I only correct the new shooters and people giving advice to new shooters. Calibers are confusing enough without giving designations that can’t be found on newly manufactured boxes. Trying to teach new shooters, I try to keep it as simple as possible. I don’t go through the history of their guns. I also try to keep the designations as simple as possible. It’s tough to remember three hundred years of history when all a new shooter wants to do is hit a paper target at fifty feet.
As a teacher it’s a constant reminder that I can’t teach what I know. I have to teach what is needed. Help the guy find that box of ammunition as it’s printed on the box.
BS. I’ve been shooting since I was 10 years old, I am now 68. I was considered an expert by many, and am still considered so by my friends who are still alive. Criticizing people on nit picky things such as .45 auto VS .45 ACP is just plain stupid, period.
Thank you, Teacher. Yours and others' advice on this thread are a goldmine of information for myself and all others to share.
I appreciate you caring enough to jump in and instruct.