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Medical skills preparedness
In that case - it is a waste of $70. Sorry to say so but they tried to sell us something similar at the hospital as a great gimmick. Could not even pull a piece of hospital-food brocoli or potato through a 7 ET tube and with a better vacuum solution than this little piece. If you think that you... -
Medical skills preparedness
Well, the end of the current protocol is an ET tube, push the obstruction past the carina and ventilate one lung..... not going to help me there, unless it is going to replace bronchoscopy. In order for this little gadget to work, you need an obstruction in the trachea that can be readily... -
The Biggest Of Black Powder Guns Are BBack.....Iowa and Wisconsin.....Reportedly.
There is a big discussion on how effective a BB would be in a modern fleet engagement. The main point is - they are heavy hitters but they need to get into their range first. For such a big gun, the Mark 7 has an impressive pattern (250yds CEP @34k yds) but still you need to hit a moving target...- boule
- Post #19
- Forum: Black Powder
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The Biggest Of Black Powder Guns Are BBack.....Iowa and Wisconsin.....Reportedly.
Technically speaking a duplex load. They do have a black powder booster attached to the bottom of every silk bag to increase initial pressure and have a more even burn.- boule
- Post #4
- Forum: Black Powder
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Oxygen and indoor ranges
A lot of it is dependant on the setup you are using. There are fow and pulse modes but generally speaking they put out from 80%-90% oxygen. With a reasonable ventilated range (aka anything indoors with an airflow toward the targets) you will not have a buildup of oxygen "bubbles" anywhere around...- boule
- Post #4
- Forum: Training and Safety
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Educate me on External Hollow Point
So far, he has proven that a heavier bullet with a differently constructed meplat will penetrate further than a lighter one. In order to prove the "wounding" mechanism, you would have to show a spiral shaped pattern in the gel. If not, all these bullets do is displace material - like every other... -
Educate me on External Hollow Point
I actually doubt the wounding mechanism at pistol velocities. You do have a cavity that is shaped to displace the material outwards. It does not concentrate the displaced material the same way as a high pressure jet cutter would do through a small nozzle but instead radiates it outward. How fast... -
How many loaded mags do you all have ready?
The "oops, just enough time to go to the range" bag holds 6 223 AR and 2 Glock 19 Mags, I usually keep enough around to swap them out after a shooting session. -
Make black powder
There is a vast amount of knowledge on which charocoal makes a fast powder or beautiful sparks in the fireworks part of the industry. The big issue with toilet paper will be the consistency and haveing a consistent BP is more interesting than getting a few fps more out of a load. Yeah, you can...- boule
- Post #27
- Forum: Black Powder
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Bambi Whacking 2023-2024
Bambi whacking..... Is this limited strictly to Odocoileus Spp or does anyone mind me chiming in with something smaller? C. capreolus - Roedeer. This is actually a larger example of the species. Typical 6-pointer, harvested about a week ago.- boule
- Post #9
- Forum: Outdoor Sports
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First Breach new MD component manufacturer not ready for prime time!
Interesting anealing job - do you have any way to measure neck tension? Would love to see how much variability is there once you load a bullet. -
Basement bunkers - for fallout protection
Aaand there is the big issue - radiation is usually poorly understood. Usually, if someone somewhere in the world has a limited nuclear exchange (say India-Pakistan), most of the northern hemisphere will have slightly elevated levels of radiation but nothing that will require you to seek...- boule
- Post #22
- Forum: Training and Safety
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Best AR calibers for cast bullets?
Suggesting that you do not put two contradictory requirements into the demand: - cast bullets work best at moderate velocities and in order to get more energy downrange, you size up caliber and weight - flatter trajectory requires more energy and a higher sectional density, something that lead... -
Obsolete cartridge: Have to just trust QuickLOAD/GRT?
That entirely depends on the cartridge in question. There are three possible ideas: - you are using an obsolete and rare black powder cartridge. Any load density of 85% up should be fine. And yes, you do not need to fill BP up all to the top that was done for other reasons (demixing of simple... -
"Explosive" Varmint Bullets
Mark, I hate to say it but if you cannot be sure of your backstop, you should not be shooting there. Yeah, 99% of the bullets will end up as small metal pieces but there is no guarantee that you won't have a larger fragment flying around. That said, I am partially to the Nosler Varmageddon or... -
Does Everyone Have a Mooch
Hahaha, great story Harrys. Yeah, if you reload someone is going to try and mooch off you, just as with practically everything you are doing. I would love to tell you something different but for everything you do cheaper or more practical than available out there, someone will be around and... -
What did I get into?
Primers are just one component, the other is the burn residue of SP. The major adversial component is potassium hydroxide which is not just sufficiently hygroscopic also tends to be quite aggressive towards metals. Additionally, you always get an incomplete burn from the sulfur in the mixture...- boule
- Post #17
- Forum: Black Powder
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What did I get into?
What kind of muzzleloader are you using it in? Flintlock - at least prime with BP percussion side lock - replacements can work, your milage may vary. inline - replacements will work My personal opinion is strongly biased towards BP. Nonethless, if you use a percussion or inline muzzle loader...- boule
- Post #8
- Forum: Black Powder
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What did I get into?
What are you exactly complaining of? The fact that there are muzzleloaders that, when using BP replacements in pelleted form and Sabots with sub-caliber bullets, generate more muzzle velocity and are "easier" to reload? Are you complaining that there were muzzleloaders (Savage made one) that...- boule
- Post #4
- Forum: Black Powder