Forums.NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact NitroExpress.com: Case taper, extraction... and the Martini Cadet

*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***

You are not logged in. [Login]

Main Index · Search · Active Topics
New user · Who's Online · FAQ · Calendar

Double Rifles, Single Shots & Combinations >> Single Shots & Combination Guns

xausa
.400 member

Reged: 07/03/07
Posts: 2037
Loc: Tennessee, USA

Re: Case taper, extraction... and the Martini Cadet
18/08/09 05:16 AM

I know that it's counter intuitive, but I am convinced that straight sided cases extract better than tapered ones, particularly in single shot actions with little or no primary extraction. I think the reason is simply that single shot actions, as opposed to bolt actions, have a certain amount of "give" in them, and when a tapered cartridge is fired, the action springs slightly, which allows the cartridge case to obturate to slightly more than the normal chamber size. Then, when the pressure subsides, the action snaps back, and the now oversize cartridge case is driven forward into the chamber, where it is tightly wedged and resists extraction. A straight sided case would not have the same wedging action and therefore extracts easily.

Incidentally, I have a .25-.222R on a Winchester Low Wall action and it extracts flawlessly. Of course, the lack of strength of the Low Wall limits me to rather mild loads.

Post Extras

Entire topic
Subject	Posted by	Posted on
Case taper, extraction... and the Martini Cadet	TilleyMan	17/08/09 09:35 PM
Re: Case taper, extraction... and the Martini Cadet	Tatume	17/08/09 10:08 PM
Re: Case taper, extraction... and the Martini Cadet	Otto	17/08/09 11:49 PM
Re: Case taper, extraction... and the Martini Cadet	DarylS	18/08/09 02:05 AM
Re: Case taper, extraction... and the Martini Cadet	xausa	18/08/09 05:16 AM
Re: Case taper, extraction... and the Martini Cadet	DarylS	18/08/09 11:15 AM
Re: Case taper, extraction... and the Martini Cadet	TilleyMan	18/08/09 11:53 AM
Re: Case taper, extraction... and the Martini Cadet	DoubleD	18/08/09 01:46 PM
Re: Case taper, extraction... and the Martini Cadet	TilleyMan	20/08/09 09:54 AM
Re: Case taper, extraction... and the Martini Cadet	TilleyMan	31/08/09 09:16 PM
Re: Case taper, extraction... and the Martini Cadet	DoubleD	01/09/09 01:34 AM
Re: Case taper, extraction... and the Martini Cadet	TilleyMan	01/09/09 08:37 PM
Re: Case taper, extraction... and the Martini Cadet	DoubleD	01/09/09 11:37 PM

Extra information

0 registered and 173 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator: Huvius

Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Thread views: 14052

Jump to

NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact