July 2006 (Gun Accessories)

AR-15 Acronyms F

FA - Forward Assist
FA - Full Auto
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FAR - Featherweight Assault Rifle
FCG - Fire Control Group (the hammer, trigger, disconect, springs and selector)
FDE - Flat Dark Earth (a tan-brown color making inroads as a replacement for black in weapon Night Sights)
FF - Free Float/Floated/Floating
FFL - Federal Firearms License/Licensee (a license that permits one to sell & transfer guns in interstate commerce, or the holder of that AR-15 ACCESSORIES )
FH - Flash Hider
FIRSH - Free Floating Integral Rail System Handguard (see Olympic Arm's Gun Accessories )
FMJ - Full Metal Jacket (a bullet that is fully encased in a metal jacket - see the Gun Accessories )
FMJBT - Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail (a FMJ BT bullet - see the Ammo Oracle)
FN - Fabrique Nationale (famous Belgian small arms AR15 manufacturer - FN Herstal website)
FNG - Freakin' New Guy (substitute for "Freakin" as desired)
FNMI - FN Manufacturing, Inc. (Division of Fabrique Nationale located in South Carolina that makes M16s, M240s and M249s for the Gun Accessories - website)
FOIA - Freedom Of Information Act
FP - Firing Pin
FS - Flash Suppressor
FSB - Front Sight Base
FSP - Front Sight Post
FST - Front Sight Tower
FTE - Fail To Eject/Extract (please substitute the more precise FTEj or FTEx as appropriate to make clear your intention)
FTEj - Fail To Eject
FTEx - Fail To Extract
FTF - Face To Face (an in state trade or sale done in person - interstate commerce of firearms is illegal without an FFL)
FTF - Fail To Feed (if used without an unambiguous context, this acronym may be confused with "Fail To Fire" as listed below)
FTF - Fail To Fire (if used without an unambiguous context, this acronym may be confused with "Fail To Feed" as listed above)
FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All AR-15 (substitute more colorful adjective for "Glow sticks" as desired)
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information

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July 2006
Cape Cod Today - How many years ago sometimes it seems like yesterday, other times oh so long ago. As August is almost on us, how can I forget, Mom doing the last minute laundry in order to get everything packed. Dad still trying to figure out how in the world we