If it has a sight, it's a rifle.
I thought some shotguns had scopes. I'm not positive, though.
shotgun pellets (what are they really called?)
Shot.
Occasionally it's referred to as "buckshot."
Buffy. When I saw you stop the world from, you know, ending, I just assumed that was a big week for you. Turns out I suddenly find myself needing to know the plural of 'apocalypse.'
Riley ,'Potential'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Mar 04, 2005 11:40:28 am PST #4191 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
bon bon - Mar 04, 2005 11:43:11 am PST #4192 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I thought some shotguns had scopes. I'm not positive, though.
No, you're right, in fact I think Homecoming had one, though I wasn't positive it was a shotgun. Um, you might use them for turkey. I'm trying to give a rule of thumb.
ETA: also, not all that many shotguns have two barrels, but you won't see a rifle with it.
Jesse - Mar 04, 2005 11:44:23 am PST #4193 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Is one barrel vs two a rule of thumb? I am a gun idiot.
tommyrot - Mar 04, 2005 11:45:35 am PST #4194 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Is one barrel vs two a rule of thumb? I am a gun idiot.
All two-barrel guns (that are not handguns) are shotguns.
Kat - Mar 04, 2005 11:45:59 am PST #4195 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I'm telling you bon bon, you should hang out with my mom. After all, she's got the reloader in the basement.
Jesse - Mar 04, 2005 11:46:42 am PST #4196 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
All two-barrel guns (that are not handguns) are shotguns.
Are all long one-barrel guns rifles?
§ ita § - Mar 04, 2005 11:47:29 am PST #4197 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Are all long one-barrel guns rifles?
No.
eta: I mean, this could include machine guns, for instance.
Jesse - Mar 04, 2005 11:47:43 am PST #4198 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Crap, just saw bon's edit:
also, not all that many shotguns have two barrels, but you won't see a rifle with it.
I think I'll add this back to the list of things it's not worth it for me to figure out/remember.
bon bon - Mar 04, 2005 11:47:55 am PST #4199 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I'm telling you bon bon, you should hang out with my mom. After all, she's got the reloader in the basement.
My parents made my bedroom into a "reloading room."
DXMachina - Mar 04, 2005 11:48:19 am PST #4200 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Two barrels is automatically a shotgun. If it's loaded by either breaking the gun in half, or by using a pump underneath the barrel, it's a shotgun. If it has a bolt, or has an ammunition magazine in front of the trigger, it's a rifle.