Yugoslavian unloading?

30cal_Fun · February 7, 2014, 04:50 AM

I have heard the phrase "Yugoslavian unloading" many times, but wonder where it comes from and if many other shooters use it.

"Yugoslavian unloading" means when you are finished shooting but still have rounds in your magazine, instead of removing the magazine and emptying the chamber, you simple keep pulling the trigger until you run out of ammo. So basically you do a mag dump to unload your firearm.
We use it in a joking sense. For example if someone is shooting very fast or if someone hasn't shot a lot of rounds even when he has been on the range for two hours you can shout "just Yugoslavian unload the thing!"

It seems as if this phrase is used only here in the Netherlands since I haven't been able to find it on google or gun fora.

Does anyone here know or use the phrase "Yugoslavian unloading"?
And does anyone know the origin of this phrase?

2ndsojourn · February 7, 2014, 11:51 AM

I never heard of it and it's not on Urban Dictionary dot com. Urban dictionary has an option to define it if you'd like to get it started.

SamNavy · February 7, 2014, 12:04 PM

Sounds like a regional thing... I'm sure we have similar terms here in the States. You could easily reaplce "Yugoslavian" with "Redneck" and everybody would know exactly what it meant.

"Hey BillyJoe, you gonna "redneck" the rest of that magazine or what, YEE HAW!!!"

Skans · February 7, 2014, 01:02 PM

From the South - nope, never heard of "Yugoslovian unloading" either. Perhaps too many syllables for my tongue to trip over. We pretty much stick with "mag dump" around here. Maybe you could go with "Yugo Mag Dump"?

**Aguila Blanca** · February 7, 2014, 05:37 PM

I have never heard that expression.

2damnold4this · February 7, 2014, 06:25 PM

We use the term "Frisian unloading" here in the States. If someone misses their target while "Frisian unloading", we joke that they must be "as drunk as a Dutchman."

We could try and leave ethnic stereotyping out of our discussions but where's the fun in that?

jmr40 · February 7, 2014, 06:46 PM

With ammo prices today I don't see that being common.

**Tom Servo** · February 7, 2014, 08:51 PM

Quote:

If someone misses their target while "Frisian unloading", we joke that they must be "as drunk as a Dutchman."

Actually, I don't recall ever seeing a gun in Nordfriesland. To the best of my knowledge, they haven't even fought in a war since the 17th century.

Bezoar · February 7, 2014, 09:34 PM

more of a "dutch reload" for a german, just take the gun from the dutchman. hes not using it.

30cal_Fun · February 8, 2014, 01:21 PM

Seems like this is a phrase only used here. Thanks for thinking along guys!

Our shooting club's gunsmith is from former Yugoslavia, he knows the phrase but has no clue where it might have come from.

I think every country has it's phrases that are basically an insult to how some other country performs a certain action. But hey, we all use them and most are even funny.
I could get angry over someone using "Dutch" in some phrase.

February 7, 2014, 04:50 AM	#1
30cal_Fun Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2010 Posts: 109	Yugoslavian unloading? I have heard the phrase "Yugoslavian unloading" many times, but wonder where it comes from and if many other shooters use it. "Yugoslavian unloading" means when you are finished shooting but still have rounds in your magazine, instead of removing the magazine and emptying the chamber, you simple keep pulling the trigger until you run out of ammo. So basically you do a mag dump to unload your firearm. We use it in a joking sense. For example if someone is shooting very fast or if someone hasn't shot a lot of rounds even when he has been on the range for two hours you can shout "just Yugoslavian unload the thing!" It seems as if this phrase is used only here in the Netherlands since I haven't been able to find it on google or gun fora. Does anyone here know or use the phrase "Yugoslavian unloading"? And does anyone know the origin of this phrase? __________________ Gun control: The theory that people who are willing to ignore laws against rape, torture, kidnapping, theft, and murder will obey a law which prohibits them from owning a firearm.

February 8, 2014, 01:21 PM	#10
30cal_Fun Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2010 Posts: 109	Seems like this is a phrase only used here. Thanks for thinking along guys! Our shooting club's gunsmith is from former Yugoslavia, he knows the phrase but has no clue where it might have come from. I think every country has it's phrases that are basically an insult to how some other country performs a certain action. But hey, we all use them and most are even funny. I could get angry over someone using "Dutch" in some phrase. __________________ Gun control: The theory that people who are willing to ignore laws against rape, torture, kidnapping, theft, and murder will obey a law which prohibits them from owning a firearm.

February 7, 2014, 11:51 AM	#2
2ndsojourn Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2013 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,416	I never heard of it and it's not on Urban Dictionary dot com. Urban dictionary has an option to define it if you'd like to get it started.

February 7, 2014, 12:04 PM	#3
SamNavy Senior Member Join Date: August 28, 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 433	Sounds like a regional thing... I'm sure we have similar terms here in the States. You could easily reaplce "Yugoslavian" with "Redneck" and everybody would know exactly what it meant. "Hey BillyJoe, you gonna "redneck" the rest of that magazine or what, YEE HAW!!!"

February 7, 2014, 01:02 PM	#4
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,132	From the South - nope, never heard of "Yugoslovian unloading" either. Perhaps too many syllables for my tongue to trip over. We pretty much stick with "mag dump" around here. Maybe you could go with "Yugo Mag Dump"?

February 7, 2014, 05:37 PM	#5
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,460	I have never heard that expression.

February 7, 2014, 06:25 PM	#6
2damnold4this Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 2,526	We use the term "Frisian unloading" here in the States. If someone misses their target while "Frisian unloading", we joke that they must be "as drunk as a Dutchman." We could try and leave ethnic stereotyping out of our discussions but where's the fun in that?

February 7, 2014, 06:46 PM	#7
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,805	With ammo prices today I don't see that being common.

February 7, 2014, 09:34 PM	#9
Bezoar Junior member Join Date: October 19, 2004 Location: michigan Posts: 578	more of a "dutch reload" for a german, just take the gun from the dutchman. hes not using it.