Recent content by dcwillro

I'm going to take that picture one of these days...

Ahh, I see lol. I was sitting here reading your post and thinking, "Man, I really feel like that's what I said." But I was starting to second guess myself and I read your post about 15 times trying to make sure I wasn't missing anything. Glad we got that cleared up! Lol

Perhaps my post is not written clearly enough. The way I read them, my post and your post agree with each other. I believe where the confusion lies is in my last sentence, where what I meant is that, mathematically and in practice, flutes do not make a barrel stronger (when compared to an...

I went with the Pig Saddle as well as their tripod. Absolutely no regrets with either.

Ha I know, I know. I'll try to take one some time tomorrow. I've always meant to take one anyway just for such occasions.

Cell phone, 1911 Gov't in Milt Sparks SS2, Zero Tolerance 0300, Copenhagen, wallet, and keys. Often a G2 pen as well. I'm considering carrying another magazine but I don't have room in my pockets and I don't want anything else on my belt. Perhaps I'll take an artful picture some time like...

"It is impossible for a .308 to cycle with a suppressor, you have to load them one at a time."

They say it's more affordable which makes me feel like it isn't as secure as a 1750. I have no experience with the storm series, but I do like the latches, which I believe it said were on the Vault series.

I know nothing about these I just saw they were new so I thought I'd put it on here for a topic of discussion. http://www.pelican.com/us/en/product/cases/vault/v770

I agree with what you're saying when it comes to comparing a fluted barrel with an unfluted one of equal mass and cross-sectional area, but with the unfluted barrel having smaller diameter. With two barrels of equal diameter, one with flutes and one without, the one without flutes is always...

1. I-beams are only most effective in one directional bending stress. Any compression or tension (as you mentioned) is handled far better in a solid beam. The same is true for torsional stress, and any bending stresses in any direction other than the I-beam is oriented. I will agree that I-beams...

So I did a quick calculation on excel, using only the cross-sectional area of the muzzle, which should be accurate enough for using solely as a comparison since the MTU is always bigger at any given point (after taper begins). What I found is the C-SA of the muzzle on an MTU with flutes is...

Based on Bartlein's website, MTU: Diameter at Shank is 1.25, and tapers to 0.93 at muzzle. Med Palma: Starts at 1.25, tapers sharply to 0.9, and then gradually to 0.82. I could figure this on Solidworks but I don't have the software license right now. My guess is the MTU with flutes would be...

This is what I am telling you and any engineer knows this as well. The only time an I-beam is stronger than a solid beam is when it has greater dimensions. However, I-beams are far more cost effective, and sufficiently strong for their purposes. I-beams are used because they make a more...

No, sir. Fake news. Not the same principle. Buildings, airplanes, and bridges do not have material removed from their structural support. Their frames consist of already-made beams that are designed for their strength. No building, airplane, or bridge is first made solid and then carved out to...