It seems most American speakers say La poo'a.
I've heard a native Swedish man prounce Lop'wa.
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It seems most American speakers say La poo'a.
I've heard a native Swedish man prounce Lop'wa.
I have a rifle shooter friend who is sponsored by Lapua and he pronounces it the second way. I'm pretty sure he would be saying it the proper way since he is factory sponsored..
Us Muricans pronounce it - luh pooa - jd
It seems that people who do almost nothing, often complain loudly when it's time to do it.
They had an ad in one of the gun rags many years ago that agreed with the second way .Originally Posted by Dutchman
It seems most American speakers say La poo'a.
I've heard a native Swedish man prounce Lop'wa.
Some folk it's hard to educate .
Jack
Buy it cheap and stack it deep , you may need it !
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Kind of a hobby (???) of mine it to screw up lots of pronunciations -- just for fun. E.g., when I see walkers on upcoming roadside, I advise wife (driver) to "watch out for the "ped-iss-tree-ins"), and similar. Days of the week? I vary with Czech, German, and French most prevalent. (Today (Czech) is úterý.)
Anyhoos, Lapua I always pronounce with awe as it is both "the best" (imho -- at least in my .221 Rem Fireball) as well as most costly. My bastardized
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I think lop-wa is correct, but when in Rome……
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Disarming is a mistake free people only get to make once...
I heard lah-poo-uh from the company president.
The solid soft lead bullet is undoubtably the best and most satisfactory expanding bullet that has ever been designed. It invariably mushrooms perfectly, and never breaks up. With the metal base that is essential for velocities of 2000 f.s. and upwards to protect the naked base, these metal-based soft lead bullets are splendid.
John Taylor - "African Rifles and Cartridges"
Forget everything you know about loading jacketed bullets. This is a whole new ball game!
That's how I say it.
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"Don't let my fears become yours." - Me, talking to my children
That look on your face, when you shift into 6th gear, but it's not there.
Now I am really confused! Next your gonna tell me that you don't pronounce the "T" in sabot and Garand is pronounced Gerrund.........right!
Sako rifle too. Say-ko or Sack-o
I was told Sack-o is correct
I was told Sock-O
I was working on a job where the father was from Norway and he pronounced it Sock-O. He had killed over 100 moose in Norway!
Ok, how about "Kynoch"?
IT AINT what ya shoot--its how ya shoot it. NONE of us are as smart as ALL of us!
You have to say it the way it is pronounced locally, or nobody will know what you are talking about. Such as the above-mentioned example "SAKO". I've heard that sock-O is correct but if you go into a Gunshop and pronounce it that way everybody is going to look at you like you are crazy.
That's what I've heard too.
The various languages may use some or all the same letters we do, but some 'sound' or are pronounced differently.
Like Sako,,, pronounced Say-koh by us rednecks, but it's really supposed to sound like 'sock-oh'.
Another I'd heard was Leupold. Here, everyone says 'Lee-a-pold'. But I'd heard it's really pronounced 'Lou-pold'.
I often think those far East Texans over there have such a hard accent,,,,
you'd think they had a different word for everything.
Its can get complicated..... Like with those 'Porch' and 'Pew-joe' cars over there.
Last edited by Winger Ed.; 09-12-2023 at 02:54 PM.
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OK People. Enough of this idle chit-chat.
This ain't your Grandma's sewing circle.
EVERYONE!
Back to your oars. The Captain wants to waterski.
Like H-K is supposed to be Heckler and Coke.
Porch is what you sit on Porcha is the car.
Most people I have watched read the word 'pericope" pronounce it like looks like it should be pronounced, but thanks to the Engrish language, such is no the case.
Wieand aluminum intake manifolds is Why-and, that's all I know.
That Lapua 7.62x39 ammo shoots great in my Mak-90.
Just buy the cases and reload!
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