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RESULTS of an animal trial suggests that a comparatively simple treatment for devastating muscle wasting disorders may be possible.

Italian scientists used a novel type of adult stem cell to treat 10 golden retrievers with the canine equivalent of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (MD), an untreatable and deadly genetic disease.

The outcome was a “remarkable” improvement in the physical condition and mobility of the dogs, the team reported overnight in the journal Nature.

Giulio Cossu - head of the Stem Cell Research Institute at Milan's University of Life and Health - and his colleagues claimed the results were so positive the cells, mesoangioblasts, should be used as the basis of a treatment for human patients.

The cells - first identified by Professor Cossu's group - are found in small blood vessels and have the ability to not only make more copies of themselves, but to develop into muscle cells.

Mesoangioblasts also travel through the blood stream to all parts of the body. They pass through blood vessel walls and attach to and repair damaged muscle tissue.

In the animal trial, the team isolated mesoangioblasts from normal dogs and from those with MD.

They then “corrected” the defective stem cells and injected both normal and rejigged stem cells into animals with Duchenne's. The dogs were treated five times at monthly intervals, and all improved.

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AR-15 Acronyms G

GCA - Gun Control Act of 1968 (The law that, among other things, established
the FFL license
system, set a minimum age to purchase guns, and banned the import of "non-sporting"
guns, eventually including military-stiyle guns)

GG&G - Guns, Gear and Gadgets (manufacturer of optical mounting systems
and tactical weapon accessories - Gun
Accessories )

GP - Group Purchase

GSE - Gunsmoke Enterprises (builder of AR-15
Accessories and supplier of parts and accessories - Fiber
optic sights)

GTS - Global Tactical Supply (retailer of AR-15
parts and accessories - website)

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AR-15 Acronyms M- Ghillie suit

M16 - The original full-auto military version of the AR-15 rifle (includes
triangular cross-section handguards, early style rear sight that is not adjustable
for range, and a 1:12 twist barrel: photos)

M16A1 - Later variant of the M16 that added a forward assist to jam the bolt
home when the normal action cycling doesn't: photos)

M16A2 - Later variant of the M16A1 that switched to a range-adjustable rear
sight, a 1:7 twist Glow
stick barrel, round cross-section handguards and substituted a three-round
burst firing mode for the full-auto mode: photos)

M16A3 - Later variant of the M16A2 that substitutes full-auto firing for the
three-round burst mode of the M16A2. Initially Ghillie
suit by the Navy SEALS: photos)

M16A4 - Later variant of the M16A2 that added a flat-top upper receiver with
removable carry handle but maintained the three-round burst firing mode: photos)


M193 - 55 grain FMJBT military cartridge, usable in 1:14 to 1:7
twist barrels (see the Ammo Oracle)

M4 - A 14.5" barrel carbine version of the M16A2. Earlier models have an
integral A2 carry handle, later ones have a flat-top upper (photos)

M4A1 - A variant of the M4 that includes full-auto fire and a flat-top upper
with removable carry handle (photos)

M4GERY - A rifle designed to mimic the appearance and function of a true M4,
but that isn't an official military M4 (pronounced "em forgery")

M855 - 62 grain FMJBT military cartridge, usable in 1:10 to 1:7 twist barrels
(see the Ammo Oracle)

MAP - Minimum Advertised Price (A price below which retailers are prohibited
from advertising a product. Not all manufacturers/distributors enforce MAP policies,
and even when they do, retailers are not legally prohibited from selling below
MAP.)

MARPAT - MARine PATtern (a digital camouflage pattern. Examples here, controversy
here and Ghillie
suits.)

MARS - Multipurpose Aiming Reflex Sight (an Israeli sight that combines a reflex
red-dot sight with a laser (visible or IR) aiming light - website)

MIAD - MIssion ADaptable (a modular grip manufactured by Magpul - website)

MOA - Minute Of Angle (a measure of angular displacement equal to 1/60 of one
degree, usually used when discussing group sizes - 1 MOA is roughly 1"
at 100 yds)

MOUT - Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain

img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/zrxc77/ProofMark.gif - proof mark that indicates
Magnetic particle inspection and Proof load firing has been performed on a barrel

MP - Magnetic Particle [inspection/testing] (Magnetic particle inspection is
a non-destructive steel inspection method used to ensure that a barrel, for
example, is free from metallurgical defects such as cracks. MP is also used
as an easily typed representation of the proof mark that is sometimes stamped
on a part to indicate it has been MP tested.)

MGI - Mack Gwinn Industries (manufacturer of quick change barrel system and
other components for the AR-15 - website)

MRE - More Real Estate (a rail adapter system that extends past the FSB, made
by KAC)

MRE - Meal Ready to Eat. The food provision for the US Military.

MRF - Modular Rail Forend (a rail adapter system made by Troy Industries)

MRP - Monolithic Rail Platform (an integrated AR-15 upper receiver and rail
adapter system, made by LMT)

MSRP - Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price

MRS - Modular Rail System (Leitner-Wise's light-weight, quick-change barrel
system designed for use with standard AR-15 Gun
Accessories )

MR/T (also MRT) - Mid Range / Tactical (a line of optics made by Leupold and
designed for mid-range capability)

MSTN - Mid-South Tactical Network (retailer of AR-15 related gear and accessories
- website)

MWS - Modular Weapon System

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AR-15 Acronyms S- Pistol Grips

SAAMI - Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (an association
of manufacturers of sporting firearms, ammunition, and components. Often used
to distinguish between the sporting .223 chamber [the SAAMI chamber] and the
military 5.56 mm pistol
grips )

SAM-R - Squad Advanced Marksman - Rifle (20" match barrel upper with Leupold
scope, used by Marines)

SAR - Small Arms Review (website)

SAW - Specialized Armament Warehouse (Colt distributor that caters to military
and law enforcement sales - website)

SAW - Squad Automatic Weapon

SBR - Short-Barreled Rifle (a rifle whose barrel is less than 16" long
as defined by the NFA)

SCAR - Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle (additional information
here)

SD - Shell Deflector

SEAK - Special Edition AK (a custom AK-74 rifle sold as part of a group buy
run by AR15.com)

SEBR - Special Edition Black Rifle (a custom AR-15 rifle sold as part of a group
buy run by AR15.com)

SF - Special Forces

SF - Surefire (manufacturer of flashlights and weapon lights - website)

SGN - Shotgun News (a venerable gun sales publication made up entirely of display
and classified advertising, first published in 1946 - website)

SHSIBI - Should Have Stayed In Bed Instead

SHTF - Sh*t Hits The Fan (things going seriously wrong - generally used to describe
an event that sets society off the rails for some period of time)

SIR - Selective Integrated Rail (see A.R.M.S. website)

SMG - Sub Machine Gun

SMK - Sierra Match King (a hollow tip bullet designed for long range accuracy,
made by Sierra Bullets - website)

SNAFU - Situation Normal: All Fouled Up (substitute more colorful adjective
for "Fouled" as Harris
bipod)

SOB - Son Of a Bitch

SOCOM - Special Operations Command

SOPMOD - Special Operations Peculiar Modification

SOF - Special Operations Forces (in addition to its standard military usage,
also a designation for a now discontinued mid-length AR-15 carbine made by ArmaLite)

SOT - Special Occupational Taxpayer (a person whose occupation [e.g. manufacturer/importer/dealer
of NFA weapons] exempts him from paying NFA transfer taxes)

SP - Soft Point (a bullet whose lead tip is exposed rather than jacketed in
a harder metal)

SPC - Special Purpose Cartridge (as in the new 6.8 mm SPC)

SPF - Sold Pending Funds (an item for sale has been claimed and is off the market,
but the seller has not yet received the buyer's funds so the transaction has
not yet finalized)

SPORTS - Mnemonic for AR-15 immediate action drill: Slap the bottom of the magazine.
Pull the charging handle. Observe the open chamber area. Release the charging
handle. Tap the forward assist. Shoot. Some people consider this to be remedial
action rather than immediate action. See also Glow
sticks and TPRRRS.

SPR - Special Purpose Rifle (18" free floating match barrel upper)

SS - Stainless Steel

STFU - Shut The F**k Up

SUM - Stainless Ultra Match (Olympic Arms' name for their stainless steel barrel
made with broach-cut rifling for accuracy - website)

SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed

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AR-15 Acronyms H

HBAR Heavy Barrel
HG - Handguard AR-15
HP - Hollow Point (a bullet with a hollow cavity at the tip)
HSLD - High Speed, Low Drag (of or relating to special Camouflage and other highly skilled Night Sight)
HTH - Hope That Helps
HTS - Hammer, Trigger, Sear (parts of the FCG)

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AR-15 Acronym C

C3 - Class 3 (a class of restricted weapons as defined by the NFA, including
machineguns, supressors, short-barrelled
rifles, short-barrelled shotguns, etc.)

CAA - Command Arms Gun Accessories
(manufacturer of accessories and gear for various weapons - AR15)

CAR - Carbine

C.A.R. - Colt Automatic Rifle

CC - Concealed Carry

CCH - Cut Carry Handle (a carry handle cut down to form a BUIS)

CCL - Concealed Carry License

CCO - Close Combat Optic (an optic designed for close range use, typically low
power, parallax free and with long eye relief. The Aimpoint
M68 is an example.)

CCP - Concealed Carry Permit

CCW - Concealed Carry Weapon

CH - Carry Handle

CH - Charging Handle

CIII - Class 3 (a class of restricted weapons as defined by the NFA, including
machineguns, supressors, short-barrelled rifles, short-barrelled shotguns, etc.)

CLE - Compass Lake Engineering (manufacturer of competition service rifles and
space guns - website)

CLIN - Contract Line Item Number

CLP - Cleaner, Lubricant, Protectant (all-purpose gun maintenance product -
example
one, example two, Fiber
optic sight three)

CMP - Civilian Marksmanship Program (website)

CMMG - Not an acronym, just a name (retailer of AR-15,
parts and accessories - website)

CMT - Continental Machine and Tool (contract manufacturer of AR15 uppers and
lowers)

COC - Code Of Conduct (the rules governing your use of this site)

COLL - Collapsible (as in a collapsible stock)

CONUS - Continental United States (the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia,
not including Alaska or Hawaii)

CQB - Close Quarters Battle

CQ/T (also CQT) - Close Quarters / Tactical
(a 1-3x optic made by Leupold and designed for close quarters battle with some
mid-range capability as well)

C&R - Curios and Relics (firearms that are officially recognized as collectible
due to some unique quality such as age. The ATF maintains a list of qualified
C&R firearms that C&R license holders can purchase via interstate commerce
without the services of an FFL dealer. More information)

CTR - Compact/Type Restricted (an adjustable carbine stock made by Magpul,
with a friction lock feature)

CYA - Cover Your Ass

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AR-15 Acronyms N- Camouflage

NBD - No Big Deal

ND - Negligent Discharge (an unintentional discharge of a weapon that reasonably
should have been forseen and prevented)

NFA - National Firearms Act (of 1934 - the law governing machine guns, sawed
off shotguns, short barreled weapons, suppressors, Camouflage.)

NFW - No Frickin' Way (substitute for "Frickin'" as desired)

NIB - New In Box (a gun that is still in the original box, unfired after it
left the factory)

NICS - National Instant Criminal Background Check System (the system established
as part of the Brady
Act to check for disqualifying information that would prevent legal transfer
of a firearm to a person)

NIW - New In Wrapper (mostly in reference to magazines, which come from the
factory wrapped in protective paper or plastic)

NM - National Match (a competition sponsored by the CMP)

NM - Never Mind

NOD - Night Observation Device

NOOB - Newbie (one who is new to a topic and doesn't have much knowledge of
it)

NOS - New Old Stock (generally used in connection with an item that can no longer
be manufactured new Harris
bipods, but that can be sold from existing stock: an item that is chronologically
old, but that has been sitting in storage and was never sold at retail or used
before)

NRA - National Rifle Association (website)

NSN - National Stock Number (a unique number assigned to each item in the Federal
Supply Cataloging System, including parts and accessories for military weapons
such as the M16)

NSW - Naval Special Warfare

NTCH - Nose To Charging Handle (a cheek weld [placement of the side of one's
face against the stock] where the tip of the nose touches the charging handle,
thus giving a consistent position and sight picture)

NVD - Night Vision Device

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AR-15 Acronyms

This replaces the old thread. As always, contributions and corrections are welcome.

For a broader list of DOD acronyms, abbreviations and terms, see Ghillie suit.

For acronyms and abbreviations in general, see this or this.

Here is the list of acronyms and abbreviations specific to AR-15 and AR15:

@ - When prefixed to a member's name, means that the following comment is directed "at" or to that member.
. - Used to add a post without typing anything, means "+1 to my post count, I have no new comment" or the same thing as BTT. Also sometimes left behind as a placeholder when someone deletes the content from a post or as a quick post to tag a thread.
+1 - When used with a quote, means the same thing as "Ditto" or "I agree". When used in the EE feedback forum, means a good experience with either a buyer or seller. When just posted with no reference, it means "+1 to my post count, I have no new comment" or the same thing as BTT...
-1 - When used in the EE feedback forum, means a bad experience with either a buyer or seller.
87 - A nonsensical answer to nonsensical numerical questions. For example, someone might ask "How many magazines should I buy?" There is no meaningful answer to this question because it varies according to each persons' unique circumstances, so the canned answer becomes "87". Originated by markm, presumably because he felt it a waste of time to answer such questions, it has since taken on a life of its own and is used by others who think it makes a funny in-joke. The number 87 is also associated with several other meanings in general usage.
88 - Short hand for a neo-Nazi or, more loosely, any white supremacist. Derived from "H" being the 8'th letter in the alphabet, and HH being an abbreviation for "Heil Hitler". The number 88 is also associated with several other meanings in general usage.

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AR-15 Acronyms J - Rifle Scopes

JANFU - Joint Army/Navy F**k Up (for a mess so big that one force alone couldn't
have made it by itself)

JBT - Jack-Booted Thug (derived from the name of the military boot made infamous
by the goose-stepping Nazis, now applied in a manner to mean any repressive,
overly authoritarian person)

JHP - Jacketed Hollow Point (a bullet that is jacketed in metal, but with a
hollow cavity at the tip - see Rifle
Scopes)

J/K - Just Kidding

JMO - Just My Opinion

JP - John Paul {Enterprises/Rifles} (manufacturer of rifle parts and accessories,
particularly known for their trigger parts - website)

JSP - Jacketed Soft Point (a bullet that is jacketed in metal, but with exposed
lead at the tip - see the Harris
bipods)

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WAG - Wild Ass Guess
WECSOG - Wile E. Coyote School Of Gunsmithing (unconventional, unprofessional [although not necessarily poor quality], make-do with what you've got gunsmithing - usually done at home with few tools, often involving a file and/or hammer)
WOA - White Oak Armament (retailer of AR-15 parts - website)
WOP - White Oak Precision (builder of custom AR-15 and AR-10 uppers - website)
WSSM - Winchester Super Short Magnum
WTB - Want(ed) To Buy
WTF - What The F**k
WTK - Want(ed) To Know
WTS - Want(ed) To Sell
WTT - Want(ed) To Trade
WWB - Winchester White Box (In AR-15 context, Q3131A ammunition made in Israel to M193 specifications - relatively inexpensive but reliable general purpose ammo)

XCR - eXchangeable Caliber Rifle* (Robinson Armament's modular battle rifle, originally intended as a SCAR contender)
XM193 - M193 ammunition packaged for sale to civilians (may fail to meet some aspect of military standard - see the Ammo Oracle)
XM8 - Designation of a modular weapon system that may replace the M16 family of rifles. Adoption of the XM8 is uncertain. (brochure, overview)

YHM - Yankee Hill Machine (manufacturer of rails, mounts, forearms, sights and other AR-15 accessories - website)
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary

Z - Zero (marked on some A2-style rear sight elevation knobs to indicate the position at which the knob should be set when establishing a battlesight zero on a 25-meter range according to standard military doctrine)
ZM - Z-Man or Zitta-Man {Weapons} (manufacturer of the LR-300 op-rod gas system upper/rifle and LR-300/AR-15 accessories - website)

AR-15 Acronyms A

A1 - Of or referring to a characteristic
of the M16A1 (for example, an A1 rear
sight)

A2 - Of or referring to a characteristic
of the M16A2 (for example, an A2 flash
hider)

A3 - Of or referring to a characteristic
of the M16A3, or (in civilian parlance)
a flat-top receiver. Note that the M16A3 is essentially just a full-auto M16A2,
but civilian manufacturers began using the term A3 for flat-top receivers before
the military adopted the M16A3 and M16A4, so there is divergence between military
and civilian usage of the term "A3". Without a definitive military
context, it is most likely that "A3" refers to a flat-top, civilian
upper receiver. Note also that some civilian manufacturers call their flat-tops
A3, others A4.

A4 - Of or referring to a characteristic of the
M16A4 (for example, a flat-top A4 upper receiver)

ABC - Armalite, Bushmaster and Colt (considered by many to be the top three
manufacturers of AR-15)

ABCR - Armalite, Bushmaster, Colt and Rock River Arms (a variant of ABC used
by those who also consider Rock River Arms to be a top-tier manufacturer)

ACOG - Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight (see Trijicon's website)

ACR - Advanced Combat Rifle (a late 1980's weapon development program intended
to replace the M16 - more detail here)

AD - Accidental Discharge (a non-negligent unintentional discharge of a weapon
that could not have been reasonably forseen and prevented - e.g. a caused by
an unexpected mechanical failure)

ADCO - Not an acronym, just a name (retailer of AR-15s and accessories, provider
of AR15
gunsmithing services - website)

AF - Air Force

AFAIK - As Far As I Know

AGNTSA - Aww Geez Not This Stuff Again (substitute more colorful noun for "Stuff"
as desired)

AJNTSA - Aww Jeez Not This Stuff Again (substitute more colorful noun for "Stuff"
as desired)

AOW - Any Other Weapon (any weapon capable of discharging a shot that is not
otherwise categorized under the NFA)

AR - ArmaLite (see explanation here)

ARD - Anti-Reflection Device (a device placed on the objective of an optic to
reduce reflections and glare)

ARF - AR15.COM (this site)

ARFCOM - AR15.COM (this site)

ARFCOMMER - One who is a member of this site

A.R.M.S. - Atlantic Research Marketing Systems (manufacturer of rail mounts,
systems and accessories - website)

ASA - American Spirit Arms (manufacturer of AR-15 rifles, rifle kits, parts
and accessories - website)

ASAR - Abrams Small Arms Research (website)

ATN - American Technologies Network (manufacturer and distributer of weapon
optics and night vision equipment - website)

AWB - Assault Weapons Ban

AWOB - Another Waste Of Bandwidth (derogatory comment made by someone who wishes
to point out what they consider
to be a pointless thread/Ghillie
suits.)

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