this is the magazine article that i referred to elsewhere with 'boots' telling us what he's found causes barrel erosion, and why.
www.snipersparadise.com/tsmag/june2001.htmhe briefly touches on cartridge expansion ratios and the phenomenon of pressure curves being indicators that verify his observations. it is not overly-technical, so i think it is relevant to our studies.
i hope you enjoy it,
ss'
edit: i am not trying to say that we can't grasp technicalities. it is just that some recent research I did on the subject of stainless steels used in rifles did leave ME shaking my head! i took a while looking at the chemical compositions and other factors involved in those metals before i figured out that Remington could be right about using "416"-grade stainless in their Model 700 sps barrels. Weatherby advertises that they use "410" in the Vanguards. I figure that they both make good rifles and wanted to know why the difference. it was not easy getting the info', and some of it was tough to understand. anyway: that's my story and i'm sticking to it!
