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Re: 300 mags.if you had the choice [message #36131 is a reply to message #36128] |
Wed, 28 January 2015 00:11 |
jamesgammel
Messages: 1708 Registered: August 2012 Location: Lovell, Wyoming
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The worst part on the frame and hinge pin is the back-thrust. 64,000PSI in a .375 case ie in a 223 or 222Rem mag) is LESS than that 64,000 in a .532 case. which is less than in a .550 case which is less than in a .555 case. That ,532 case was pretty much the max limit for the pin and the frame. Contender frame has a .375 pin, the encore what? .4375. The hinge lug on a contender is 1/2 inch (.500)Frame thickness on each side is .200, both sides together? .400. Which hole is prone to "egg" or elongate quicker or at lower pressures/less force? Obviously the frame's two holes. The hinge pin and the locking bolts are where? UNDER the centerline of the bore. When the round is touched off, how does that barrel want to move? It really wants to open, without the locking bolts it would open, and very quickly. The same is going on in the encore, you've just started with higher limits, don't think you can push it's limits endlessly.
Ponder this in a real world situation and apply it to this topic: You have a 20 ton hydraulic Jack, it's limit is what? 20 tons. You can jack up a heavy-ass trailer with it, right? Up to 20 tons. The jack sinks into the ground,the jack's base is 6X6 inches,36 sq. inches if it's square; the grounds limit has been exceeded. What can you do? Put a 12" 2X10 under the jack and it doesn't sink, and the trailer goes up. What does that suggest to you?
Jim
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Re: 300 mags.if you had the choice [message #36138 is a reply to message #36131] |
Wed, 28 January 2015 10:01 |
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Crubear
Messages: 1798 Registered: March 2010 Location: NW Georgia
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The other thing to keep in mind is that even if the frame and barrel could handle the average pressures of these cartridges, there is always someone that thinks max is a starting point (trust me, I might have seen one or two). Now, take a setup that's barely hanging on and push it....
Lawyers don't get rich by looking at the stupidity of the individual that managed to injure or kill themselves.
Honestly, I have all the barrels I want or could ever need..... wait, look, there's another!!
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