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What is ogive?
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<blockquote data-quote="boomtube" data-source="post: 377192" data-attributes="member: 9215"><p>"It's like uhhh... the curvy part of the bullet between the bearing surface (outer shank) and the tip of the bullet <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> "</p><p> </p><p>Originally Posted by <strong>MontanaRifleman</strong> <a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f28/what-ogive-54790/index3.html#post377156" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/images/styles/longrangehunting/buttons/viewpost.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> </p><p><em>Yeah... the curvy part... right??? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></em></p><p> </p><p>"Right??? YES!!! Bullet ogive are sections of circular arcs. (In the profile of the picture) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> "</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Well, it's usually curved. But then some guy would come along and point out that section doesn't need to be curved to be an ogive. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p><p> </p><p>Decreasing circular sections? Yes, but even that gets a bit more technical than it need be. AND, from what I read on the net, it's clear that some think the "ogive" is ONLY the circle that matches the bore diameter (rifleing contact point), ignoring all the rest of it. Oh well, it's a harmless error.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boomtube, post: 377192, member: 9215"] "It's like uhhh... the curvy part of the bullet between the bearing surface (outer shank) and the tip of the bullet :) " Originally Posted by [B]MontanaRifleman[/B] [URL="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f28/what-ogive-54790/index3.html#post377156"][IMG]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/images/styles/longrangehunting/buttons/viewpost.gif[/IMG][/URL] [I]Yeah... the curvy part... right??? :)[/I] "Right??? YES!!! Bullet ogive are sections of circular arcs. (In the profile of the picture) :D " Well, it's usually curved. But then some guy would come along and point out that section doesn't need to be curved to be an ogive. :cool: Decreasing circular sections? Yes, but even that gets a bit more technical than it need be. AND, from what I read on the net, it's clear that some think the "ogive" is ONLY the circle that matches the bore diameter (rifleing contact point), ignoring all the rest of it. Oh well, it's a harmless error. [/QUOTE]
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