Mispronounced gun names

93marlin said:
Grand vs Garand
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vs. "Jerr' und"

And while not technically a mispronunciation, I remember being at a gun store counter when a customer asked if they carried ammunition for his "Ruger-Luger-High Standard" pistol.
 
putter97127 said:
So is it lea-pold or lew-pold or lewa-pold?

Living close to their headquarters/factory and meeting a few people that have worked for them, you would think I would know...but I have heard all three pronunciations over the years by people that should know...
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Leupold at one point had the pronunciation spelled out in their catalogue as loo-pold. People have mispronounced it as Lee-o-pold for so long I get the impression that they have given up.
 
Is Sako pronounced Socko or Sayko?
 
Franchi (when pronounced "fran-chee" instead of "franki" as it should be pronounced).

And my personal least favorite: Manurhin (when pronounced "man-urine" instead of "m'nureen" as it should be pronounced).
 
Troubleshooter said:
vs. "Jerr' und"
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Ga-RAND vs GAR-and. Hatcher was clear that Garand rhymes with “parent.”

Also “carbine” instead of “carbeen” drives me batty.
 
SVAR-oFF-sky is how you say Swarovski.
 
Kind of a rare one in America, but not totally.

Rößler or Rössler RÖWA​

German 101
So the ß is actually SS not a B.

ö this is a long O sound. Like the o in Coke​

So the words is Row-ssler ROW-VA

many people have tried to tell me this is ROW Bler
 
mdwest said:
theyre not mispronouncing anything.... theyre just speaking Texan...

:D
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I was going to say southern. Or New Englander, ie. Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire.
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cash_tx said:
Here's my list of mispronounced gun names. Can you think of any others? :)

- Smithin Weston
- Aero Percussion
- Sig Saucer
- Wing Chester
- Holler & Holler
- Rugby
- Mossenberger
- Rockin Rivers
- LewJer
- Bushmeister
- Merlin
- Normal (Norma)
- Bursta
- Walters
- Ramington
- Husker Varny
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Mazin Newgant for Mosin Naugant.
 
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