what do you guys call these buggers besides bugle heads?

working on this old deck remodel today and i keep pulling out these non-self-tapping screws that look like they bite into wood without drilling first. my new crew calls em somethin i aint heard before, cant remember the old name from my framing days. they aint the sharp self-tappers, more like they need a pilot hole but hold tight in joists. anyone got the right term? feels like im speaking a different language sometimes.

hi-lo screws, man. perfect for light gauge stuff without the self-drill hassle.

we just say type a screws around here. keeps it simple.

lag screws if theyre beefy enough, but yours sound like flat heads.

in my shop we call em pilot points. never use self-tappers on treated lumber anyway, they strip too easy.

sounds like wafer heads to me. had a job last week where the gc insisted on em for subflooring.

yall overcomplicating it. just wood screws, non-sharp tip. but yeah, pilot hole or theyll cam out.

depends on the thread too. coarse thread for softwood, fine for hard. but name? round washers sometimes.