LAST EDITED ON May-24-16 AT 01:49 PM (EDT)
 
>>A question from somebody who has no firearms experience, might it be
>>possible to get some sort of basic primer on what various parts are
>>called, what calibers and rounds can do, etc?
>
>I've done some of that here, but in bits and pieces as things have
>come up over the course of the series, rather than as a unified
>attempt at an introductory document. That might be an idea...
>

These guns of the week have been quite informative, but even going through them in a kind of marathon, I've learned enough to know that I know *nothing*. I wasn't exactly riding high on my perceived knowledge of firearms to begin with, but yikes.

Like, I'm fairly sure I can suss out with a centerfire round is (the firing pin strikes the center of the casing, along the axis, yes?) but I'm at a loss as to what a 'rimfire' is, besides something common after eating at Chipotle. (I kid, and I can at least Wikipedia that term, since I know what to look for)

>>Or be pointed someplace where such can be acquired? (preferably in
>>video form, as I learn better by watching than reading)
>
>Videos, I can't help you with; I'm sure searching "firearms basics" on
>YouTube would get you all kinds of content, though I'm also sure a lot
>of it would be polemical mulch masquerading as instruction, because
>that's how the Internet and the most vocal part of the Gun
>Culture roll nowadays. :/

Perhaps you can at least take solace in the knowledge there's a difference between a firearms enthusiast and a *gun nut*. Maybe not in the mainstream consciousness, but with people who, y'know...actually think about things.