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Ranking the top 45 receivers may have been a little obvious in my article from last week. However, things will get a little bit more interesting digging into the next 45 to 50 wide receivers. Please keep in mind, often times the top echelon of fantasy producers at the wide receiver position are the guys who dominate snap counts and targets. Beware, because early in the season, one or two players may come out of seemingly nowhere and explode onto the scene. For example, if JJ Nelson goes off for 3 catches, 135 yards and 2 TD's, you shouldn't run out and blow all of your waiver budget on him or trade for him at all costs. Your first course of action should be checking the snap counts. If Nelson played on 57 of Arizona's 65 snaps, he ran 35 pass routes and had 7 targets, then maybe there is something to his stat line. However, if Nelson put up that stat line while playing only 19 of 65 snaps, and caught all 3 of his targets in route to the monster stat line, that suggests his production is not sustainable as he simply won't get the consistent volume, meaning his performance was a fluke not likely to be replicated. Proceed with caution through the first few weeks of the season and don't be too reactionary.
Rank – ADP – Player (Age) Height – 2016 Targets – 2016 Catches – 2016 Yards – 2016 TD's
#46 – 9.5 – Tyrell Williams (25) 6'4″ – 119 – 69 – 1,059 – 7 TD – When the Chargers drafted Mike Williams in the first round of the draft I thought that was the kiss of death for Tyrell Williams' 2017 fantasy outlook. However, Mike Williams has since dealt with back injuries, making it likely that Tyrell Williams retains his starting role with the potential of taking over as the #1 if Keenan Allen goes down again. Tyrell Williams is a high upside bargain at his 9th round ADP. As the preseason shakes out, if reports on Mike Williams continue to look negative, you may see Tyrell Williams' ADP start to rise. Remain disciplined if this happens, and don't draft him in the 3rd round if the hype train starts rolling, because he is more of a tall deep threat, and won't be a huge volume guy. His ceiling won't be too much higher than his 2016 stat line even if Keenan Allen goes down.
#47 – 12.7 – Rishard Matthews (27) 6'2″ – 108 – 65 – 945 – 9 TD – Rishard Matthews was Marcus Mariota's safety valve in 2016, but a lot has changed since then. The Titans went out and drafted Corey Davis early in the first round of the draft and they proceeded to sign Eric Decker after he was released by the Jets. With Delanie Walker, Corey Davis, Eric Decker and Rishard Matthews all in the fold in a rush first offense, you need to wonder just how much volume Matthews can get barring injury to the other receivers. I am likely to pass on Matthews in drafts unless there is more clarity with their receiving corps as we approach the start of the regular season.
#48 – 10.11 – Marvin Jones Jr. (27) 6'2″ – 103 – 55 – 930 – 4 TD – Last year, Marvin Jones started the season absolutely on fire and the Bengals looked like the worst franchise in pro sports for letting him slip away. Then, the shine went away, and Jones' pace slowed down. Not only did Jones slow down, but he came crashing back down to earth. At his current late 10th round ADP, however, Marvin Jones looks to be going at fair market value. If you draft Jones for what he is, a high upside WR3 or WR4, then you will be happy with his production. However, if you draft him to be your #1 guy, or WR2, you will be kicking yourself.
#49 – 223 – Tavon Austin (26) 5'9″ – 106 – 58 – 509 – 3 TD – I wonder what Tavon Austin could have been if he played for the Patriots or Saints. Hopefully Sean McVay will be able to utilize Austin to the best of his abilities. Austin is nothing more than a bye week filler or injury replacement player with huge upside. If he blows up week 1, don't bite on trades for him.
#50 – 8.11 – Eric Decker (30) 6'3″ 21 – 9 – 194 – 2 TD – Eric Decker is a touchdown machine. We need to monitor this situation in the preseason because the Titans are a run first team, so volume may be an issue. However, if it looks like Mariota is going to target Decker early and often in the endzone, he may be a sneaky WR3 for you.
#51 – 10.2 – Corey Davis (22) 6'3″ – Rookie – In dynasty leagues, I am targeting Corey Davis early. In redraft leagues, I am letting Davis go. There are too many mouths to feed in Tennessee and at his current ADP, there may be a higher upside player worth taking. Moving forward to 2018 and beyond, however, Davis could be a 2nd round pick. My outlook may change if Davis tears it up this preseason and it looks like he's going to dominate target share.
#52 – 8.5 – Jeremy Maclin (29) 6'0″ – 76 – 44 – 536 – 2 TD – I don't know what to do here. Maclin had a solid NFL career, and I know he played through an injury last year, but I just don't see where the production is going to come from. To me, if you draft Jeremy Maclin to be your WR2 or WR3, you are chasing the name. Maclin simply has too many people to compete with for targets in Baltimore. Who is Baltimore's slot guy? Mike Wallace is a burner, Breshad Perriman is a burner, both are outside players as well. Is Maclin a slot guy? Somebody needs to play the slot and I just don't see who that is going to be.
#53 – 14.5 – Breshad Perriman (23) 6'2″ – 66 – 33 – 499 – 3 TD – I have been all over Breshad Perriman for the last 2 years and will be in 2017 as well. Perriman hasn't been able to figure it out thus far, but he's still only 23 years old. Players who begin their NFL careers at a young age (20 or 21 years old) have room to grow and usually need some time to figure things out, such as how to take care of themselves and stay healthy. I am putting my money down on Perriman figuring things out for the 2017 season. If he is able to put it together and play 14 or more games, he has the athletic ability and pedigree to be a top flight NFL wide receiver and may be the steal of the draft at his 14th round ADP.
#54 – 12.10 – Sterling Shepard (23) 5'10" – 105 – 65 – 683 – 8 TD – The hype train on Sterling Shepard was all set to take off in 2017, and then the Giants signed Brandon Marshall. I am not sure what to think about Shepard's value in light of Marshall's signing. Personally, I think that Shepard will continue to get a high volume of 100+ targets, but I think there will be some touchdown regression down from his 8 in 2016 because Marshall is a touchdown machine. The Giants have a rookie tight end, so Shepard's use may be dictated on Evan Engram's development this preseason.
#55 – 10.10 – Corey Coleman (23) 5'11" – 73 – 33 – 413 – 4 TD – Have you ever seen a Baylor wide receiver that could run a solid route tree? It seems like all of these Baylor wide receivers over the last 5 or 6 years have been decent athletes but none of them can put it together, except for Josh Gordon for 14 games back in 2013. To me, the man in Cleveland is either going to be Corey Coleman or Kenny Britt, and not both. We need to monitor who wins the QB competition in Cleveland and see who that QB favors during the preseason. If you make the right choice, either Coleman or Britt could pay off huge dividends at their current ADPs. No I don't like Baylor wide receivers, but the opportunity and volume may be there for Coleman, which brings the haterade levels down a little.
#56 – 11.3 – Adam Thielen (26) 6'2″ – 92 – 69 – 967 – 5 TD – Adam Thielen fell just shy of eclipsing 1,000 yards receiving in 2016 off of only 92 targets, catching 69 of them. Such efficiency is hard to replicate. In 2016, Thielen was forced into action because Laquon Treadwell simply wasn't ready and Stefon Diggs was injured. Reports out of Minnesota are that Lequon Treadwell is starting to come around, Michael Floyd is looking great, Stefon Diggs is healthy and Kyle Rudolph is ready to repeat his breakout 2016 season. With all of those mouths to feed in Minnesota, coupled with the conservative play of Sam Bradford, I just don't see how Thielen is going to have the volume to be a relevant fantasy player. Thielen should be drafted as a WR4 or WR5, but we need to monitor his snap counts through the early part of the season. Low production coupled with high snap counts may mean a big game is coming, while a low snap count coupled with high yardage production may indicate a fluke. Read and react with Thielen, and only draft him if he falls late enough in your draft.
#57 – 13.4 – Ted Ginn Jr. (32) 5'11" – 95 – 54 – 752 – 4 TD – Ted Ginn Jr. is a one trick pony, he's a burner. Think of Ted Ginn Jr. as a Devery Henderson, or a poor man's DeSean Jackson. There is no way you can count on Ginn for consistent production on a week to week basis, he can only be used as a bye week or injury filler. Ginn has been listed as a starter, which is encouraging, but he is there for a reason, and that is to keep coverage away from Michael Thomas and boxes honest for AP and Mark Ingram.
#58 – 11.12 – Jordan Matthews (25) 6'3″ – 117 – 73 – 804 – 3 TD – Matthews was extremely underwhelming last year. In 2017, I need to see him out there in the preseason before I even consider drafting him. The writing may be on the wall that Matthews won't be back in Philly in 2018 now that they have Alshon Jeffery, Nelson Agholor and Torrey Smith.
#59 – 14.7 – Cole Beasley (28) 5'8″ – 98 – 75 – 833 – 5 TD – In my view, Cole Beasley is only draftable in PPR leagues. Beasley simply doesn't offer any touchdown or high yardage upside, and without the 70+ points added from receptions, he simply isn't a viable option. Beasley's 2016 stat line is reasonable to expect for 2017 even with Dez Bryant back healthy.
#60 – NA – Nelson Agholor (24) 6'0″ – 69 – 36 – 365 – 2 TD – Reports out of Eagles camp are that Nelson Agholor has been manning the slot and doing fairly well. That makes sense, as Agholor has decent athletic ability and can run after the catch. Maybe the Eagles miscast Agholor all along with the presence of Jordan Matthews. Now that Matthews is nursing an injury, maybe it's Nelson's time to shine. I am willing to take a late round flier on him with one of my last picks if I don't get good depth at wide receiver before that.
#61 – 14.1 – Tyler Lockett (24) 5'10" – 66 – 41 – 597 – 1 TD – Tyler Lockett's talent is legitimate, but I don't like the fact that he's coming off a compound fracture in his leg. Seattle has Doug Baldwin and Jimmy Graham which command consistent volume, and other than that, they have a bunch of speedy guys who don't see a lot of volume. I just don't see how you can trust any receiver on the Seahawks outside of Graham or Baldwin due to the low volume they will see.
#62 – 14.11 – Kenny Stills (25) 6'0″ – 81 – 42 – 726 – 9 TD – Jay Cutler has a cannon and may be able to utilize Kenny Stills better than Ryan Tannehill did. Volume is still a concern, however. I lump Kenny Stills into the same category as Ted Ginn Jr. You can use Stills as a bye week or injury filler, but if you are using him for anything else you are likely to be disappointed more than not. If Kenny Stills blows up week 1 and/or week 2, don't bite on trade requests for him, make sure to check snap counts to see how much he is actually on the field. We still don't know if Stills will be on the field for 2 wide sets or only 3 wide sets. If Stills isn't on the field, his production will not be sustainable. If you do have Stills and he blows up week 1 or 2, try to sell high and move him.
#63 – 14.8 – Allen Hurns (25) 6'3″ – 76 – 35 – 477 – 3 TD – Allen Hurns broke out in 2015, putting up double-digit touchdowns and going over 1,000 yards receiving, but he relied heavily on the big play to do so. In 2016, Hurns came back down to earth, due partially to injury and partially to the fact that Blake Bortles regressed horribly with his deep ball throwing. If Bortles looks ok in the preseason, Hurns might be a good candidate for a slight bounce back in 2017. If you do draft Hurns, temper your expectations, think of him as a taller version of DeSean Jackson and he will live up to expectations.
#64 – 14.4 – Mohamed Sanu (27) 6'2″ – 81 – 59 – 653 – 4 TD – Mohamed Sanu is a matchup based starter. Julio Jones is an absolute stud and will dominate targets. Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman are relevant threats out of the backfield, Taylor Gabriel is a home run waiting to happen and Austin Hooper is poised for a breakout. The volume won't be there, but if you pick the right week to play Sanu, you might strike gold. The fact is that Sanu plays in a great offense with a great QB, and at a certain point in the draft you need to take chances on good players who might not get the most volume on good offenses, not good players on bad offenses.
#65 – NA – Robby Anderson (24) 6'3″ – 78 – 42 – 587 – 2 TD – Robby Anderson doesn't have a very big frame, he is very slight in stature, he's fast, not the best route runner, but he does have one thing going for him, and that is opportunity. The Jets just lost Quincy Enunwa and don't really have anybody else to step in and fill the void. Anderson is the most proven receiver left on the Jets roster and he may come through for you due to the fact that the Jets don't have anybody else and somebody needs to catch the ball. Anderson currently isn't being drafted in most 12 team leagues, so he is essentially a free pick. I am willing to take a flier on Robby Anderson as my final round pick. Worst case scenario, if he doesn't do anything, you cut him after week 2.
#66 – 14.1 – Kevin White (25) 6'3″ – 36 – 19 – 187 – 0 TD – The pedigree is there, but you need to ask yourself if you are a risk taker or more of a risk averse person. If you are a risk taker, then pull the trigger late in your draft, at this point, Kevin White is more or less a free pick. White has only played in 4 of a possible 32 NFL games, and is already 25 years old, meaning his ceiling in dynasty leagues is rather low, he likely is what he is at this point and isn't likely to show much growth as a player because he is fairly old for a 3rd year player.
#67 – 14.11 – JJ Nelson (25) 5'10" – 74 – 34 – 568 – 6 TD – JJ Nelson is a bye week filler. Larry Fitzgerald and John Brown are the only receivers on the Cardinals who will offer enough target volume to justify starting on a weekly basis. Barring injury, you simply cannot count on Nelson as a weekly starter.
#68 – 11.2 – Taylor Gabriel (26) 5'8″ – 50 – 35 – 579 – 6 TD – In 2016 Gabriel enjoyed somewhat of a breakout, scoring 6 touchdowns on only 35 catches. You need to pump the brakes on Gabriel in 2017 because Kyle Shanahan was able to manipulate matchups in 2016, making the most out of Gabriel's big play ability, getting him in the right spots to score. It has yet to be seen whether Steve Sarkisian will be able to do the same, but at an early 11th round ADP, I don't want to take that chance, especially since Gabriel will be competing with Mohamed Sanu, Julio Jones, Devonta Freeman, Tevin Coleman and Austin Hooper for targets.
#69 – 12.11 – Zay Jones (22) 6'2″ – Rookie – Zay Jones is a Sammy Watkins hamstring pull away from getting over 125 targets in 2017. Jones won't get great volume as Buffalo's #2 WR, but if Watkins goes down, Jones would likely step into that role. Jones would be good Sammy Watkins insurance later in the draft if you aren't able to draft a viable WR4 or WR5 sooner.
#70 – NA – Devin Funchess (23) 6'4″ – 58 – 23 – 371 – 4 TD – Reports out of Carolina have been good on the third year wide receiver. However, Carolina is a low volume passing attack, and Funchess is, in effect, the Panthers 4th option in the passing game behind Greg Olsen, Kelvin Benjamin and the newly acquired Christian McCaffrey. Funchess is worth nothing more than a late round flier who has added value if Benjamin goes down.
#71 – NA – Marquise Goodwin (26) 5'8″ – 68 – 29 – 431 – 3 TD – Think of Goodwin as 2017's version of Taylor Gabriel. Goodwin is fast, and you better believe Kyle Shanahan will figure out how to get the ball in his hands if he's able to stay healthy. Goodwin will be a high volume boom or bust option, but is definitely worth consideration as a late round flier especially with Shanahan calling the plays.
#72 – NA – Paul Richardson (25) 6'1″ – 36 – 21 – 288 – 1 TD – Jermaine Kearse simply isn't that good and Tyler Lockett is coming off a compound fracture of his leg. Paul Richardson has yet to live up to his 2nd round pedigree but 2017 is shaping up to be the year he can really take off.
#73 – NA – Marqise Lee (25) 6'0″ – 105 – 63 – 851 – 3 TD – In 2016 Blake Bortles had a lot of trouble with the deep ball. As a result, we saw Marqise Lee have a coming out party, seeing over 100 targets. Lee's 2016 definitely served notice that he is a viable fantasy option, but his ceiling is somewhat limited, because if Allen Robinson and Bortles are able to regain their 2015 connection, Lee is likely to see a drop off in volume. We need to watch Bortles' performance this preseason to determine how good we feel about Marqise Lee and his 2017 outlook. Personally, I am not actively looking to draft him. Keep in mind he put up the numbers he did last year with Allen Hurns banged up most of the year, completely missing 5 games.
#74 – NA – Demarcus Robinson (22) 6'1″ – No Stats – Somebody needs to replace Jeremy Maclin on the outside and play on the other side of Tyreek Hill. Tyreek Hill is an absolute burner, playstation-like player, but somebody needs to be the possession receiver to get consistent catches. Chris Conley has continued to underwhelm, and Robinson is a tremendous athlete who has the potential to be a serious threat in the NFL. His upside would be somewhat capped playing with Alex Smith, but he still makes a great late round flier. In dynasty leagues, keep in mind that he will be playing with Patrick Mahomes in a year or two, so his dynasty appeal is intriguing. Depending on how the draft plays out, I will be targeting Robinson with one of my later round picks.
#75 – NA – Braxton Miller (24) 6'2″ – 28 – 15 – 99 – 1 TD – Keep an eye on Miller this preseason, because we don't know who the starting QB is going to be for the Texans on day 1. We need to see if Deshaun Watson and/or Tom Savage rely on Miller as their safety net. With two young QB's in the fold in Houston who may check the ball down a lot, Miller might be a sneaky pick especially in PPR leagues.
#76 – NA – Cooper Kupp (24) 6'2″ – Rookie – Cooper Kupp might be the next Jarvis Landry, Golden Tate, Julian Edelman-like edition of PPR gold. Kupp has looked great so far in camp and if he can retain the starting job into the regular season, he is a legitimate candidate to get over 100 targets as the Rams primary slot receiver.
#77 – NA – Tyler Boyd (22) 6'1″ – 81 – 54 – 603 – 1 TD – Andy Dalton keeps comparing Boyd to Randall Cobb, and he may have a similar skill set, but to me, Boyd will never have Cobb's ceiling because the Bengals don't throw the ball as often as the Packers. In addition, the Bengals will use the tight end in the passing game which will take targets away from receivers, compared to the Packers who seemingly never use the tight end. To me, if John Ross, Tyler Eifert and AJ Green all stay healthy, Boyd's ceiling is 75-80 catches for 800 yards and 5 or 6 touchdowns. Boyd will be more valuable in a PPR league than a standard league.
#78 – 12.3 – John Ross (22) 5'11" – Rookie – During the pre-draft process, Ross was being compared to Antonio Brown. In dynasty or keeper leagues, you need to snag Ross while you can, maybe even reach a round or two ahead of his 12th round ADP, because if he shows to be more like Antonio Brown and less like DeSean Jackson, his 2018 value will skyrocket with AJ Green turning 30 before the 2018 season. Ross has the potential to go undrafted in 2017, but drafted as high as the 3rd round in 2018 if he lives up to his billing. Ross' 12th round ADP is fair, but like I said, in dynasty and keeper leagues you may have to reach a little to get him.
#79 – NA – Chris Hogan (28) 6'1″ – 58 – 38 – 680 – 4 TD – I love Chris Hogan as a player, but the fact is there are simply too many mouths to feed in New England. I am absolutely willing to take a late round flier on Hogan, but not as a fantasy starter or a flex option. If I have Hogan on my team, he will serve as a bye week filler. However, if the Patriots suffer injuries to the receiver position and his snap counts increase, Hogan will be a very intriguing option and a great value.
#80 – NA – Will Fuller (23) 6'0″ – 92 – 47 – 635 – 2 TD – Will Fuller is a sneaky pick in keeper leagues or dynasty leagues. If your league has rules where you can keep a guy that you drafted in a late round at the value you picked him, then you should try to pick up Fuller while he is hurt. For example, if you can draft Fuller in the 17th round of your draft, and then turn around and keep him in the 17th round of your 2018 draft, that may prove to be a value, especially if the Texans get their quarterback situation figured out. Other than keeper leagues, I am not targeting Fuller at all.
#81 – NA – Malcolm Mitchell (25) 6'0″ – 48 – 32 – 401 – 4 TD – My view on Malcolm Mitchell is similar to Chris Hogan. There's simply too many mouths to feed, but if his snap counts go up, he will be a high upside option in a very potent offense.
#82 – NA – Torrey Smith (28) 6'0″ – 49 – 20 – 267 – 3 TD – Torrey Smith is a one trick pony who can run really fast. Smith is like a DeSean Jackson who doesn't go off as much. The fact is, he is likely to start in Philly, has Carson Wentz throwing him the ball, so he has to be ranked as if he will pull down 45-50 balls for 800 yards and a couple touchdowns. I don't like Smith, but I might draft him in the 19th round of an extremely deep league.
#83 – NA – Brandon LaFell (30) 6'2″ – 107 – 64 – 862 – 6 TD – I don't like LaFell at all this year. Andy Dalton likens Tyler Boyd to Randall Cobb, an athletic play maker in the slot, which means he should see over 100 targets in the middle of the field. Last year, LaFell saw over 100 targets and had 6 touchdowns but he put up that stat line with Tyler Eifert missing most of the season, AJ Green out 6 games and no John Ross on the roster. Barring injury, you should stay away from Brandon LaFell. The only person drafting Brandon LaFell this year might be his mother.
#84 – NA – Michael Floyd (27) 6'3″ – 76 – 37 – 488 – 5 TD – Michael Floyd is an extremely intriguing player for 2017. Floyd might be the most talented receiver on the Vikings roster, but he keeps running into trouble off the field. You have to wonder if the Vikings brought Floyd in because they have buyers remorse on Treadwell. To me, Floyd is the Vikings receiver you want to draft, eventually the best players need to be on the field, and I cannot see him staying on the bench. It may not happen for him right away, so you may be able to snag him off the waiver wire early in the season.
#85 – NA – Laquon Treadwell (22) 6'2″ – 3 – 1 – 15 – 0 TD – You need to monitor the preseason before selecting Treadwell even in dynasty leagues. We need to see what he does in the preseason to determine if he will be a complete bust. If he shows signs of life, then he will be worth a pick in dynasty leagues. As far as value in redraft leagues, he needs to compete with Kyle Rudolph, Michael Floyd, Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen for targets which isn't an ideal situation for 2017.
#86 – NA – Mike Williams (22) 6'4″ – Rookie – Williams is a great dynasty pick, especially with Keenan Allen's injury history, but he simply cannot be trusted in redraft leagues because of his back problems.
#87 – NA – Justin Hunter (26) 6'4″ – 24 – 10 – 189 – 4 TD – As I mentioned in my free agent wide receivers piece, Justin Hunter will be playing the 2017 season with the best QB he's ever had the privilege of playing with. This is a make or break year for Hunter, and reports out of Pittsburgh have been bright. Hunter is worth nothing more than a late round flier, however, as he likely won't get an opportunity unless the Steelers have an injury at the wide receiver position.
#88 – NA – Dontrelle Inman (28) 6'3″ – 97 – 58 – 810 – 4 TD – Inman is a big target, but he simply isn't that great of an athlete. Inman's 2016 season was his ceiling, and I am not likely to draft him at all, not even as a flier or handcuff to Keenan Allen, because I think I can get similar production out of a high upside player.
#89 – NA – Markus Wheaton (26) 6'0″ – 9 – 4 – 51 – 1 TD – Initial reports are that Kevin White, Cameron Meredith and Victor Cruz are the starting receivers in Chicago. I understand Markus Wheaton was never peppered with targets in Pittsburgh and he was supposed to get a fresh start in Chicago, but I just don't see how he is going to get any volume with the "deep threat" role he is set to play. Beware, because even if Wheaton blows up week 1, you can't overreact to it, you need to pay attention to the snap counts.
#90 – NA – Anquan Boldin (36) 6'1″ – 95 – 67 – 584 – 8 TD – Anquan put up the stats he did in Detroit last year in one of the most pass happy offenses in the league. At 36 years old, averaging less than 10 yards per catch, Boldin simply won't offer any worth while production in Buffalo because they do not throw the ball as much as Detroit. At this point in his career, Boldin is a big body who knows how to get open in the endzone, but is nothing more than a possession receiver who won't see volume. Boldin can, however, still run block very well. Maybe the Bills signed him to flatten opposing defensive backs as a blocking specialist. We shall see.
#91 – NA – Terrance Williams (27) 6'3″ – 61 – 44 – 594 – 4 TD – Terrance Williams has had more than enough opportunities to prove himself as a #1 receiver over the last few years as Dez Bryant missed several games due to injury. Terrance Williams took the opportunity and showed us all that he is nothing more than a complimentary piece on the outside. Williams will never offer sustainable production which would warrant him anything higher than a WR5.
#92 – NA – Kenny Golladay (23) 6'4″ – Rookie – Golden Tate can play both outside and the slot. When the Lions go 3 wide, it will be interesting to see if Golladay is that third receiver. If the Lions do indeed put Golladay on the outside and Tate in the slot in 3 wide sets, then Golladay may have limited fantasy value. Stay tuned throughout the preseason to monitor his usage.
#93 – NA – Chad Williams (22) 6'2″ – Rookie – The Cardinals don't have any big possession receivers other than Larry Fitzgerald. Other than Fitzgerald and Williams, the Cardinals only have undersized burners who all seem to have injury issues. It will be interesting to see if the Cardinals opt to go with a bigger bodied Williams with Fitzgerald and John Brown instead of JJ Nelson or Juron Brown. Williams is a very intriguing pick in dynasty and keeper leagues because Larry Fitzgerald can't play forever.
Big Rigg Wrap Up
The receivers we just went over likely won't see a lot of volume this season. However, you really need to monitor snap counts early in the season, because many of the aforementioned players could be one injury away from being a WR2 and potential league winner for you. If a certain player is putting up stat lines early in the season that seem too good to be true and unsustainable, then you should look into the snap counts to determine how to proceed with that player. There is nothing wrong with selling high on a player who is performing well if the snap counts and routes run don't match up with the production. At the end of the day, if you have trouble picking between similarly situated wide receivers in your draft, take the player on the better offense.
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The idea isn't necessarily new, but a recent article on O'Reilly Radar by Marie Bjerede is one of the better ones that seeks to first understand how games like Warcraft and Minecraft are engaging and attractive, and second how to bring those elements into the classroom.
As it pertains to Warcraft, Ms. Bjerede leaves almost no area uncovered. Goals = grades, the game = school, and leveling up is the vehicle to success. Early on in her critique she mentions using a type of "unlocking" of new content, similar to how Warcraft functions, and something that has some merit. Students right now are guided through content at a set pace and a set order, but in a effort to provide ownership and autonomy, she suggests that students be able to proceed at their own pace, unlocking whatever they think the next content is they're ready for. Of course, this doesn't mean jumping from basic math to calculus; each subject would be split into smaller, but related, modules.
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All in all, it's an intriguing article, and one of the better analyses presented recently. Minecraft is thrown in there to address another side of education, that of promoting exploration and curiosity, while not knowing just how things will turn out. This is a nice marriage with what she shows Warcraft can provide, as the real world requires knowing the basics, how to use them efficiently and collaboratively, while also having to stretch beyond what you know sometimes into the unknown.
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Lt. Dan Choi's finally dismissed from the military. Choi, a vocal critic of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy who we profiled last year, received an honorable discharge this week.
Choi joins more than 13,500 gay Army personnel who've been discharged since the policy took effect in 1994.
Even though people of color make up only 30 percent of the military, 45 percent of troops discharged under "Don't Ask Don't Tell" in 2008 were people of color.
"This is both an infuriating and painful announcement," Choi told CNN. "But my service continues. … Remaining silent when our family and community members are fired or punished for who they truly are would be an unequivocal moral dereliction that tarnishes the honor of the uniform and insults the meaning of America."
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Is it possible to find love with somebody who is a nudist when you are not? Although you may have another opinion about whether to wear a swimsuit to the beach, you can fulfill your nudist (or sometimes referred to as "naturist") date halfway.
Rather than looking at the specific situation from a one sided view (you might think that being naked is obstructing whereas your date thinks it is excellent), to help the chances of your relationship success, open your mind and include your differences. Irrespective of whether he or she's a full time or part time nudist, you will find common ground to cultivate a healthy dating relationship provided you are willing to try.
How to Practise Nudism in Your Room Free Of One Understanding
Two Parts:Practicing Nudism in Your RoomTaking Your Nudism to the Next LevelQuestions and Replies
Have you ever been intrigued by the nudism movement? Nudism, also referred to as naturism, is all about enjoying freedom and the beauty that you just feel when you drop your clothes and return to nature. In the event you are not ready to practice nudism in public, you might want to try it in the privacy of your room before venturing outside. With seclusion and attention, you can turn your bedroom into a one-person nudist colony.
Practicing Nudism in Your Room
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Get entire seclusion. Shut and lock all of the doors and windows in the room that you just will be remaining in. Especially at night, pull the shades or blinds. Place a towel or blanket along the bottom of your door if there's a gap between the flooring and it. You need complete privacy free of interference. It's common courtesy for men and women in nudist clubs to bring their very own towels to sit on, in order to start this practice in your room.
Be sure that you have plenty of things to do, and you could keep for the time period to yourself that you are considering.
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Remove your clothing. Set in a pile in the same arrangement that you simply had set them on so you can get dressed if someone comes knocking on your own door. Then you definitely have to do this in the event you're extremely concerned about getting caught. Nevertheless, you can even keep a towel near, immediately wrap yourself in it, and promise that if someone comes in you were going to take a shower.
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Do what you'd normally do. Now that you've removed any barriers in your way, together with your clothes, you can just go about your ordinary life. So, do not do anything particularly special just because you are in the buff. Real nudists merely do what they usually do, only nude if they are able to relish life a bit more and feel more liberated as an effect. Below are some things that you can certainly do in your room:
Have fun. Read a novel, play a computer game, see TV, draw, paint, play solitaire, do word searches, play guitar, and so on.
Get down to business. Refine your curriculum vitae, do computer research, do your taxes, clean your room, organize photos, and so on. Things that may otherwise not be much fun to do (i.e. cleaning) are often substantially gratifying to do while naked.
Get healthy. Stretches, average exercise, or yoga is extremely beneficial while naked, notably in front of a full-length mirror, as you can see which muscles and ligaments come into play.
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Give yourself a self-massage. You can massage your legs, arms, torso, feet, hands, abdomen, scalp, and other areas while you are not able to reach your back you can alleviate tension.
Pamper yourself. While bare with an extended quantity of time available, it's a great time to apply moisturizing lotion all over your body as you relax on a blanket.
Be daring. Call a friend on the telephone and talk in the nude with your pal being none the wiser. See how it feels to interact on a platonic level using a friend without having any clothing on. If you're feeling absolutely comfortable, you may want to join a nudist group later on, when you are prepared.
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Understand that it is not about the hot stuff. Although you may be tempted to touch yourself while you're in the nude, which is, naturally, http://nuderoad.com , recall that one of the central principles of nudism is that it's practiced in a nonsexual way. That is why it is vital to possess as many other things to fill your time as possible once you shut your door.
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Sleep nude. A lot of people sleep naked only since they believe it feels good, even in case they don't consider themselves nudists. In the event you are intent on practicing nudism alone in your room, then an effective method to do it's to go to bed nude; folks won't think it's too strange, because loads of people do it, if you're caught. Keep a bathrobe helpful in case you need to get up to use the bathroom in the centre of the night. You can simply wake up in the morning and keep to be naked for as long as it is potential, if you're serious about nudism.
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Acquire a better comprehension of nudism. Another great action to do while you're all alone in your room will be to study nudism online. You need to have a strong understanding of what you're actually doing if you intend to truly practice nudism. There are many misconceptions about nudism that you need to be aware of before you can say you truly realize it. Here are a few things you may learn:[ nude beach party ]
Many nudists actually prefer to be called naturists.
Nudism is not meant to be sexual. Being nude is meant instead of causing arousal to be perfectly normal.
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Nudism is lively.
Because it is all about returning to your natural state, nudism is additionally called naturism.
While it is not legal to be naked in a public place, the custom of nudism as a whole is not illegal, unless you're living in Arkansas, Saudi Arabia, Iran, or a few other locations.
Nudism is not deviant. Nudists have totally healthy sex lives; they simply do not make their daily lifestyle any more sexual just because they aren't wearing clothes. Nor does this mean they are not sexual. Being part of a nudist group does not mean that you need to be excessively sexual only because you are in the buff.
You don't have to have a perfect body. You just need to be comfortable with what you have got.
You do not have to be naked all the time to be a nudist, either. Many nudists hold regular jobs and wear regular clothes when they "have to," though they're always searching for chances to be naked and express themselves.
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Get dressed. Unfortunately, you can not be nude in your room eternally. Whether you are meeting with friends at the pictures or having a family dinner, it is time to go out into the world and to place those clothes back on. In case you can not tolerate to be walking around on all day with your clothing and actually are starting to feel restricted doing this, then you can start thinking about taking your nudism to the next level.


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Irish-led researchers develop 'bioactive' coating for artificial joints
14 March 2017
The BIOSTEM project has developed biologically active metal implants for improved osseointegration after joint arthroplasty, with the aim of improving the success of joint-replacement surgeries
An unsuccessful joint replacement will cause pain, immobility and a progressively unstable hip or knee – for example – that needs repeat surgery. The EU-funded project BIOSTEM has developed a coating for artificial joints to improve the chances of stability and avoid these symptoms that threaten patient quality of life.
The current treatment for osteoarthritis is to replace the affected joint with an implant. More than 270,000 knee and hip replacements are carried out annually in the UK alone. Unfortunately, the device sometimes fails to integrate with the bone, which may already be compromised by diseases such as osteoarthritis (OA).
The answer is to make the implant 'biologically active' so that after integration, the bone and the implant behave more like one entity. "Coating with a biological material that will promote bone formation should encourage 'osseo' or bone integration," said Dr Mary Murphy, scientific project leader within the BIOSTEM (the development of biologically active metal implants for improved osseointegration) project, which is being co-ordinated from Ireland.
Murphy is a senior lecturer in regenerative medicine and principal investigator (orthobiology) in REMEDI, the Regenerative Medicine Institute in Galway.
Coating the implant is one way to improve implant success. Previous research has shown that the surface properties strongly influence the fate of the implant and whether it is likely to become unstable or not. The BIOSTEM team has modified poly-(ether-ether)-ketone (PEEK) as a coating for metal implants. PEEK is a type of hard plastic with a success record in surgery on the spine as well as face and skull. Its drawback for joint replacement is that it is biologically inactive.
Modified collagen was therefore added to the PEEK; found naturally in bones, muscles and skin, collagen forms a scaffold to provide strength and structure. To complete the recipe, mesenchymal stem cells were added. These can produce bone cells to increase osseointegration.
The project has also tested a novel device to apply the coating that bombards the outer surface of PEEK with a gas containing the collagen. The molecules of collagen react with the destabilised outer area and become incorporated into the PEEK. The machine will fit on a lab bench and can therefore be used directly where it is needed – in the hospitals carrying out operations.
Promising trials
Preclinical trials on rabbits with PEEK implants are almost complete. The mechanical testing produced good results, indicating increased osseointegration.
Examination of the joints at molecular level after removal also proved encouraging. Protein modification indicated that the collagen component of the coating had been incorporated and there were positive effects on the potential of stem cells to form bone.
The team is optimistic that further optimisation of the coating with the addition of growth factors will add to these promising results, and expects additional improvements in implant quality. "Specific growth factors are required for generation of new bone and will increase osseointegration without potential side effects when localised to the area where they are needed," Murphy explained.
Incidences of OA and the associated need for joint replacements will rise as the average age of the population increases. More critical is the rise in the number of younger people receiving joint replacements due in part to high-impact activities such as running. Murphy summed up the potential success of BIOSTEM research. "PEEK wears well and producing biologically active PEEK will increase osseointegration of joint implants to decrease the need for costly revision surgeries," she said.
Jessica Hayes, the fellow involved in the BIOSTEM project, had just finished her PhD in surface modification for titanium implant removal for paediatrics when she was recruited for this Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship for Career Development. "Involvement in this successful programme has certainly contributed to my subsequent achievements, such as becoming a Lindau Fellow, and my future involvement in a Horizon 2020 project, AUTOSTEM," she said.http://www.engineersjournal.ie/2017/03/14/biostem-bioactive-coating-artificial-joints/http://www.engineersjournal.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/BIOSTEM1-1024x580.jpghttp://www.engineersjournal.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/BIOSTEM1-300x300.jpgBiobiomedical,biopharma,medical devices,research


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Eh, decided I'd share the love on a few of the more eccentric people that I found while scouring through RToK, and I figured you guys would enjoy this. As a request: Could no one link these posts to the Encyclopedia? I'm not sure on the legalities of this, and I figure its better if it remains at the forum level rather than goes to the main site. Anyways, starting off:
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Ji [Zixun]
Though Ji Zixun's place of origin is unknown, a man who was a hundred years old at the turn of the second and third centuries claimed to have seen him when he was a child, selling medicines in Kuaiji; his appearance had not altered since that time.
About 200 Ji Xiun was in Ji'nan. He killed an infant there by dropping it, but brought it back to life a month later and returned it to its parents. The child had been buried, but when the tomb was opened the body was gone -- and the restored infant clearly recognized its father and mother.
When this incident became known at the capital, now Xu city, Ji Zixun received several invitations, and he traveled there with hid disciples, in a carriage drawn by a donkey. At one stopping place the donkey died, but after a leisurely lunch Ji Zixun restored it to life by a tap of his stick.
He was followed by more than a thousand people and when he arrived at XU city he was welcomed by hundreds of officials. He provided an inexhaustible supply of wine and food for all who were there.
Soon afterwards, Ji Zixun disappeared, accompanied by a remarkable display of clouds, but he was seen again in the vicinity of Chang'an a generation later, accompanied by another old men. They claimed to be more than five hundred years old, then walked away apparently slowly but in fact moving more swiftly than a horse at full gallop. [A similar skill is ascribed to Zuo Ce.]
A biography in the fourth-century Shenxian zhuan tells how Ji Zixun was popular with the imperial favorites and one one occasion appeared in twenty-thee places at once. It is also said that he foretold the day of his death but his grave was later found to contain only a pair of sandals: this is a model of the false death, a device to reach the world of the imortals.
The Secondary Biography of Xu Kui, quoted from the Taiping yulan by Shen Qinhan at HHSJJ 82/72B:3020 identifies him with Ji Liao whose stle was also Zixun, a man from Qi who was a disciple of the long-lived medicine man Li Shaojun [QHX:227]. - HHS 82/72B:2755-56*; Ngo 76:134-137, DeWoskin 83:81-82.
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It is lunchtime at the Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary on the eastern coast of Malaysian Borneo, one of only four reserves for the apes in the world. The crowd gathered is camera-ready. A sideshow atmosphere sets in, especially as an employee mounts the feeding platform with a comically large bucket of bananas.
We hear rustling in the foliage; the ropes that hang from tree to tree tremble. In minutes, a half-dozen orangutans are plowing through their meal. A big one jokes with the employee, hugging his knees in an attempt to get more bananas. A mom feeds the baby latched to her shoulders, one small bite at a time. Others are, well, just hanging out.
My girlfriend and I, and the rest of the group, go about the serious, hushed business of taking pictures. That is until one orangutan, clearly at ease with our flashing bulbs, lets loose. And by that, I mean peeing on himself while upside-down – and drinking it. I'm giggling, Sherrie's giggling, and a much-needed laugh ripples through the crowd.
Despite easy-to-spot wildlife and uncrowded beaches, Malaysia is a destination that flies under the radar for most Canadians. While Thailand has become a sleek tourism machine, and Vietnam and Cambodia are exotic if well-trodden, Malaysia falls somewhere in-between. Which is a shame since the country, and its states on the island of Borneo, in particular, is rapidly changing – for visitors, maybe for the worst.
A quick geography lesson: Malaysia divides itself between an island and mainland, much like Newfoundland and Labrador. Western peninsular Malaysia juts off the southern tip of Thailand, and includes the capital of Kuala Lumpur. The country's less urban, more adventurous half is eastern Malaysian Borneo (the states of Sarawak and Sabah), which itself is only a quarter of an island also occupied by Brunei and Indonesia.
Those planning to visit Borneo may want to get a move on before economic prosperity leaves the past behind. A taxi ride to the orangutan sanctuary, 45 minutes west from the east coast city of Sandakan, reveals endless swaths of new construction and housing. Our driver tells us that no one with a decent income lives downtown any more: Everyone wants his or her own slice of spacious suburbia.
It's a surprise then when, off a nondescript road, we make a left turn and rain forest envelops us quickly. Such forest used to cover most of the island, before a profitable tropical timber industry sparked widespread clear-cutting and palm-oil plantations.
One way to avoid the encroachment of industry in Malaysia is to be mostly inaccessible. Bako National Park, home to many of Borneo's native proboscis monkeys, is on a peninsula an hour's drive – and a 30-minute water-taxi ride – north of Kuching, a city in the northwest. On the boat over, we sit back and enjoy the dramatic coastline, waving hello to fishermen at work on their nets. When we arrive at park headquarters just before noon, we're disappointed – not a monkey in sight. A guide informs us they stay out of sight in the heat of day.
We tourists are not as smart. We set out on a long hike on a sweltering, cloudless day anyway. A few hours later, we arrive at our reward: a secluded beach with not another soul in sight. As I'm out for a swim, I notice Sherrie on shore, oddly shuffling our belongings closer and closer to the tide. I swim back and ask her what's up; she points to a large rock close to the cove wall. Seeing nothing, I grab my binoculars and there it is: a proboscis monkey, who would have snatched our backpacks if Sherrie hadn't been watching.
On the hike back to the park office, we spot some more unscheduled guests: Pigs and long-tailed macaques have literally gone wild now that the temperature has cooled. These animals aren't afraid of humans, and they show it by having the run of the grounds surrounding the cafeteria.
Ostensibly, we're visiting Malaysia because of my mother, who is here for a high-school reunion. Lily was born and raised in Malaysia, leaving as a teenager in the 1970s to pursue an education in London, then Toronto. As with many emigrants, quality of life was a factor in the decision to leave. The way my family tells it, Bintangor, the tiny village in the north of the island where they grew up, was all dirt roads, few cars and many steam barges to navigate the island's myriad of rivers.
Since then, Malaysia has become an economic powerhouse in the region, bolstered by strong exports in manufacturing, oil and gas. So for Lily and her reuniting classmates, it's incredible to see the signs of prosperity reaching even Sarawak's outports. Their high school has grown to six buildings from three. And aside from a handful of fishermen, our novelty barge was the only boat making its way along the muddy banks of the Rajang River.
With economic growth beginning to take a toll on the region's rich biodiversity, state governments have rightly (finally) identified eco-tourism as a lucrative industry. So while conservation efforts clearly have some ways to go, a new-found enthusiasm – and new money – for environmental efforts has created a gem in the island of Lankayan, about an 80-kilometre boat ride from the port in Sandakan, in nearby Sabah.
This is as close to a private paradise as one gets without being Brad Pitt. Twenty-three luxury chalets dot the island, which can be circumnavigated in 15 minutes – slowly, I add, while stopping to admire the endless stretches of crystal-clear ocean and untouched driftwood and seashells that have washed ashore.
They'll likely remain untouched, as long as Lankayan is part of the Sugud Islands Marine Conservation Area. (It takes all my effort not to illegally pocket some of those seashells.) A protected region since 2001, SIMCA also comprises two other nearby islands and their surrounding reefs and marine life. The beaches are not the best for sunbathing – they remain charmingly overgrown with ocean debris – but most visitors won't mind as they lounge on the ocean-facing terraces of their chalets.
The most eye-catching part of Lankayan lies at the end of a winding boardwalk. The dining pagoda – built on stilts over the water – looks ethereal at night when bathed in spotlights and makes the walk to dinner quite dramatic, not to mention romantic.
Besides all the relaxing and snorkelling, the most rewarding part of our visit to Lankayan is its turtle hatchery. One evening, after a day of, well, not doing very much, our walk to dinner was interrupted by a conservancy worker: "There are turtles hatching, please come with me to see." We trailed him to the shore, where dozens of palm-sized, newborn green turtles floundered in a bucket, impatiently awaiting the next step in their lives.
We moved back, and the worker gently tipped the bucket over. The tiny turtles hit the sand and instinctively inched toward the ocean. One by one, they disappeared into the tide. Except for one. It struggled to hop its way across the sand. "Go, little guy, go," I urged in my head. Eventually, a worker gave the hatchling a last push, and out it went on the tide.
I learn later that the majority of young turtles, out in the predator-filled ocean, never reach maturity. Few will return to Lankayan (where on another night we unexpectedly witness a mother turtle come ashore to lay eggs).
I'd like to return to Lankayan, too, one day. I just hope that by then, the fortunes of Malaysia haven't spelled the end of its natural beauty.
Getting there: There are no direct flights to Malaysia from Canada. Air Canada and Cathay Pacific offer flights from Vancouver or Toronto to Hong Kong, where travellers have more regional options for connections to Kuala Lumpur, including Malaysia Airlines (malaysiaairlines.com). Malaysia is well serviced by domestic discount carriers. Check airasia.com or maswings.com.my.
What to see:
Bako National Park This island park makes for an exciting but exhausting day trip; it's better to stay overnight. Rooms start at $13 (40 ringgit) and range from four-bed hostel rooms to three-bed chalets. ebooking.com.my
Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary Taxis from downtown Sandakan run about $16. Adult admission to see the orangutan feedings is $10; if you want to take pictures, there's an additional $3 fee. Batu 14, Jalan Labuk Sandakan Sabah, sabahtourism.com
Where to stay:
Sepilok Nature Resort The most well-heeled of the many lodgings surrounding the orangutan sanctuary, this resort is also close to the park entrance. The landscaped grounds include private chalets, leafy walkways and a artificial lake, complete with komodo dragon. Queen chalets start at $81. sepilok.com
Lankayan Island Dive Resort Two-night packages for the all-inclusive resort start at $652 for divers, $525 for non-divers. lankayan-island.com


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What we need is a glossary
This is a collection of terms and definitions that you see popping up on this board, and others, from time to time. Some defintions are mine, some are found on the internet in various places, some were given by other members of the Files. Feel free to copy, distribute, re-post, or whatever. None of these terms belong to anybody.
Action: The mechanism of a firearm directly behind the barrel, by which a gun is loaded, locked, fired, unlocked, extracted and ejected.
AD: Accidental discharge, or having a weapon fire a cartridge when not intended.
AK :Automat Kalashnikova (see AK-47, AKM, AK-74)
AKM: the actual designation for what is traditionally known as the modern AK-47.
AK-47: the traditional AKM style assault rifle, typically in 7.62 x 39 caliber.
AK-74: the more recent AKM (or AKS) style assault rifle in a high velocity 5.45x39mm
Angry Beavers: The gunsmiths at CAI.
Anvil: That part of the cartridge primer which is a solid surface, against which the firing pin strikes to set off the priming powder.
Assault Rifle: typically a rifle firing a moderate power cartridge, such as the 7.62 x 39 or 5.56 x 45, and capable of fully automatic fire and having high capacity magazines.
AUG (Steyr): Armee Universal Gewehr, and the rifle that bears that name
Automatic firearm: any firearm designed or specially adapted to fire a succession of cartridges with a single function of the trigger. According to SOME legislation, it can also mean: any semi-automatic firearm designed or specially adapted to fire more than thirty-one cartridges without reloading, other than a firearm chambering only .22 caliber short, long, or long-rifle cartridges.
AW: Assault weapon
AWB: Assault Weapons Ban (of 1994)
Ballistic Coefficient: A number which indicates how a bullet's shape, length, weight, diameter and nose design affect its stability, velocity and range against air resistance.
Barrel timing: the rotation of the barrel as it is threaded up into the receiver facing. A perfectly timed barrel will line up at "top dead center" at the correct torquing upon assembly. Otherwise it will need to be adjusted using various methods, including shimming.
Bedding: the method or manner in which a rifle receiver and / or barrel is fitted to the stock.
Berdan: a style of cartridge primer typically found in non-US cartridges. In a Berdan primed cartridge, the anvil is an intergral part of the primer pocket. Berdan primed cartridges are un-reloadable.
Black Rifle: various definitions, but essentially a military styled rifle.
Boattail: The tapered rear end of a bullet. (Also called Òtaper heel", this design is used to increase ballistic efficiency at long range.)
B.O.B.: Bug-out-bag. Bag or pack containing elements and supplies the carrier feels necessary to have should he or she encounters a WTSHTF scenario.
Bore: The inside of the barrel of a firearm.
Boxer: a style of cartridge primer typically found in US cartridges. In a Boxer primer, the anvil is intergral with the primer. Boxer primed cartridges are reloadable.
BHO: Bolt hold open device
Bull barrel: target barrel (slang)
Bump fire (firing): a way to mimic full automatic fire by manipulating the trigger via body motion.
C1 and C2: Canadian built versions of the FN rifle (light and heavy barrel, respectively)
CAI: Century Arms International, a firearms importer and distributor
Caliber: refers to either the diameter of a bullet or the bore of a gun. It is the approximate bore or groove diameter expressed in hundredths of an inch.
Cannelure: A groove around the circumference of a bullet or case.
Carbine: typically used to describe a version of a rifle that is shorter, smaller, or lighter than the standard model. Also describes a rifle-style firearm that uses a handgun cartridge (via Blag). Per Winchester lever-action terminology, a carbine has a single barrel-band.
Cartridge: A case, usually made of brass or copper, containing the powder charge, the primer and the bullet.
C&R: Curio and Relic, or a type of FFL that allows you to buy C&R firearms
CETME: Centro de Estudios Tecnicos de Materiales Especiales, and the rifle that bears the name.
Chamber: An area at the breech end of a barrel, of about the diameter of the cartridge for which the gun was intended, and into which the cartridge is inserted
Cheek Weld: the resting position of the cheek on the butt stock of a rifle.
CMP: Civilian Marksmanship Program
Class III firearm: in most cases a firearms capable of fully automatic fire
Clip: A clip is a metal device designed to hold or store ammunition in an easily portable package. This saves having pockets full of loose cartridges. With few exceptions (M1 Garand), clips are not designed to be inserted into a firearm to feed ammunition while the firearm is being shot.(see magazine)
Closed Bolt: A firing system for full automatic and/or semi-automatic firearms where the bolt remains in the forward position after each cartridge is fired or when firing is stopped
Compensator: A device fitted to the muzzle of a firearm to reduce recoil or muzzle rotation.
Corrosive Primer: A primer that's burnt residue is hygroscopic (attracts moisture). This is via the salts produced at ignition.
Creep: The movement of the trigger before it releases
Crown: the opening at the muzzle end of the barrel where the rifling ends.
Daewoo K1 or K2: South Korean made infantry / assault rifles in 5.56x45mm
DSA: A U.S. based company who manufactures and distributes FN rifles under license from FN.
Double action: A handgun mechanism where pulling the trigger retracts and releases the hammer or firing pin to initiate discharge. The trigger performs two functions, namely cocking the hammer and releasing the hammer.
EBR: Evil Black Rifle
Effective Range: The range in which a competent and trained individual using the firearm has the ability to hit a target sixty to eighty percent of the time. This ability to hit the target is effected by the length of the barrel of the firearm, the actual cartridge fired, and quality of construction.
Elevation: the adjustment on a firearm sight or scope that allows for vertical movement of the Point-of Aim.
Ejector: The mechanism which throws the cartridge case free from the gun.
Extractor: A hook device which pulls the case out of a chamber as the breech mechanism is opened.
Eye Relief: typically, the distance between the eye and the scope, when using the scope on a rifle or handgun.
FAL 50.00: fixed buttstock and standard barrel
FAL 50.63: FAL "Para", with folding skeleton butt and short barrel
FAL 50.64: folding skeleton butt of "Para" model and standard length barrel
FAL 50.41: FAL Hbar or FALO - a heavy barreled model that was intended primary as a light support weapon
FAMAS: Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de St-Etienne
FFL: Federal Firearms License
Firing Pin: The part of the breech mechanism which strikes the primer of the cartridge
Flash Hider / Suppressor: a device fitted to the muzzle of a rifle to minimize the visual effects of the fireball at barrel end while firing at night. It does nothing to hide the muzzle flash to anyone but the actual shooter.
Floor Plate: The detachable metal plate at the bottom of the cartridge magazine of a firearm.
FN-FAL: Fabrique Nationale Fusil Automatique Leger, and the MBR that bears the name.
FTE: Fail to Eject, or having a spent cartridge fail to eject from the firearm
FTF: Fail to Fire, or having a cartridge not fire in a firearm
Frankenfal: an FN-FAL assembled utilizing various and sundry parts.
Freebore: The distance a bullet travels before it makes contact with the rear portion or origin of the rifling.
Furniture: typically the "non metallic" exterior parts of a rifle, ie. stock, hand guards, pistol grip, etc.
G1: the German designation for the FN-FAL rifle
G3: a common H&K rifle in 7.62x51 caliber. Used by various military and police agencies worldwide.
Gas operated: A full automatic and/or semi-automatic firearm where the propellant gases are used to unlock the breech bolt and then to complete the cycle of extracting and ejecting
Gas Port: A small hole in the barrel of a gas-operated firearm through which expanding gases escape to power the autoloading system
Gas Exapnsion System: The gas expansion system, in contrast to the impingement system, has an appreciable initial volume of gas in its expansion chamber. This requires more time to pressurize the chamber and also more time to exhaust the gas by selection of port size and location as the required pressurized gas can be drained from the bore. The 7.62-mm M14 rifle uses this type of operation.
Gas Tappet System: The gas tappet system is an impingement system with a short piston travel. It is often referred to as a gas short stroke system. An example of such a mechanism is found in the Ml and M1A1 .30-cal. carbine
Gauge: The bore size of a shotgun determined by the number of round lead balls of bore diameter that equals a pound.
GI: Government Issue
Grain: used to measure bullets and powder. Equals 1/7000 of a pound
Grooves: the spiral part of the bore that is removed from in-between the lands
Group: A series of shots fired with the same sight setting and the same aim
H&K: Heckler and Koch (pronounced Coke, not Kotch)
HBAR: Heavy Barrel
Hammer: The part of the action that drives the firing pin forward.
Hangfire: Delay in firing a cartridge after the firing pin has struck the primer
Headspace: the gap between the face of the bolt and the stopping surface for the cartridge
Headstamp: imprinting at the base or primer end of a cartridge that gives information as to it origin, date of manufature, or other characteristics.
Heavy Machine Guns: solidly-mounted, full-auto only, belt-fed, crew served military weapons using cartridges larger than the using military's main battle rifle. They are used for long-range support.
Hold over: Changing the point of aim either above or below of the target (without adjusting the sights) to adjust for the trajectory of the bullet when fired at a target distance the firearms is not zeroed at.
Hollow Point: A bullet with a nose cavity designed to increase its expansion on impact
HTS: Hammer, trigger, sear
IMBEL: Industria de Materiel Belico do Brasil
Inch (FN-FAL): built in countries with imperial measure systems (Australia, Britain and Canada)
IPSC: International Practical Shooting Confederation
Izzy: Israeli
Jacket: The outer covering over the inner metal core of a bullet.
Kaboom: usually indicates an abnormal explosion or discharge situation, via firing a cartridge in a firearm, that is either destructive or injurious or both.
Kentucky windage: aiming the rifle at a POA other than the actual target, to compensate for it not being zeroed, or it being unable to be zeroed.
Keyholing: The failure of a bullet to remain balanced in flight so that it enters the target sideways, leaving an elongated opening
L1A1: license built "inch pattern" FN FAL from Australia / New Zealand. The L2A1 was an SAW version. L1A1 (SLR) was the British version. India called it the 1ASL.
Lands: The spiraling raised portion of a bore remaining after the grooves have been cut or formed.
LEO: Law Enforcement Officer / Law Enforcement Only
Light machine gun: easily portable, usually fire from a bipod and may use either magazines or a belt or both. They are used for close-range support Some are capable of semi-automatic operation
Locking Lugs: A series of projections on the bolt of a firearm designed to fit into corresponding slots in the receiver to lock the action in closed position for firing
MAADI: An Egyptian AKM
Magazine: A magazine is an all encompassing metal or plastic ammunition feeding device incorporated in or designed to be attached to a repeating or autoloading firearm. (see clip)
Mall Ninja: various definitions, essentially an individual who is "all dressed up with nowhere to go" in the world of combat readiness, tactical gear, bar-room stories and "I shit you nots". Traditionally wears urban camo or black BDU's and combat boots to bed, and eats MRE's because he really wants to.
MBR: Main Battle Rifle. Typically considered a full sized rifle firing a high power cartridge, such as 30.06, 7.62 x 51, or 7.62x54(-r-)
M-14: the United States MBR that saw service between the M1 Garand Rifle and the advent of the M-16. It is 7.62x 51 caliber select fire rifle. It is essentially a modification of the Garand Rifle.
M-44: a Russian carbine, WW II era, in 7.62 x 54 (-r-) caliber. Not to be confused with M-444.
M-444: a sporterized model of the FN-FAL rifle. Not to be confused with the M-44
Machine pistol: a typically European designation for a small sized firearm that uses pistol cartridges and is capable of high volume automatic fire. Also a Submachine gun.
Medium Machine Gun: use rifle-calibre cartridges. Some use magazine or strips instead of a belt. They are usually fired from a tripod or bipod and are used for medium-range support.
Metric (FN-FAL): rifles built in countries with metric measure systems
MilDot: a dot on a reticle that is one mil wide
MOA: Minute of Angle. In practical terms, 1 every 100 meters. A rifle that shoots MOA is capable of shooting a 1 group at 100 meters, a 2 group at 200 meters, etc.
Mouse gun: AR-15 / M-16 or other rifle in 5.56x45 caliber
Muzzle: The open end of the barrel from which the projectile exits.
Muzzle Brake: A deflector fitted to a gun muzzle to deflect exiting gases. Usually used to reduce recoil by redirecting the jet effect of the muzzle blast.
Muzzle Velocity: The speed of a projectile at the muzzle of a firearm - usually measured in feet per second. Industry standard is the velocity measured at 15" from muzzle
ND: Negligent discharge. An unintended discharge of a firearm as a result of negligent / unsafe practices or procedures. (per Wadman)
NFA: National Firearms Act (of 1934). Regulates ownership of Class III firearms
NORINCO: China North Industries Group, known for the production of various firearms.
Open Bolt: A firing system for automatic and semi-automatic firearms where the bolt remains in the rearward position after each cartridge is fired or when firing is stopped.
Para: Paratrooper (styled)
Pistol: Any firearm designed to be fired with one hand
POA: Point-of Aim, the intended point of impact of a bullet when fired from a firearm.
PolyTech: Poly Technologies, a Chinese firearms manufacturer.
Port: Portugese, usually referred to as the origin of some surplus ammunition.
Preban: usually refers to any firearm that was built prior to the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban
Primer: The ignition component of a cartridge
R1: South African designation for the FN-FAL
Receiver: The housing for a firearm's breech and firing mechanism.
Recoil operated: the force of the discharging cartridge exerts backwards against the breech mechansims, and this energy is utilized to actuate the mechanical processes of extraction, ejection, reloading, etc.. There are two basic methods of recoil operation for semiautomatic and automatic small arms. They are the long-recoil (Browning) and short-recoil (Maxim) methods.
Reticle: The aiming indicator at the focus of a telescopic sight. May consist of straight or tapered lines, dots, posts, or combination thereof
Rifling: spiral grooves cut into the bore of the firearm to impart a spin on the bullet
RKBA: "right to keep and bear arms". Usually refers to issues regarding the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution.
SAR 1 (or SAR 2, SAR 3): An AKM (AK-47) styled rifle produced jointly between Romania and Century Arms.
Sabot: A lightweight carrier surrounding a heavier projectile of reduced caliber, allowing a firearm to shoot ammunition for which it is not chambered
SAAMI: Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute
SAW: Squad Automatic Weapon
Sear: The part of a firearm which links the trigger and the firing pin and releases it when the trigger is pulled.
Select fire: A firearm's ability to be fired fully automatically, semi-automatically or, in some cases, in burst-fire mode at the option of the shooter
Semi-automatic firearm: any firearm designed or specially adapted to fire a single cartridge and automatically chamber a succeeding cartridge ready to fire, with a single function of the trigger.
Silencer (suppressor): A device that attaches to a firearm, for the purpose of reducing the audible sound of firing.
Single action: The action of the firearm is such that it must be manually cocked prior to each shot before the trigger will actuate the firing mechanism.
SLR: Self-loading rifle
SKS: Samozariadnyia Karabin Simonova, and the semi-automatic rifle that bears the name.
STG-58: Austrian Steyr license built FN FAL
Slam Fire: a situation where a semiautomatic firearm unintentionally fires as if fully automatic as a result of a mechanical defect. This usually results in the firearm emptying the entire magazine at once with the operator being unable to stop the firearm from discharging.
Spray and Pray: a derogatory term used to describe un-aimed and high volume fire, defensive or offensive.
Straight blowback: uses recoil energy from the firing of a round of ammunition to operate the mechanism of the weapon and extract the fired case, eject it against spring tension, and return the mechanism to firing position again.
Squib: a cartridge that is erroneously under loaded with powder. If fired, the bullet may not leave the barrel, causing a barrel obstruction and a possible (and likely) kaboom.
SS-109 (62 grain M-855): A type of US military 5.56x45 mm ammunition. Also known as Green Tip.
Submachine gun: A small sized firearm that uses a pistol cartridge and is capable of high volume automatic fire.
SUIT: Sight Unit Infantry Trilux, a style of optical sight often used on FN rifles
Swiss Army Rifle: Typically an M4 styled carbine with a plethora of added rails, scopes, lasers, tactical grips, flashlights, and other "tactical" gear with the inherent ability hang up on web gear, door frames, folding chairs, dog collars and lingerie.
T&E Device: Transverse and Elevation Device, essentially a pedestal for a heavy weapon.
T-48: a US built (Harrington and Richardson) FN-FAL, used in the initial Army trials. This is an Inch Variant rifle.
TEOTWAWKI: The End Of The World As We Know It.
Throat: The forward portion of the chamber where it is tapered to meet the bore
Trigger: The part of a firearm mechanism which releases the firing pin
Twist: The rate of spiral of the grooves of a rifle barrel expressed in length of barrel per revolution. The rate of twist can effect various ballistic characteristics upon the fired bullet, usually based upon the weight and construction of the bullet.
VEPR: an AKM styled rifle built by Robinson Armament Company in partnership with the Russian Molot Arms Factory.
Windage: the adjustment on a firearm sight or scope that allows for horizontal movement of the Point-of Aim.
WECSOG: Wile E. Coyote School of Gunsmithin'
WTSHTF: a critical situation, feared by some and fantasized by others, When The Shit Hits The Fan, and an individual is forced to act and react on his or her training, general preparedness, and willingness to survive. In certain individuals minds, this will be initially preceded by TEOTWAWKI
Zero Range: The distance at which the bullet path exactly coincides with the line of sight
Zeroing: process of adjusting a weapon's elevation and windage to an individual user so the weapon, when fired, will hit the object of aim. A weapon is said to be zeroed when this is done.
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|October 24, 2003, 15:44
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You've got AD for Accidental Discharge but not ND for Negligent Discharge.
|October 24, 2003, 15:52
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I've been thinking about asking on some of these things but afraid to show the true depth of my ignorance!
But now that it's out, WTH I'll venture a wild guess here... "KB" = "Kaboom"?
Regards: Wyo
P.S. I printed the sheet for future reference, now if I could just find where I put it......
|October 24, 2003, 22:31
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Superb. But it's "WECSOG: Wile E. Coyote School of Gunsmithin"
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|October 24, 2003, 23:21
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Whats BTT mean on the files>???????
|October 24, 2003, 23:58
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BTT: Bump To Top - to revive a thread to the top of the page by adding a new post.
As opposed to...
BBT: Big Brown Truck, or the UPS guy.
Hey!...mordre mes brillantes métal âne.
|October 25, 2003, 09:31
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Re: What we need is a glossary
I suggest --
"DSA: A U.S. company that manufactures FAL-style sporting rifles, and provides parts and services to the shooting sports community. DSA is a sponsor of the finest firearms forum and general discussion site on the web, FAL Files."
"Inch FAL: a FAL-type rifle built in a country that used the imperial measurement system at that time; Australia, Britain, or Canada."
A glossary is a valuable project, long overdue. Well done, to get it going.
|October 25, 2003, 09:59
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Well Done indeed, I will be printing it too, thanks .
|October 25, 2003, 10:11
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Re: Re: What we need is a glossary
Other suggested changes / additions made.
|October 25, 2003, 11:08
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I added barrel timing, among other things. If a real live gunsmith type wants to give me a btter or more concise defintion of that, please do.
In fact, if a gunsmith type wants to give some defintions of gunsmith oriented terms, I will be pleased to add them.
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|October 25, 2003, 12:42
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A fine job, indeed!
I'd like to recommend to a moderator that it get moved to the FAQ dept, and made "sticky", or whatever it's called..permanent bold markings at the top of the section
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|October 25, 2003, 13:54
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Nice job, squatlo!
|October 27, 2003, 00:30
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High Capacity ammunition feeding device: An ammunition feeding device (magazine or drum) whose capacity exceeds that of any designed for the firearm in question. For example, a 35 round FAL mag would be 'high capacity'. A 110 round AR drum would be 'high capacity', as would a 40 round Glock magazine, a 110 round AK drum, or a 20 round 1911 magazine.
A 20 round FAL mag, 30 round AR mag, or 75 round AK drum are STANDARD CAPACITY ammunition feeding devices.
10 round magazines and drums are REDUCED CAPACITY ammuntion feeding devices.
These terms not applicable to belt-fed firearms, as a belt can pretty much be made whatever capacity the fire-er wants.
That work fer ya?
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|November 03, 2003, 20:38
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More suggestions.
Leade: another term for freebore.
Follower: the part of a magazine immediately under the cartridges, that pushes the cartridges upward from pressure applied by the spring.
Forcing cone: the area in a revolver barrel just in front of the cylinder, slightly enlarged and angled to guide the bullet as it passes from the cylinder to the barrel.
Safety: a mechanical device that blocks or disconnects the firing mechanism. A safety by itself should never be trusted, and proper rules for handling of firearms should always be observed.
"BHO" is out of alphabetical order.
Keep it going, this glossary project is good.
|February 21, 2004, 09:42
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Great Job(!)
You have done wel l(!) I am printing it now and have sent it to several Friends. // Thanks // CW
|March 09, 2004, 16:35
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FTF - Failure to Feed - A cartridge coming out of the magazine doesn't get oriented properly to go into the chamber. Can be caused by a dirty feed ramp, a bullet shape that the gun just doesn't feed well, or a faulty or damaged magazine.
Limp-wrist - A type of stoppage that Glocks are famous for. Recoil-operated guns depend on the shooter to stop the backward motion of the frame during recoil, while the slide (or bolt) continues rearward. If the shooter holds the gun too loosely, the slide will not have enough momentum (relative to the frame) to cycle the action. This mostly happens when people shoot Glocks, but is more a fault of the shooter than the gun.
Misfire - A cartridge which fails to fire when it's primer is struck. Can be caused by many things including: the primer not being seated properly in the pocket, priming compound contaminated, gun with weak or damaged mainspring.
Poodle Shooter - AR-15 / M-16 or other rifle in 5.56x45 caliber
Stovepipe - An empty case is extracted, but not completely ejected from the action before the bolt or slide returns forward, trapping the empty case in the ejection port, often with the case mouth sticking out of the port like a stovepipe. Can be caused by an ejector or extractor which is damaged or needs adjustment.
|September 14, 2004, 17:49
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one more to add to the list
Battle rifle:
|October 16, 2004, 20:53
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One more thing, I think pre-ban is more of a reference to GB seniors 1989 import ban.
|February 02, 2005, 16:45
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Re: What we need is a glossary
I work 2 towns south of Century. Some of those clowns I wouldn't call "gunsmiths" on a bet. And yes, I personally know those people that I'm talking about.
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|May 15, 2005, 19:06
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What does Molon Labe mean?
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|May 15, 2005, 19:25
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Good start so far.
What about SHTF ? Hard to believe that one got missed.
Also MIA. Useful when someone just disappears from the Files. Sometimes due to natural or unnatural causes, temper tantrums, being a crook and getting caught at it, getting banned, etc.
|May 16, 2005, 08:29
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That was the reply of the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae when the Persians told them to give up their weapons.
|May 16, 2005, 08:50
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AKM- Avtomat Kalashnikova Modernizerovannyi= modernized model of 1959, has a stamper receiver.
AKS- Avtomat Kalashnikova Skladnoi= folding stock/paratrooper model, S applies to the AK-47, AKM, AK-74.
AK-47 only applies to the model of 1947, has a milled receiver.
|May 16, 2005, 10:29
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One of my favorites is MISSING !
BFH - Big F*cking Hammer, essential WECSOG tool !
How about CLP ? Cleaner/Lubricant/Protectant.
Ed's Red ? Formerly home brewed bore cleaner. Available commercially from Brownell's now I guess. I don't remember the recipe.
|May 22, 2005, 15:13
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" MilDot: a dot on a reticle that is one mil wide "
I don't think that dots are one mil (miliradian) wide, but that the centers of the dots are spaced one mil apart.
|September 03, 2005, 21:14
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some extras.....
AA avenue of approach
ANCOC advanced noncommissioned officer course
AR Army regulation
BNCOC basic noncomissioned officer course
BT basic training
cm centimeter
CONUS continental United States
CS combat support
CSS combat service support
CUCV commercial utility cargo vehicle
DD Department of Defense
DMA Defense Mapping Agency
E east
EPLRS enhanced position location reporting system
FIST fire support team
FM field manual
FORSCOM United States Army Forces Command
GD ground distance
GEOREF geographic reference system
G-M grid-magnetic
GPS global positioning system
GSR ground surveillance radar
GTA graphic training aid
G/VLLD ground/vehicular laser locator designator
HD horizontal distance
HHC headquarters and headquarters company
HMMWV high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle
JOG joint operations graphics
JTIDS joint tactical information distribution system
km kilometer
LAT latitude
MD map distance
METT-T mission, enemy, terrain, troops and time available
MITAC map interpretation and terrain association course
N north
NCO noncommissioned officer
OAC officer advanced course
OBC officer basic course
OCS officer candidate school
OSUT one station unit training
PADS position and azimuth determining system
PD photo distance
PJH hybrid (PLRS and JTIDS)
PLDC primary leadership development course
PLGR Precision Lightweight Global Positioning System Receiver
POI program of instruction
PRE precommission
QRMP quick response multicolor printer
ROTC Reserve Officers' Training Corps
standard form
shapes, orientations, sizes, elevations, and slopes
small-unit support vehicle
tan tangent
TM technical manual
TOW tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided missile
TRADOC Training and Doctrine Command
topo topographic
UPS universal polar stereographic
US United States
USGS United States Geological Survey
UTM universal transverse mercator
VD vertical distance
VNAS vehicular navigation aids system
W west
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No one.
|January 24, 2006, 19:26
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Great list, but you forgot my favorite, BFG = "Big F*cking Gun"
|May 20, 2006, 16:08
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I now have several hundred acronyms at:
It includes classics like WTSHTF and TEOTWAWKI, along with lots of military and scientific acronyms.
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|May 20, 2006, 21:46
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Holy cow,
I feel like I'm back in some AOM (All Officers Meeting) in the MAW. (Marine Aircraft Wing) As a motor-t guy I always found these meetings interesting, but had trouble keeping all the acronyms straight. What we needed was just what we've got here...
a GOAT (Glossary of Acronyms and Terms)
to keep track of all our ERMA's. (Easily Recognizable Military Acronyms)
From there it seemed to spiral out of control until we finally ended up with a
FAGO (Fun And Games Officer), usually the FNG who got stuck reserving us space at the O-club bar.
|September 27, 2007, 14:48
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you forgot about ONMYJFOIBAG!
|July 25, 2012, 19:07
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Stoppage... this term was used for the M-73 Co-Ax machine gun. Typically a round would work its way forward or backward in the links and cause the MG to Stop firiing.
then we would have to
CLear....the stopped belt out of the weapon.
Tracer (I think that is missing)...
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Title: Emerald TIles PBR material (seamless textures set)
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