JASmith Wrote:I am beginning to despair of finding the words to communicate a basic truth:Well, I know the feeling. I can't get you to understand that I'm talking about informal tests only to tell us where we stand at present, while you keep equating it with formal tests done for officialdom at some point in the future.
Absent a federal contract we are guaranteed to have tests that won't be credible...
They are not the same thing, and the one is no less "credible" than the other. The formal testing you advocate has its place, but it isn't necessary in the early stages.
Quote:This truth should not keep us from seeking tests but it should absolutely keep us from doing tests that we can reasonably expect to produce disappointing results.Since we're talking 120gr @ 2500-2550 fps, or 110gr @ 2600-2650 fps, versus 150gr @ 2750 fps, I'd say we can reasonably expect "disappointing results" regardless of what 6.5 bullet is tested...