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SansSouci · July 24, 2014, 01:19 PM

Hi g.willikers,

You mean like a 1911A1 "platform"?

To me, it's redundant. Everyone know that a 1911A1 is a gun.

Is platform a nascent term used to describe guns? It seems as though a gun writer took to calling a gun a platform and it caught on like a women's fashion fad.

I'm good with anyone calling anything what suits them. But to me, and everyone I know, a gun is a gun. For instance, I'm a hunter. Every hunter I know knows that a Model 70 or a Model 700 are rifles.

I can cannot see how calling a gun a platform distinguishes it from a more descriptive noun such as Glock, or S&W. But if others want to refer to guns as platforms, I'm good. I know that I have never described a gun as a platform, nor will I ever describe a gun as a platform.

BTW, to me, the noun, "platform" sounds like it is intended to placate those who are politically correct.

Another BTW, how did shooters manage to describe their guns since guns were invented w/o the noun, "platform"? I never seen it used in history books to describer Revolutionary War muskets, Civil War rifles, or either of the world wars' guns.

July 24, 2014, 01:19 PM	#3
SansSouci Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2013 Location: Heart of Reagan Country Posts: 479	Hi g.willikers, You mean like a 1911A1 "platform"? To me, it's redundant. Everyone know that a 1911A1 is a gun. Is platform a nascent term used to describe guns? It seems as though a gun writer took to calling a gun a platform and it caught on like a women's fashion fad. I'm good with anyone calling anything what suits them. But to me, and everyone I know, a gun is a gun. For instance, I'm a hunter. Every hunter I know knows that a Model 70 or a Model 700 are rifles. I can cannot see how calling a gun a platform distinguishes it from a more descriptive noun such as Glock, or S&W. But if others want to refer to guns as platforms, I'm good. I know that I have never described a gun as a platform, nor will I ever describe a gun as a platform. BTW, to me, the noun, "platform" sounds like it is intended to placate those who are politically correct. Another BTW, how did shooters manage to describe their guns since guns were invented w/o the noun, "platform"? I never seen it used in history books to describer Revolutionary War muskets, Civil War rifles, or either of the world wars' guns.