DeanD's test thread~!

[nhrifle]

That won't work because lube grooves launched south of the border, if installed up here, would cause terrific counter-rotational inertia dampening forces on the projectile with one of two outcomes: either it will nullify the effects of rifling and cause boolits to plummet immediately to Earth, or will achieve negative rotational counter spin and thusly unscrew the barrel from the unsuspecting firearm.

[Col4570]

During my stay in Virginia,I believe there was a thriving mail order industry selling things like Post Holes and Lube grooves to West Virginian residents.

[btroj]

Says the guy in England where they put the grooves on the wrong side of the boolit

[sundog]

England, you say? Not only are the on the wrong side, but they are metric.

[btroj]

Waksupi doesn't carry metric grooves I bet.

He thinks metric is what people say after having coffee with him......

[Col4570]

There was a movement to go over to metric but it was met with opposition so now manufacturers give Imperial and metric sizes.I am 77 and brought up during my apprenticeship on Feet and Inches,Thousands of an Inch,Pounds and Ounces and Drams for my Powder.I still continue to measure in Imperial but do sometimes revert to Metric.During a spell working in the USA it was refreshing to see that you still used the traditional Measurements.
Incidentaly I hope my attempt at Humor regarding West Virginia did.nt offend those who are sensitive.I have fond memories of the hospitality I received during my work from Batton Rouge to Philadephia and places between.

[runfiverun]

I didn't feel a thing...

[Down South]

I missed most of this but this is the best "Test Thread" that I've see so far.

[nanuk]

Waksupi doesn't carry metric grooves I bet.

I've read on here that metric grooves are almost MANDATORY if you want to get any type of high velocity accuracy out of a 6.5x55.

I think the reasoning is, if you are getting 10" groups at 100yds, then switching to a metric grooved boolit will automatically tighten them up to 10mm at 100m

a far better group...

oh, this ONLY applies IF the rifling is also metric... so many turns in a meter!

otherswise you have to move your target closer, using the 100yd mark

[OBIII]

Oh, why not. It's a slow day, let's resurrect another one.

OB

[gon2shoot]

Looks like the thread killer had a clean miss on this one.

[bhn22]

He, he. Somebody said "resurrection".

The pastor had called all of the little children to the front of the church, dressed in their cute Easter outfits and had them sit around him. He said "Today is Easter and you all look so handsome and beautiful.Today we're going to talk about the resurrection. Does anyone know what the resurrection is?"
One little boy raised his hand and the pastor said "Please tell us what the resurrection is."
The boy, proud that he knew the answer, stood and said in a clear loud voice "When you get a resurrection lasting more than four hours, you gotta call the doctor!"
It took a solid ten minutes before the pastor could speak and there was so much laughter going on that his sermon was probably forgotten ... but that child's voice won't be.

[nanuk]

got me thinking...

if you have metric grooves, do you need to make your lube using metric measures???

[Dannix]

It's threads like this that remind me of how fast time goes by.

Edit: I.e. wasn't this thread started just last year? Oh, it was in 2010....

[xs11jack]

I think Nanuk is mistaken about the 6.5 x 55 swede, isn't their measuring system based on furlongs per fortnight? I am sure that Grampa Swenson told me that back in 63, that is 1863.
Ole Jack

[GaryN]

Hmmmm, I wonder if the thread is tested out yet.

[historicfirearms]

Oh, what the heck. I've seen this thread going for so long, guess I should get on it too.