How do y'all pronounce "Hoppe's"?

Triggernosis · Post by **Triggernosis** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:46 am

Just wondering....

Terry Murbach · Post by **Terry Murbach** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:48 am

HOP---EEEE's

Terry Murbach · Post by **Terry Murbach** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:50 am

SOCK--OOH...

NOT SAYKO....

Terry Murbach · Post by **Terry Murbach** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:51 am

SMITH&WESSON LINE....

NOT THAT OTHER ONE BETWEEN PENNSYLTUCKY AND MARYLAND...

Terry Murbach · Post by **Terry Murbach** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:52 am

POCKETKNIFE...

NOT slippy.....PUKE...

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:53 am

Terry Murbach · Post by **Terry Murbach** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:53 am

REMINGTON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOT remmy...... for chrissakes....

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:56 am

Terry.......Single malt, or blended this morn?

Otto · Post by **Otto** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:00 am

I have always pronounced it "hops", but then again, I am from Coshocton, Ohio. The dialect spoken in this area barely qualifies as English.

Terry Murbach · Post by **Terry Murbach** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:00 am

AND THE YAHOO WHO TOOK THE " S " OFF THE SR,INC INSIGNIA WILL GET HIS BUTT KICKED BY YEST IF WE EVER MEET. WHAT A NONSENSICAL JERK. " WELL NO ONE KNOWS ANYMORE WHO STURM WAS ."
IS IT ANY WONDER US OLD CODGERS GET SERIOUSLY BENT OUTTA SHAPE WHEN WE SEE HISTORY BEING TRASHED BY KNOTHEADS WHO DO NOT KNOW SHIQ FROM SHINOLA !!!

BY THE WAY, I AM NOT YELLING AT THE FELLOW WHO ASKED HOW HOPPE'S WAS PRONOUNCED. TOO BAD THE SUMBISCUIT AT THE STURM RUGER, INC GUN COMPANY WASN'T AS SMART TO ASK A SIMPLE QUESTION TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH.

pwl44m · Post by **pwl44m** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:02 am

Hoppes

pwl44m · Post by **pwl44m** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:03 am

Just spoke with an AT&T rep this morning. maybe I should have asked Her. She pronounced Perry as Peddy. lol

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:08 am

Terry Murbach wrote:HOP---EEEE's

+1. Any other pronounciation would be incorrect.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:34 am

Also it's Winchester ... NOT Winnie.

Joe

Ben_Rumson · Post by **Ben_Rumson** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:39 am

Otto · Post by **Otto** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:42 am

J Miller wrote:Also it's Winchester ... NOT Winnie.

Joe

What about "Springer" or "Bushy"? And aren't most 1911's actually 1911A1's? Then again, aren't both of those military designations?

Is this a good time to bring up .45 Colt?

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:53 am

BlaineG wrote:#9

Yep!! # 9 as well...

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:59 am

As for the nitwits at Ruger dropping the S, there is no Ruger at the company any more. Bill Ruger croaked, then his son and daughter abandoned ship so now the company is Ruger in name only.

As far as I'm concerned they haven't made much I'm interested in since 1973.

Joe

Ji in Hawaii · Post by **Ji in Hawaii** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:16 pm

Hoppy

fordwannabe · Post by **fordwannabe** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:33 pm

After reading some of these gripes and as a psych nurse ,I feel obligated to tell some of you guys "you need a hobby" oh yea, nevermind

. Tom

rodeo kid · Post by **rodeo kid** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:35 pm

Otto, What's a Chosocton?

rodeo kid · Post by **rodeo kid** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:39 pm

Terry, first, HuH? Second, are you related to Mr Sturm?

rock-steady · Post by **rock-steady** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:52 pm

Hop.....Eze. Two syllables.

And by the way...the one that really chaps my ace is..."shotty" for shotgun.

Malamute · Post by **Malamute** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:43 pm

This came up before somewhere. Someone called the company and asked, they said "Hoppys", in case anyone was curious how much of this was opinion or habit.

Otto · Post by **Otto** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:42 pm

rock-steady wrote:Hop.....Eze. Two syllables.

And by the way...the one that really chaps my ace is..."shotty" for shotgun.

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Here's one I ABSOLUTELY HATE:

On a certain website which caters to the black rifle crowd, people constantly refer to their rifles as "sticks". STICKS? REALLY?!

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:47 pm

Otto wrote:Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Here's one I ABSOLUTELY HATE:
On a certain website which caters to the black rifle crowd, people constantly refer to their rifles as "sticks". STICKS? REALLY?!

Well... they have about as much style, so why not? OTH, I can think of some nice wallking sticks that have MORE style than an EBR!

Mike D. · Post by **Mike D.** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:56 pm

"Winny" chaps my hide. No respect for the best leverguns made, ever. How about "Marlys" for Marlins? Work for y'all?

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:05 pm

If they made it in aftershave we’d be set…

Hoppe's Air Freshener

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:07 pm

Terry Murbach wrote:AND THE YAHOO WHO TOOK THE " S " OFF THE SR,INC INSIGNIA WILL GET HIS BUTT KICKED BY YEST IF WE EVER MEET. WHAT A NONSENSICAL JERK. " WELL NO ONE KNOWS ANYMORE WHO STURM WAS ."

Yep. Then to add insult, they 'bring back' the Red 'eagle' (which is really a PHOENIX...!) without mentioning that the when they originally went from red to black color it was Ruger's 'tribute' to his partner's death.

By the way, NICE TO SEE YOU BACK, TERRY...

jjames · Post by **jjames** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:13 pm

I "Hopes" this gets all the fouling out.

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:24 pm

Yep, Hop-eeese here as well.

dennie · Post by **dennie** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:55 am

Otto, when you mentioned .45Colt, didn't you really mean .45Long Colt?

But to stay on-topic, Hoppeeees here.
BTW, yes, just what is a Coshocton?

Stan in SC · Post by **Stan in SC** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:02 am

While we are on the subject,the bullets holders which fit auto pistols and rifles are magazines,not clips.A stripper clip is a clip.

Stan in SC

awp101 · Post by **awp101** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:07 am

Valmet is pronounced voll-met. When I asked my buddy in Finland if it was pronounced val-met or val-may he said "Voll-met. We're not French!"

Stan in SC wrote:While we are on the subject,the bullets holders which fit auto pistols and rifles are magazines,not clips.A stripper clip is a clip.

Stan in SC

But can a stripper be found in a clip joint?

getitdone1 · Post by **getitdone1** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:17 am

357 magnum caliber, 44 magnum caliber rather than the proper 357 magnum cartridge, 44 magnum cartridge, etc. Caliber has to do with bore diameter and not a particular cartridge.

Also, news media and lots of people calling a cartridge a bullet.

And, why in the heck does the military call a bullet a projectile? There are lots of projectiles but bullets make it "gun specific."

Don

Grizzly Adams · Post by **Grizzly Adams** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:17 am

Mike D. wrote:"Winny" chaps my hide. No respect for the best leverguns made, ever. How about "Marlys" for Marlins? Work for y'all?

Marly no, Fish Gun maybe!

Just kidding guys.

Chas. · Post by **Chas.** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:55 am

fordwannabe wrote:After reading some of these gripes and as a psych nurse ,I feel obligated to tell some of you guys "you need a hobby" oh yea, nevermind . Tom

Just how do you pronounce "hobby"?

getitdone1 wrote:357 magnum caliber, 44 magnum caliber rather than the proper 357 magnum cartridge, 44 magnum cartridge, etc.

Since precision is the order of the day, it's actually 357 S&W Magnum, and 44 Remington magnum.

Otto · Post by **Otto** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:09 am

getitdone1 wrote:And, why in the heck does the military call a bullet a projectile? There are lots of projectiles but bullets make it "gun specific."

Why does the military do any of the goofy stuff it does?

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:50 pm

Otto wrote:
getitdone1 wrote:And, why in the heck does the military call a bullet a projectile? There are lots of projectiles but bullets make it "gun specific."
Why does the military do any of the goofy stuff it does?

Well, for one thing, so men and women can sleep soundly at night. If only they could protect us from Liberals.

Otto · Post by **Otto** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:18 pm

BlaineG wrote:
Otto wrote:
getitdone1 wrote:And, why in the heck does the military call a bullet a projectile? There are lots of projectiles but bullets make it "gun specific."
Why does the military do any of the goofy stuff it does?
Well, for one thing, so men and women can sleep soundly at night. If only they could protect us from Liberals.

I don't know when you retired, but I think you'd be shocked at how far left the military has drifted. One cannot protect others from something he himself openly embraces.

Bigahh · Post by **Bigahh** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:25 pm

Hop-ease......and i have recently taken an extreme liking to the #9 Bench Rest Blend ! Just wish they made a better cap for the bottle ! Always leaks out on me, no matter how tight I screw it on.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:39 pm

Bigahh wrote:Hop-ease......and i have recently taken an extreme liking to the #9 Bench Rest Blend ! Just wish they made a better cap for the bottle ! Always leaks out on me, no matter how tight I screw it on.

It's the cheepo plastic bottles, even the regular version does that. Try to find an old glass bottle to transfer the solvent into.

Joe

olyinaz · Post by **olyinaz** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 2:07 pm

Well I'll man up and be the only one I see thus far who'll admit I call it "HOPPS". Everyone I know in Minnesota where I grew up (or MINNI as we called it) calls it HOPPS, everyone I know in Arizona calls it HOPPS. It may not be "right", but I think I'm gonna keep callin' it HOPPS!

Is it a ka-nife or a knife? Was he Ka-nute Rock-ney or was he Nute Rock!

Is Ole pronounced "Olly" or Oh-lee? Oh-lay???

UFF DAHH!!!!

Oly

dennie · Post by **dennie** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:37 pm

I musta drifted off a little bit. I thought "stripper clip" was the same as a "bikini cut".

dennie

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:09 pm

Now listen you young whipper snappers it`s Hoppies !!!!!!

samb · Post by **samb** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:24 am

I grew up calling it "hops, as in how a rabbit moves". I had no idea all these years I was misspronouncing it oh well, it's not the first time I have been corrected.

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:11 am

Otto wrote:
rock-steady wrote:Hop.....Eze. Two syllables.

And by the way...the one that really chaps my ace is..."shotty" for shotgun.

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Here's one I ABSOLUTELY HATE:

On a certain website which caters to the black rifle crowd, people constantly refer to their rifles as "sticks". STICKS? REALLY?!

I have never heard of AR style rifles being called "sticks" but have heard of Sniper Rifles being called sticks by many real life snipers and former snipers.