Mistakes right out of the starting gates.
Neoteny wrote:
What is commonly called a "clip" is actually called a "cartridge."
What is commonly called a "clip" is actually known as a magazine.
A cartridge is the thing that goes
in the magazine, an assembly consisting of the bullet + propellant + casing. Some people do incorrectly refer to a cartridge as a "bullet", which is incorrect because the bullet is just the business end of the cartridge. However, this mistake is not as common as it once was. In any case, what does it matter if people use the wrong name for something? I don't care if they call it a cartridge or a gooey-kablooie, as long as they understand what it does.
Neoteny wrote:
The "AR" in AR-15 stands for "assault rifle."
Maybe it does, and maybe it doesn't. I don't know and I'm too lazy to look it up. However, regardless of what it pretends to be, and AR-15 is a carbine, not an assault rifle. An assault rifle, by definition, is a rifle capable of fully-automatic fire. An AR-15, which delivers only semi-automatic fire, is properly known as a "carbine". If you're going to pick nits about nomenclature, that is the one you should be going after.
