Every profession has their terminology ripped; i.e.: in the car business...txinvestigator wrote:<snip>
1911s don't use clips. They use magazines, and I strongly suggest Wilson.
Automobiles and light trucks have wheels NOT rims!
Cars and light trucks have one piece wheels; the center of the wheel attaches with bolts and nuts to the hub and the tire mounts directly on the same casting.
Bicycles and motorcycles that use wire spokes have rims. That's when those wire spokes connect the inner hub to the outer rim, the tire then attaches to the rim. This is a multi-piece design with the center hub, the multiple spokes and finally the rim. Covered wagons were built this way also.
Heavy trucks had this design also but dropped it about 15-20 years ago because this design tended to explode and injure the technicians who changed the tires. That's when the heavy truck industry adopted a one piece wheel as well.
It upsets me every time someones says: "I got new rims." or "He drove on the rims." the same exact way it upsets some people when you call a "magazine" a "clip".
But, it's not the end of the world... it's just how the world is!
And yes, I've used the term "clips" when talking about "magazines" myself. Why? Cause that's what my uncle (who taught me how to shoot) called them way back in the '60's.
Thanks for the rant.
Russ
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