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If it doesn't run steel it doesn't deserve brass

A term used in the firearm industry by enthusiasts to express their feelings on firearms and ammunition choice. Steel case ammunition is generally seen as lower quality compared to its brass brethren. This term is used to describe firearms that cannot reliably use the aforementioned steel cased ammunition and needs brass cased ammunition to function properly.
Person 1: "My AR-15 doesn't cycle Steel case ammo right."
Person 2: "Just buy better ammo"
Person 1: "If it doesn't run steel it doesn't deserve brass. I need something that will work no matter what I have."
by theguyiguess December 17, 2021
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Brass check

To confirm that a semi-automatic pistol has a bullet in its chamber, and is ready to be fired.

The user pulls the slide back slightly, looks through the ejection port, and sees the brass of the cartridge.

If the brass can be seen, the gun is ready to be fired.
If the brass is not seen, a bullet needs to be chambered in order to fire.
In the movie Collateral, Tom Cruise performs a brass check before assassinating his second target.
by Dontmindme August 16, 2010
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BAUSSOME

A combination of 2 words; BAUSS and AWESOME.

Used to describe something truly magnificent that cannot be referred to as simply "BAUSS" or "AWESOME."

Uses: Stand-alone or as part of a sentence or phrase. To be written in ALL CAPS.
Person 1: "Dude, what'd you think of that new Rick Ross joint?"

Person 2: "It was totally BAUSSOME."
by Baby Brown June 20, 2009
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Brasstaclat

Brasstaclat - shit, crap
Brasstaclat:

"That movie was BRASSSSTAClAAAT!"
by Be3nny January 22, 2009
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brass eye

A profound example of a mockumentary on TV in Britain in 1996 - a series of 6 documentaries covering such topics as Drugs (featuring a bogus drug called Cake), Good Science/Bad Science (featuring an appeal to protect people from "heavy" electricity falling out of overhead wires and squashing people!) and one special mocking the media frenzy surrounding paedophile stories. They are available on DVD and video and are totally worth a look.
Just like Bill Clinton said "I smoked marijuana but i did not inhale" the host of Brass Eye, Chris Morris said "I took ecstasy once, but i didn't swallow it!"
by Andrew Ferenbach February 5, 2004
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Brissy

Hey mate, got plans to get busy down in Brissy this weekend?
by sarah jetty October 18, 2008
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colder than a witch's tit in a brass bra

Damn it's cold out here!
Yeah, it's colder than a witch's tit in a brass bra!
by RichKid91 August 3, 2008
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