Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

Starting a list of abbreviations here. Please reply with any you would like to add to the list. Updated 22 Jan 2010

VGOF - Virginia Gun Owners' Forum

Common Firearm Related Abbreviations

AWB - Assault Weapons Ban
BT - Boat Tail [Ammo]
BUG - BackUp Gun
CC - Concealed Carry [Carrying your firearm hidden from view]
CCW - Carry Concealed Weapon (permit)
CHP - Concealed Handgun Permit (Virginia)
CMP - Civilian Marksmanship Program
CWP - Concealed Weapons Permit (not in Virginia)
DA - Double Action [Firing Mechanism]
DAO - Double Action Only [Firing Mechanism]
FFL - Federal Firearms License
FMJ - Full Metal Jacket [Ammo]
FTE - Failed To Eject [Semi-auto]
FTF - Fail To Feed [Semi-auto]
HP - Hollow Point [Ammo]
IWB - Inside Waist Band [Holster]
JHP - Jacketed Hollow Point [Ammo]
LEO - Law Enforcement Officer
NRA - National Rifle Association
OWB - Outside Waist Band [Holster]
OC - Open Carry [Carrying your firearm in open view]
OCDO - Open Carry Dot Org
POTUS - President Of The United States
RKBA- Right to Keep and Bear Arms
SCOTUS - Supreme Court Of The United States
SA - Single Action [Firing Mechanism]
SA/DA - Single Action/Double Action [Firing Mechanism]
SO - Sheriff's Office (e.g. Stafford County SO)
TFL - TheFiringLine.com
THR - TheHighRoad.org/.us
VCDL - Virginia Citizens' Defense League
VSSA - Virginia Shooting Sports Association


Buying and Selling
FTF - Face To Face (Transaction)
SPF - Sold Pending Funds
WTB - Want To Buy
WTS - Want To Sell
WTT - Want To Trade


Common Forum Abbreviations

AFAIK - As Far As I Know
FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition
FWIW - For What It's Worth
IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer
IIRC - If I remember Correctly
IMO - In my opinion
IMHO - In My Humble (or Honest) Opinion
KWIM - Know What I Mean?
OP - Original Post or Original Poster
YMMV - Your mileage may vary

SHTF Abbreviations
BOB = Bug Out Bag
BOL - Bug out Location/Land
BOV = Bug Out Vehicle
SHTF - $H!+ Hit The Fan
TEOTWAWKI - The end of the world as we know it

Thanks Rick... I think I've used about half of those in one post

Thanks, for the info!

Left out the most important - CC
Site Abbreviations are always helpful

IMO- In my opinion
IMHO- In my honest opinion
RKBA- Right to keep and bear arms

I know I'm forgetting a bunch.

skt239 wrote:IMO- In my opinion
IMHO- In my honest opinion
RKBA- Right to keep and bear arms

I know I'm forgetting a bunch.

Thanks skt - I added them to the OP. Once I get a few more, I'll alphabetize them or something

YMMV - Your mileage may vary
TEOTWAWKI - The end of the world as we know it

SCOTUS - Supreme Court Of The United States
POTUS - President Of The United States
FTF - Fail To Feed, Face To Face
FTE - Failed To Eject
WTB - Want To Buy
CCW - Carry Concealed Weapon (permit)
THR - TheHighRoad.org/.us
TFL - TheFiringLine.com

FTW- For the Win

wylde007 wrote:YMMV - Your mileage may vary
TEOTWAWKI - The end of the world as we know it

Thanks, this is very helpful. Now If I can just get this goofy song out of my head...

eagleye44 wrote:

wylde007 wrote:YMMV - Your mileage may vary
TEOTWAWKI - The end of the world as we know it

Thanks, this is very helpful. Now If I can just get this goofy song out of my head...

..and I feeeeel fiiiiiiine...

IIRC: If I Remember Correctly

Used a LOT on the car forums I am on.

BOL - Bug out Location/Land

Hey Rick - Could you refresh the list for 2010?
Thanks
Glen

updated. I added quite a few things. Whee!

You may as well remove the posts below the top one if they are in the top/main list. Just leave those that aren't in there yet. Anyone object? Is this stickey as well? It should be IMHO FWIW KWIM? (Know What I mean)

herohog wrote:You may as well remove the posts below the top one if they are in the top/main list. Just leave those that aren't in there yet. Anyone object? Is this stickey as well? It should be IMHO FWIW KWIM? (Know What I mean)

Yeppers - that's the way to do it!

For the SHTF section:

BOV = Bug Out Vehicle
BOB = Bug Out Bag

EDC = Every Day Carry

If anyone suggests something like BFF, OMG, or LH6 I'm outta here...

what's LH6?