Mispronounced gun names

[Troubleshooter]

Grand vs Garand

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.

 

[WAB]

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...

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.

 

[Hogpatrol]

Is Sako pronounced Socko or Sayko?

 

[Hutch01]

Ugartechea pronounced U Gart A Shay.

 

[Aaron N]

As someone who never watches videos, so has to guess how to pronounce names, I’m likely a serial offender on the majority of these.

 

[Doyled96]

Frenchy vs Franchi
Ticka vs Tikka
Sacko vs Sako

 

[Dangerous Dave]

psycho for Sako

 

[Tom Leoni]

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).

 

[Trail Rated]

vs. "Jerr' und"

Ga-RAND vs GAR-and. Hatcher was clear that Garand rhymes with “parent.”

Also “carbine” instead of “carbeen” drives me batty.

 

[John the Electrician]

Not a gun name but… Rapala.

Ra pa luh vs ruh paul uh

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[Muskox]

Fore

( Voere , V pronounced as F)

Proper way would be, in kind of an gay voice "FOR-ah!"

 

[Muskox]

SVAR-oFF-sky is how you say Swarovski.

 

[Fixfire]

Sky not Ski??? Didn’t know that. You sure??
Guilty as charged.

 

[Muskox]

Is Sako pronounced Socko or Sayko?

SOCK -OH

 

[Muskox]

Sky not Ski??? Didn’t know that. You sure??
Guilty as charg

I missed that. Yes you are correct. SVAR OFF SKI

 

[Muskox]

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

 

[Ridge Runner]

theyre not mispronouncing anything.... theyre just speaking Texan...

I was going to say southern. Or New Englander, ie. Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire.
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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

Mazin Newgant for Mosin Naugant.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Man Licker

@NDWoods
That sounds more like my ex wife. That's why she became my ex. While I was away with the army she thought fore play was her and three others
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

theyre not mispronouncing anything.... theyre just speaking Texan...

@mdwest
And here's silly me thunking it was them there Virginians. Some of them do speak funny to us orstralyans.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I was going to say southern. Or New Englander, ie. Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire.
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Mazin Newgant for Mosin Naugant.

@Ridge Runner
Try Masin Nagant.
Bob