An event: good grub and a scientific look at reloading.
Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 7:27 am
oomans,
A select few of you have already been privately invited to an event being held at Renishaw Hall, near Sheffield, on the evening of Wednesday June 4th. We now have a few more places available on a first come, first served basis to those who enroll as instructed at
http://www.theweldinginstitute.com/bene ... ld-branch/
This meeting will begin at 18:00 for 18:30 with a Salmon & Gammon Buffet in the Rex Whistler room followed by two presentations on firearms technology. The first presentation will explore How and Why Gunpowder and Muskets replaced the Warbow despite being technically inferior to the bow for almost 200 years in terms of range and rate of fire. We will then then look at the metallurgy of the self- contained cartridge which eventually made breech loading firearms far more practical than muzzle loading muskets. Though simple in concept, the humble brass cartridge case has to withstand neglect and abuse, including transport and long term storage in different climates, and yet work reliably when called upon, withstanding the high temperatures and pressures of firing and ejecting cleanly and easily from the gun afterwards, and all at the lowest possible price.
The second presentation is a report by Ryan Stevenson, a Master's student from the University of Strathclyde, who has been working with Tim Stewart, European Shooting Championship gold medal winner at 1000 yards, to assess The Influence of Several Factors including Case Metallurgy on Accuracy and Repeatability of Modern Cartridges. Like all top level competitors, Tim manufactures and reloads his own ammunition and does so to the highest standards. The slightest variation from cartridge to cartridge in terms of length, volume, powder weight, bullet position and annealing condition can make a difference between winning a medal and being an also ran. Between them, Tim and Ryan made, shot, reloaded, re-shot and reloaded again almost a thousand cartridges, examining how their preparation and changes in case metallurgy affected accuracy. Ryan's findings are extensive and in some cases over-turn established thoughts on how to produce competition grade ammunition.
Renishaw Hall is just a few miles from junction 30 of the M1 and is well signposted. The postcode is S21 3WB.
Please note, pre-registration for this event is mandatory.
A select few of you have already been privately invited to an event being held at Renishaw Hall, near Sheffield, on the evening of Wednesday June 4th. We now have a few more places available on a first come, first served basis to those who enroll as instructed at
http://www.theweldinginstitute.com/bene ... ld-branch/
This meeting will begin at 18:00 for 18:30 with a Salmon & Gammon Buffet in the Rex Whistler room followed by two presentations on firearms technology. The first presentation will explore How and Why Gunpowder and Muskets replaced the Warbow despite being technically inferior to the bow for almost 200 years in terms of range and rate of fire. We will then then look at the metallurgy of the self- contained cartridge which eventually made breech loading firearms far more practical than muzzle loading muskets. Though simple in concept, the humble brass cartridge case has to withstand neglect and abuse, including transport and long term storage in different climates, and yet work reliably when called upon, withstanding the high temperatures and pressures of firing and ejecting cleanly and easily from the gun afterwards, and all at the lowest possible price.
The second presentation is a report by Ryan Stevenson, a Master's student from the University of Strathclyde, who has been working with Tim Stewart, European Shooting Championship gold medal winner at 1000 yards, to assess The Influence of Several Factors including Case Metallurgy on Accuracy and Repeatability of Modern Cartridges. Like all top level competitors, Tim manufactures and reloads his own ammunition and does so to the highest standards. The slightest variation from cartridge to cartridge in terms of length, volume, powder weight, bullet position and annealing condition can make a difference between winning a medal and being an also ran. Between them, Tim and Ryan made, shot, reloaded, re-shot and reloaded again almost a thousand cartridges, examining how their preparation and changes in case metallurgy affected accuracy. Ryan's findings are extensive and in some cases over-turn established thoughts on how to produce competition grade ammunition.
Renishaw Hall is just a few miles from junction 30 of the M1 and is well signposted. The postcode is S21 3WB.
Please note, pre-registration for this event is mandatory.