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Does the 5.56x57 (22-06) cartridge exist?
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<blockquote data-quote="Max Heat" data-source="post: 840301" data-attributes="member: 43153"><p>OK. With the [(but not always)] disclaimer aside, I can accept that, and do stand corrected on the issue. I think what threw me was that the back powder era had transformed into [what I thought was] the "water" era, after smokeless powder took over. By that I mean that smokeless powders are typically very simiar to water (1.0), in terms of their density. Case "capacity" actually IS measured that way in modern times. But that sounds like a recipe for a mix-up right there. </p><p></p><p>What I don't like about the "length" measurement is that it fails to take the diameter of the case into account. So that means things could become VERY misleading, in terms of comparing 1 case to another using those numbers. Going by that system, an SSM or SAUM (etc), could (actually DOES) end up APPEARING to be much a smaller case, compared to it's long-action equivalent. When your dealing with stuff that explodes, that just doesn't strike me as being the best, or smartest approach. But hey, it is what it is. At least now I am aware. Thanks.</p><p></p><p>-steve</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Max Heat, post: 840301, member: 43153"] OK. With the [(but not always)] disclaimer aside, I can accept that, and do stand corrected on the issue. I think what threw me was that the back powder era had transformed into [what I thought was] the "water" era, after smokeless powder took over. By that I mean that smokeless powders are typically very simiar to water (1.0), in terms of their density. Case "capacity" actually IS measured that way in modern times. But that sounds like a recipe for a mix-up right there. What I don't like about the "length" measurement is that it fails to take the diameter of the case into account. So that means things could become VERY misleading, in terms of comparing 1 case to another using those numbers. Going by that system, an SSM or SAUM (etc), could (actually DOES) end up APPEARING to be much a smaller case, compared to it's long-action equivalent. When your dealing with stuff that explodes, that just doesn't strike me as being the best, or smartest approach. But hey, it is what it is. At least now I am aware. Thanks. -steve [/QUOTE]
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