Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
I agree, Felix was treasure, the only honest to God rocket scientist I ever came in contact with. A fine man from all appearances and I miss his input and sense of humor.
I think, and I tend to dwell on the "why" of things too much, the reason the internet forums like this one work so well is partly because it's beginners and laymen writing in plain language that is usually absent the more technical terms that you might find in a more technical level book. Even the Lyman books from the 30's and 40's had some real fuzzy descriptions and confusing elements. Words like "obturation" and phrases like "gas cutting" or "leading" (especially) carry very little inherent meaning by themselves. Without fleshing out "leading"and IDing the other influencing factors and variables in the mix you get the idea that "Cast bullets lead the barrel." That's just not true, but without someone to bounce the statement off and to give some timely feedback in why it's not true, you just spin your wheels and go with the stock answer of, "It's because the lead is too soft.", which takes you to "HARDCAST" and it goes downhill from there. I'm just thankful I found "shooters.com" back in the late 90's and got in contact with people who could open my mind. Thanks guys!
I think, and I tend to dwell on the "why" of things too much, the reason the internet forums like this one work so well is partly because it's beginners and laymen writing in plain language that is usually absent the more technical terms that you might find in a more technical level book. Even the Lyman books from the 30's and 40's had some real fuzzy descriptions and confusing elements. Words like "obturation" and phrases like "gas cutting" or "leading" (especially) carry very little inherent meaning by themselves. Without fleshing out "leading"and IDing the other influencing factors and variables in the mix you get the idea that "Cast bullets lead the barrel." That's just not true, but without someone to bounce the statement off and to give some timely feedback in why it's not true, you just spin your wheels and go with the stock answer of, "It's because the lead is too soft.", which takes you to "HARDCAST" and it goes downhill from there. I'm just thankful I found "shooters.com" back in the late 90's and got in contact with people who could open my mind. Thanks guys!