Looking at some of the other threads....how about "Other Personal Defense rifles"?
Looking at some of the other threads....how about "Other Personal Defense rifles"?
Last edited by Koshinn; 01-28-13 at 14:14.
"I never learned from a man who agreed with me." Robert A. Heinlein
Olympic target shooting isn't with an AR 15. But target shooting can be a sport. But it walks a fine line with training for practical skills just with an added competition to see who's better.
Hunting isn't a sport, it's hunting.
Banging steel is training.
Carbine matches can be a sport though.
Last edited by Koshinn; 01-28-13 at 14:49.
"I never learned from a man who agreed with me." Robert A. Heinlein
nor does there have to be. while some of us don't make much of a name or label, there are those that do. if it doesn't hurt us to change the name to a more neutral one that can help our cause, why not?
it's obvious that the uninformed public bases their perceptions on labels, rather than facts, so i don't see changing labels as rolling over. to one who doesn't know the difference, 'assault rifle' is going to conjure up a more negative image than a 'modern sporting rifle'. even the label 'semi auto' can confuse some who think it means 'full auto'.
i don't give a shit what they call my rifle, as long as i can keep it. if you don't want your 'assault rifle' labeled as a 'sporting rifle', then so be it. i'm more concerned with keeping my rifle than its label.
Personal Defense Weapon - see this thread in GD:
http://m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=122784
'Service Carbine' or 'Duty Carbine' gets my vote.
Just as we refer (however infrequently) to full-size handguns as 'duty' or 'service' handguns.
ETA: OR, we could follow semi-current military nomenclature and call them 'Individual Carbines'. :P
Last edited by MountainRaven; 01-28-13 at 17:12.
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