Lloyd, if you pressurized the Monocoque tube, to use it as a reservoir (and of course it would need the same 0.095" wall thickness as the main reservoir).... would that not remove any compression load from it completely, and instead put it in tension?.... Instead of about 1000 lbs. of compression, I see it as having over 3300 lbs. of tension at my 3800 psi working pressure.... If you loaded the barrel to 1000 lbs. of tension, relative to the outer tube, the outer tube couldn't have any bucklng because it would still be in about 2300 lbs. of tension.... You are just transferring some of the load on the end cap to the barrel instead of the tube.... Bob
I can't cut the chamber until I get some bullets.... ATM, the tooling to make the moulds is still being made.... next the moulds.... then I have to cast some bullets.... I'm guessing at least another month before I get to shoot it for the first time.... Bob
My wife is happy for any suggestions so long as she can find it on line, LOL. I guess I am lucky that we are both pretty level headed about the money. But we each have our own weaknesses and respect that.Lloyd==============LloydMine is about the same way as long as I can find it online for her. LOL We also are both pretty good with our money but also have our weakness and respect as well and I thinks that what makes it last as a partnership.By the way just as a side note I will let you know the tubes you made me for my 2240 Hipac project are working out very nicely and used quite often. I fill them to 2200 psi and get 25 and 20 shots per gun with the 16 and 14 inch tubes using JSB 10.34s shooting at 875 to 895 fps. Thank you very much for taking on the project for me about a year ago, it took awhile to get them built as my health decided to get in the way for a bit but got that controlled so its back to having fun.Thanks again and take care. Mike
Quote from: buldawg76 on January 13, 2016, 09:07:43 PMBy the way just as a side note I will let you know the tubes you made me for my 2240 Hipac project are working out very nicely and used quite often. I fill them to 2200 psi and get 25 and 20 shots per gun with the 16 and 14 inch tubes using JSB 10.34s shooting at 875 to 895 fps. Thank you very much for taking on the project for me about a year ago, it took awhile to get them built as my health decided to get in the way for a bit but got that controlled so its back to having fun.Thanks again and take care. MikeMike, Glad those replacement HiPac adapters and tubes worked out for you. I don't know if you noticed the pictures of your broken HiPac adapter (the one I broke for you, ha, ha) in the thread about the unfortunate incident with a modified 22xx and HiPac adapter. I think you dodged a bullet on yours.Lloyd
By the way just as a side note I will let you know the tubes you made me for my 2240 Hipac project are working out very nicely and used quite often. I fill them to 2200 psi and get 25 and 20 shots per gun with the 16 and 14 inch tubes using JSB 10.34s shooting at 875 to 895 fps. Thank you very much for taking on the project for me about a year ago, it took awhile to get them built as my health decided to get in the way for a bit but got that controlled so its back to having fun.Thanks again and take care. Mike
Mike, PM sent.Lloyd
Still waiting on the moulds.... and impatiently waiting for the first shot which I hope will follow in short order after that....Bob
Quote from: rsterne on April 08, 2016, 07:35:55 PMStill waiting on the moulds.... and impatiently waiting for the first shot which I hope will follow in short order after that....BobHope they get to you soon!!
I'm still waiting for a chamber reamer, and our Motel is in the busy season now.... I doubt I will get back to this until the Fall.... I do have the moulds for the 100 gr. and have bullets now, however.... Bob