Gun Industry Acronyms

Gun Industry Acronyms

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Below is a guide that will help you decipher gun industry acronyms.

• BC - Ballistic Coefficient

• CRO - Chief Range Officer

• FMJ - Full Metal Jacket

• FP - Full Patched

• FPS - Feet Per Second

• HP - Hollow Point

• IHMSA - International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association

• IMR - Improved Military Rifle

• IPSC - International Practical Shooting Confederation

• LOS - Line of Sight

• MC - Metal Case

• ME - Muzzle Energy

• MIL-SPEC - Military Specification

• MOA - Minute-of-angle

• MR - Mean Radius

• MRT - Mid-range Trajectory

• MV - Muzzle Velocity

• NBRSA - National Bench Rest Shooters Association

• NFA - National Firearms Act

• NRA - National Rifle Association

• NRMA - National Reloading Manufacturers' Association

• NROI - National Range Officers Institute

• NSSF - National Shooting Sports Foundation

• RCO - Range Conducting Officer

• RF - Rimfire

• RM - Range Master

• RMI - Range Master Instructor

• RO - Range Officer

• RSO - Range Safety Officer

• SAAMI - Small Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute

• SP - Soft Point

• TOF - Time of Flight

• USPSA - United States Practical Shooting Association

• WCF - Winchester Center Fire

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