Reaching Out from Dec. G&A (Way Out) New Record in Scotland

[tombogan03884]

That's BS FQ I have worked with both types of measurement, sometimes on the same part.

[fightingquaker13]

That's BS FQ I have worked with both types of measurement, sometimes on the same part.

It does mean that you have to retool, if you're making anything from soda cans to socket sets. Higher cost and less competative. I'm not a fan of the metric sytem for nything other than measuring volume where it is more precise. But if you tell me that keeping the standard system hasn't made our guys less competative I'll be surprised. Its your field not mine, so I'll defer, but I can't imagine that it doesn't impose costs.

[tombogan03884]

Don't have to retool anything, just change the off sets. The so called incompatibility between the to systems is vastly over rated .
Like I said, I've used both on the same part. The only extra cost incurred is the engineers (    ) MIGHT have to do the conversions on the prints, but they get paid by the hour and are usually goofing off any way. If they DON'T it's easy enough for the Operator to note the numbers when he inspects the first piece.

[philw]

very impresive    for the 338


the longest is  2,430 meters 

I have heard that An Australian has beaten that shot by a couple of hundred metres and a few more ...   however  that one is not being spoken about   

[fightingquaker13]

very impresive    for the 338


the longest is  2,430 meters 

I have heard that An Australian has beaten that shot by a couple of hundred metres and a few more ...   however  that one is not being spoken about   

Maybe we should look at it in these terms. 3-5 miles per hour is considerd a brisk walking pace. It would take you 15 minutes to WAlK to the point of impact. I think this guy wins the prize for the ultimate "hold my beer and watch this" bragging rights.
FQ13 

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[Timothy]

Don't have to retool anything, just change the off sets. The so called incompatibility between the to systems is vastly over rated .
Like I said, I've used both on the same part. The only extra cost incurred is the engineers (    ) MIGHT have to do the conversions on the prints, but they get paid by the hour and are usually goofing off any way. If they DON'T it's easy enough for the Operator to note the numbers when he inspects the first piece.

Yes, we/I work with both every day, it's become second nature for me over the years.  Most numerical control systems can interpolate in both systems so it's gotten easier, not harder!  As Tom says, there are parts that are drawn with standard and may have holes tapped for a metric thread.  It's just the way things are in manufacturing of other peoples parts.  On the design side, I tend to use one or the other depending on the design specs.

A lot of the stuff I work on was designed 70 years ago.  It even occured on American design back then.

[Pathfinder]

It does mean that you have to retool, if you're making anything from soda cans to socket sets. Higher cost and less competative. I'm not a fan of the metric sytem for nything other than measuring volume where it is more precise. But if you tell me that keeping the standard system hasn't made our guys less competative I'll be surprised. Its your field not mine, so I'll defer, but I can't imagine that it doesn't impose costs.

Do you have to retool to use 5.56 mm in your Sportical instead of .223?

the longest is  2,430 meters 

I have heard that An Australian has beaten that shot by a couple of hundred metres and a few more ...   however  that one is not being spoken about   

I thought that shot was with the .416, not the .338 Lapua?

[philw]

I thought that shot was with the .416, not the .338 Lapua?

The  2,430 meter Shot (2,657 yd, or 1.51 miles), accomplished by Master Corporal Rob Furlong, a sniper from Newfoundland, Canada, in March 2002 during the war in Afghanistan. Furlong made this record-breaking kill while he was participating in Operation Anaconda. He was a member of the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI). To make the kill, he used a .50 caliber BMG (12.7 mm) McMillan TAC-50 bolt-action rifle


the Aussie one I don't have have any more details than that