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sven · January 16, 2002, 09:16 PM

I've been reading these nice gun catalogs, and I am confused about a term used pretty widely - that term is "TACTICAL".

What does this mean? What is a tactical firearm? What is a tactical load?

Is this just marketing?

Thanks,

-steve

January 16, 2002, 09:16 PM	#1
sven Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2002 Location: Palo Alto, California Posts: 532	What does "Tactical" mean? I've been reading these nice gun catalogs, and I am confused about a term used pretty widely - that term is "TACTICAL". What does this mean? What is a tactical firearm? What is a tactical load? Is this just marketing? Thanks, -steve