Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Recognition Chart:

Handy firearms recognition chart for journalists.

I'm not 100%, but I'm pretty sure one of those is actually an Uzi.


(H/T to Sebastian.)

9 comments:

BobG said...

But where's the "oozie"?

Jay G said...

They forgot the .9 caliber semi-auto...

Stan in Minnesota said...

Bottom row left, the original spud gun, press muzzle into a raw potato for the pellets. Right an AMC Matador?

Michael Silence said...

Thanks, Tam, I think I just wet my pants. Nice to see my native Hoosierland hasn't dampened you wit!

cj said...

Hah, that's great. Could also be 'high-powered assault rifle', 'cop killer', 'designed to defeat body armor', 'designed to spray bullets', etc.

Kevin said...

I already left the comment on the AZ Rifleman blog, but the car is a British-market Ford Cortina Mark III. Looks like a '72 (the plate seems to end with a "J" which makes it a 72 or 73.

Alec said...

Anyone see Xavier's post from last week? Makes this one even more apprpriate:

http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/08/prettiest-ak-i-ever-saw.html

B Smith said...

Oozie. (A deadly .50-caliber one, designed to shoot down airliners.)

Siltazay said...

Forgot one.