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How To Properly Pronounce 10 Gun Names

OptimusPrime

Sometimes, your weekend just doesn’t start right. The site locked up so we cannot update it last Friday. I'm in the Philippines where I was caught in some horrendous traffic in Metro Manila where people now started their Christmas shopping and parties. Apart from that, the water I drank just made want to throw up all my insides.

That was yesterday. Today, well… the Weekend Feature Story which I expect to have posted still remains unfinished pending information I am expecting. Which means, we have to scramble what story to post.

I guess it has to be quick and light for this weekend as Alvin Diokno, also known as "Primo", the person of the custom ZM LR300 GBB Rifle sent me this link which seems appropriate enough to get you busy this weekend.

It's from the Outdoor Hub, and it's about properly pronouncing 10 gun names. Just when you think us airsoft players are good with our knowledge with firearms, we may just suck at pronouncing the names of some of the most iconic weapons in history, with the exception of the native speakers. But if you want to establish your authority on gun knowledge, perhaps pronouncing them as well as how their inventors did would help even more.

Now, test your pronunciation by watching the video below and repeating the names over and over again until you perfect your pronunciation of the following guns:

  • Mosin
  • Steyr
  • Kalashnikov
  • Garand
  • Dragunov
  • Sturmgewehr
  • Tavor
  • Heckler Und Koch
  • Makarov
  • Saiga

That's your homework for this weekend. If you fail to still pronounce their names, gimme 20 per wrong pronunciation. :-)

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