an automatic term refering to a handgun

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Originally Posted by Excalibur

On a different note but similiar on weapons terms, the B.A.R. Is it so wrong to call it "Bar" as in the word it spells. I heard some people never call it that. Why is it such a problem? I mean it sounds like calling a BAR "bar" is almost as bad as calling the Desert Eagle a Deagle.

My grandfather is a vet and he pronounces the Browning Automatic Rifle in acronym form as "Bar". I've always been under the impression everyone else does, too?

Originally Posted by Excalibur

What about the FAL? I've seen a lot of docs that just spell it out, so do people just pronounce it as it is? A "Fal"

Most Americans seem to pronounce it as "Fal", but I've heard Brits pronounce it "F-A-L". I have no idea which is correct. Of course, the U.S. never adopted it, so it's kind of a moot point.