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cdoc42 · April 13, 2007, 01:51 PM

Unclenik, great post!!!!

The only thing I reaise a question about is the drawing of the bullet shows the ogive and shoulder being two different areas on the bullet. OK so far.
But the drawing of the cartridge where it talks about the Redding tool has a line called "ogive" on the bullet where the "shoulder" is on the other drawing.

I gather from the first drawing that the ogive is not that portion of the bullet where the bullet engages the rifling. It should be the "shoulder." Yes? No?

April 13, 2007, 01:51 PM	#37
cdoc42 Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,687	Unclenik, great post!!!! The only thing I reaise a question about is the drawing of the bullet shows the ogive and shoulder being two different areas on the bullet. OK so far. But the drawing of the cartridge where it talks about the Redding tool has a line called "ogive" on the bullet where the "shoulder" is on the other drawing. I gather from the first drawing that the ogive is not that portion of the bullet where the bullet engages the rifling. It should be the "shoulder." Yes? No?