Mispronounced names in the firearms industry

[ImThere]

Seeing a video today about Lapua gave me the idea to start a threat about names that are mispronounced. I'll start with a couple..

Just don't understand why you gotta start a threat?

 

[DaveTN]

Just don't understand why you gotta start a threat?

Fixed it. Thanks.

 

[Remi]

Smith and Western

Smiff an Wessern

 

[ImThere]

Fixed it. Thanks.

 

[Spurhunter]

Loopold or Lee-a-pold?

Neither! It's Lou-uh-poled!

 

[Creek bottoms]

Smiff an Wessern

From Memphis?

 

[Remi]

From Memphis?

Nope, the platoe.

 

[MUP]

Gauge, not guage also.

 

[mr.big]

Leupold scopes prob get mispronounced as much as any…

Lee-uh-pold. Lol

 

[lol]

...I say Browning Citori wrong on purpose, I throw an extra L in there.

It's hard to stay Superposed when you're having trouble finding the Citori.

 

[hunter0925]

Seeing a video today about Lapua gave me the idea to start a thread about names that are mispronounced. I'll start with a couple..

Garand. I suspect this is the most common mispronounced name in the firearms industry. And the most argued. I have very few people pronounce it (what I believe to be) correctly.

Lapua. I had no idea I was pronouncing it wrong, because everyone around me was also.

 

[Antler Daddy]

This thread is wo4thless without any media that can show the correct pronunciation!,,,,,

 

[swampbadger]

spud launcher is incorrect. Issa tater cannon!

 

[Wobblyshot1]

sabot....
Say- bow

 

[Bambi Buster]

Loo-pold.
Lee-a-pold is a guy who spells his name differently than others.

 

[Harold Money jr]

Sabot

 

[nso123]

Bianchi

 

[Lost Lake]

Leupold scopes prob get mispronounced as much as any…

"Lay-a-pold" always cracks me up.

Wasn't Leopold a mid 20th century orchestra conductor? Didn't know he dabbled in optics.

 

[Crow Terminator]

Tikka.

Is it Tick-uh or Teek-uh or neither one.

 

[Urban_Hunter]

Heckler and ????

Nope… just H and K