[Terorist]

Ammo primaries... ( /munition/ammunition, slug thrower primaries, mass driver primaries, anything!) Ballistic just feels totally out of place in this context, and it's annoying to force the brain from misunderstanding it every time.

[karajorma]

From MW dictionary.

bal·lis·tics
Pronunciation: b&-'lis-tiks
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Date: circa 1753
1 a : the science of the motion of projectiles in flight b : the flight characteristics of a projectile
2 a : the study of the processes within a firearm as it is fired b : the firing characteristics of a firearm or cartridge

pro·jec·tile  
Pronunciation: pr&-'jek-t&l, -"tIl, chiefly British 'prä-jik-"tIl
Function: noun
Date: 1665
1 : a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia; especially : a missile for a weapon (as a firearm)
2 : a self-propelling weapon (as a rocket)

Ballistic sounds fine to me based on that but projectile sounds much better.

[CP5670]

I always thought ballistic generally meant parabolic or arcing... (as in being acted on by gravity while moving forward)

[karajorma]

Me too. Which is why I looked it up. That and the fact that there was a better word on the tip of my tongue and I was hoping I'd get it when I looked it up.

I think Projectile weapon is both more accurate and better sounding than ballistic. Especially since so many people seem to have the wrong idea about what the word means.