08-02-2011, 11:43 PM
stanc Wrote:Wow...I go away for a few hours, leave the ball on the one-yard line, only to return and find you guys have moved it 50 yards down the field!
When I was remarking about the cost of Perma-Gel blocks, it wasn't meant to solicit donations. I can afford the money, but it's just that after thinking about it, I don't see that it'd contribute any more knowledge than is already available online.
Gel tests of 6.8 SPC factory ammo with FMJ, TSX and SMK bullets can be seen at: http://68forums.com/forums/showthread.ph...nfo-photos
Gel test of 6.5 Grendel factory TSX load is available at: http://www.alexanderarms.com/item/12/162...nition.htm
Or did you have something else in mind?
BTW, what do gel tests have to do with polymer magazines? :confused:
I think he just means that if we had an R&D fund and program there are various projects which we might be able to help with.
I think its an outstanding idea, myself. A forum that actually pushes the envelope as a group of like minded individuals.
We have plenty of weapons to do this kind of project without having to buy more SOLELY to complete it. (Though buying more rifles is never a bad thing!)
I'm betting that we can do lots of projects that any one of us couldn't, using the knowledge of those here to help design, develop, and fund the research!
You seek escape from pain. We seek the achievement of happiness. You exist for the sake of avoiding punishment. We exist for the sake of earning rewards. Threats will not make us function; fear is not our incentive. It is not death that we wish to avoid, but life that we wish to live. - John Galt