I Recall Correctly
IM – Instant Message
IMHO – In My Honest Opinion
IMO – In My Opinion
ITAR – International Trafficking in Arms Regulations [Link]

JHP – Jacketed Hollow Point
JSP – Jacketed Soft Point

KAC – Knights Armament Company [Link]
KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
KMC – Knights Manufacturing Company

LCW – Lauer Custom Weaponry [Link]
LE – Law Enforcement
LEA – Law Enforcement Agency
LEO – Law Enforcement Officer
LHP – Lead Hollow Point
LMT – Lewis Machine & Tool [Link]
LOP – Length Of Pull
LOS – Line Of Sight
LPK – Lower Parts Kit
LR – Long Rifle
LULA – Loader/UnLoader Accessory [Link]
LWRC – Leitner-Wise Rifle Company [Link]

M1 – Model 1
M4 – Model 4
M16 – Model 16
MAD – Mulitple Aperture Device (GG&G Rear Sight) [Link]
Mag – Magnum
MALICE – Modified All-purpose Lightweight Carrying Equipment
MARS – Multipurpose Aiming Reflex Sight
MATEN - Mega Arms Tactical ENforcer
MAV – Modular Assault Vest (Tactical Tailor) [Link]
MBUS – MagPul Back-Up Sights [Link]
MIAD – Mission Adaptable (a modular grip manufactured by MagPul) [Link]
MIL – Military
MILSPEC – Military Specification
MOA – Minute Of Angle (a measure of angular displacement equal to 1/60 of one degree, usually used when discussing group sizes[/B] - 1 MOA is roughly 1" at 100 yds)
MOE – MagPul Original Equipment [Link]
MOLLE – Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment
MOUT – Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain
M&P – Military and Police (A trademark of Smith and Wesson for a line of pistols and AR-15 rifles) [Link]
MRF – Modular Rail Forend (Troy Industries) [Link]
MRP – Monolithic Rail Platform (LMT) [Link]
MS2 – Multi-Mission Sling (MagPul) [Link]
MUR – Modular Upper Receiver (VLTOR) [Link]
MWS – Modular Weapon System

NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization [Link]
NFA – National Firearms Act of 1934 [Link]
NFRTR – National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record
ND – Negligent Discharge (more likely than a AD)
NG – National Guard
NOD – Night Observation Device
NOOB – Newbie (one who is new to a topic and doesn't have much knowledge of it)
NRA – National Rifle Association [Link]
NSSF – National Shooting Sports Foundation [Link]
NSW – Naval Special Warfare
NTCH – Nose To Charging Handle
NVD – Night Vision Device
NVG – Night Vision Goggle

OA – Olympic Arms (also OlyArms) [Link]
OAL – Overall Length
OBI – Open Bolt Indicator
OCONUS – Outside Continental United States
OD – Olive Drab
OEG – Occluded Eye Gunsight
OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer
OICW – Objective Individual Combat Weapon
OP – Original Post / Poster
OPS – Operations
OTAC – Offset Tactical Aiming Laser

PAFS – Permanently Attached Flash Suppressor
PALS – Pocket Attachment Ladder System
PD – Police Department
PDW – Personal Defense Weapon
PC – Performance Center
PM – Preventative Maintenance
PM – Private Message
PMAG – Polymer Magazine (made by MagPul) [Link]
POA – Point Of Aim
POF – Patriot Ordinance Factory [Link]
POI – Point Of Impact
[B]POTUS[B] – President Of The United States
PRI – Precision Reflex Incorporated [Link]
PRS – Precision Rifle/Sniper (MagPul Stock)
PSD – Personal/Protective Services Detail
PSP – Pointed Self Point
PWA – Pac West Arms

QCB – Quick Change Barrel
QD – Quick Detach

RA – Rainier Arms [Link]
RA – Robinson Armament [Link]
RAS – Rail Adaptor System
RDIAS – Registered Drop-In Auto Sear
RE – Receiver Extension
Rem – Remington
RIS – Rail Interface System
RKBA – Right to Keep and Bear Arms [Link]
ROF – Rate Of Fire
RR – Registered Receiver
RRA – Rock River Arms [Link]
RTB – Return To Base

SA – Single Action
SACL – Self-Aligning Compression Lock
SAR – Small Arms Review
SBR – Short Barreled Rifle
SCAR – Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle
SD – Shell Deflector
SF – Special Forces
SF – Surefire [Link]
SGN – ShotGun News [Link]
SHOT - Shooting Hunting Outdoor Trade (as in SHOT Show) Link
SIR – Selective Integrated Rail (A.R.M.S.) [Link]
SITREP – SITuation REPort
SJHP – Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point
SJSP – Semi-Jacketed Soft Point
SMG – Sub Machine Gun
SOCOM – Special Operations Command
SOPMOD – Special Operations Peculiar Modification
SOT – Special Occupational Taxpayer
SP – Soft Point
SPC – Special Purpose Cartridge
Spl – Special
SPLP – Same Plane Low Profile (Midwest Industries) [Link]
SPR – Special Purpose Rifle
SPW – Special Purpose Weapon
SRT – Special Response Team
SS – Stainless Steel
ST – Sight Tool
STR – Storage/Type Restricted
S&W – Smith and Wesson [Link]
SWAT – Special Weapons and Tactics

TCH – Tactical Carry Handle
TD – Tango Down [Link]
TDP – Technical Data Package
T&E – Test and Evaluation
TM – Technical Manual
TNVC – Tactical Night Vision Company [Link]
TRB – Tap Rack Bang
TT – Tactical Tailor [Link]

UBR – Utility/Battle Rifle (a general purpose adjustable stock by MagPul) [Link]
UD – Unintentional Discharge
USA – United States Army [Link]
USAR – United States Army Reserve [Link]
USC – United States Code
USGI – United States Government Issue
USMC – United States Marine Corps [Link]
USN – United States Navy [Link]
USP – Universal Self-loading Pistol (Heckler & Koch) [Link]

VFG – Vertical Fore Grip
VG – Vertical Grip
VIS – Versatile Interface Structure (VLTOR) [Link]
VTAC – Viking Tactics [Link]

WEVO – Weapon Evolution
Win – Winchester
WMD – Weapons of Mass Destruction

XCR – eXchangeable Caliber Rifle (Robinson Armament’s Modular Battle Rifle) [Link]
XD – Extreme Duty (Springfield Armory Handgun series) [Link]

YHM – Yankee Hill Machine [Link]

Z – Zero
ZT – Zero Tolerance (Knives) [Link]
Z7O – Zero7One (I had to throw that one in)

[CAPT KIRK]

Nice Job... But one more...

AAR- After Action Report

[zero7one]

Nice Job... But one more...

AAR- After Action Report

Added. Thanks for the suggestion.

[jeeves915]

More:
TOS-The Other Site (Ar15.com)
DD-Daniel Defense

[zero7one]

I have added about 20 or so more acronyms. Keep sending them if you have them. Thanks.

[12131]

MUR - Modular Upper Receiver (Vltor)
VIS - Versatile Interface Structure (Vltor)

[zero7one]

MUR - Modular Upper Receiver (Vltor)
VIS - Versatile Interface Structure (Vltor)

Added, thank you.

[zero7one]

Links have been added to most of the products and manufacturers.

Please advise me if there are any broken links or if you would like to suggest any additional acronyms or links.

Thanks.

[puffy93]

What about M4C - M4carbine.net

[m24shooter]

BZO: Battlesight Zero

[Lex Talionis]

SOP: standard operating procedure

[mlosi762]

Posted SNAFU, FUBAR, and BOHICA, then realized you listed that you didn't want to put them on the list. So I deleted the post. My bad for not reading instructions fiirst.

[zero7one]

mlosi762, thank you for editing your post.

[Victor9er]

New to the forums, and these are very helpful, but I noticed you don't have BOB listed. I only recently found out that it stands for "Bail Out Bag" as I hadn't heard that term before.

Edit:
Also, I don't know how much this comes up on here but in Tennessee the term HCP is often used for "Handgun Carry Permit" because that's what it says on our permits, rather than CWP or CCP.

[Bob Reed]

Hello,

With all due respect - AR actually stands for ArmaLite, not assault rifle.
http://www.nssfblog.com/‘ar’-stands-for-armalite/