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Old 08-17-2004, 09:09 PM
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You're right that good old Parker Otto never laid hands on the 223. But having a cartridge "Ackleyed" these days is as generic as having something "Xeroxed." Both of them started out as identifiable trade names until they achieved such common use they morphed into generic terms.

Others are kleenex, scotch tape and manbeef. Okay, just kidding about that last one.
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