bigbrowndog Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Serious replies only please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 2700 pounds? :roflol: :roflol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoMiE Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 2700 pounds? :roflol: :roflol: If my math skills are right, that would be 50+ million PF!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokshwn Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Yer Rong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbrowndog Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 cool picture of the full battery firing, if you look at the water on the firing side, it looks like the ship is being pushed backwards. But Xre, you did not provide a reason for your choice so I am obligated to disregard the validity of your suggestion. trapr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkCO Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 (edited) 180 grains. Good weight in the .38, .40, 10mm, .44 and .45 handgun calibers. Can be loaded to appropriate PFs for steel, pins, USPSA, 3-gun, IDPA, ICORE, etc. Also a good weight (energy on target and B.C.s) in the .30 caliber high powered rifles and not bad in the .33 caliber rifles. 150 grains is a bit light for elk and the .45 ACP and 200 is a bit heavy for .308s and .40s. If I could have only one all-around weight, it would be 180 grains. Edited August 18, 2009 by MarkCO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Bond Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Not to be the sheriff or anything, but is there a reason this discussion is in the match announcements thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scout454 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Depends on the "twist" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbrowndog Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 (edited) I tried to make it a POLL Charles, but I just couldn't make myself do it!!!!!!!!!! it was supposed to be HM related but this is a good topic also Isn't this where most of the POLLS get placed????????? Trapr Edited August 19, 2009 by bigbrowndog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Maybe I'll tell you if you make it a poll !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan 45 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 147g- because that's what most of my surplus 7.62x51 ammo is! I really like MarkCo's answer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 cool picture of the full battery firing, if you look at the water on the firing side, it looks like the ship is being pushed backwards. It is But Xre, you did not provide a reason for your choice so I am obligated to disregard the validity of your suggestion. Because it most definitely will get the job done on the other end... whatever that job is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlmiller1 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 (edited) cool picture of the full battery firing, if you look at the water on the firing side, it looks like the ship is being pushed backwards. It is The info on the webpage you provided seems to contradict that statement but it looks to me like it is pushing the ship sideways or backwards, also. Guess you should believe what you see, not what you read, right? "Contrary to popular belief, the ships did not move sideways noticeably when a broadside was fired.[4]" MLM Edited August 19, 2009 by mlmiller1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 The info on the webpage you provided seems to contradict that statement but it looks to me like it is pushing the ship sideways or backwards, also. Guess you should believe what you see, not what you read, right? "Contrary to popular belief, the ships did not move sideways noticeably when a broadside was fired.[4]" Its possible my understanding may be wrong, too, but... Don't believe absolutely everything you read on Wikipedia, either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlmiller1 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I just realized it said "noticeably". Well, with 9 16" guns going off at the same time, I doubt you would notice anything at all for quite a long time! hahahaha. Remember Tommy Lee Jones in that Steven Segall movie? He was right under the barrel when that thing went off. That was a 16" gun, wasn't it? Bleeding out of the ears was probably the least of the problems a person would have if they had been there when it fired. MLM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00bullitt Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 ------I have moved this to the proper subforum but I also urge you guys to keep it on track with the original intention of the thread to prevent it from being closed------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscbigdawg Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Trapr, For HM, I would think that for a 308 gas gun, a 168 Hornady would be pretty tough to beat (even though I'm a Sierra guy). In the pistol, I'd lean towards a 185gr. RN. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xfactor Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 cool picture of the full battery firing, if you look at the water on the firing side, it looks like the ship is being pushed backwards. +1... Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.E. Kelley Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I have laid in a supply of 155 Palma bullets for the oft chance that I start handloading. I like the idea of one bullet for everything. But since I started shooting Heavy Metal in 2005 a supply 144/147 grain military surplus ammo from many countries has been my out to 250 yard choice and 168's from several US manufactures for all else beyond. So long as I can hold "minute of upper panel" @ 200 yards I am good to go! Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbrowndog Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 I agree Pat, but I'm seriously looking at switching to the 135SMK, when my supply of Palma's runs out. Trapr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 probably no such thing. for .223, if i had to pick just one for all applications and all distances, i'd settle on sierra 69 grain match kings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_gorilla45 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 If I was going to use only one weight in my FAL it would be the 155gr A-Max or anyone's 155gr Palma. I haven't won the lottery yet so I use South African surplus (147gr) for anything out to 200 yards and switch to the 155's once I really have to work at distance. Both loads shoot close to the same point of aim out to 250 yards. The 155's are much more accurate for the longer shots. I need all the help I can get out past 300 yards with the open sights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 For the .223 the Hornady 55 FMJ BT. Cheap and plentiful.. Very good to 300 + and with 95% +++ of the shots I take being inside 100 the 55 is perfect. For my gas .308 any milsurp available is fine. Special needs get the exotic ammo as called for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00bullitt Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 -----I'm gonna go ahead and close this since it got off on the wrong foot and never really had the proper direction----- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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