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Stockrex
01-27-2013, 07:07 PM
I hope I am not going crazy,
I am thinking of going metric, anyone else loading in metric?

sharpshooter
01-27-2013, 10:31 PM
You are going crazy........:p

Apache
01-27-2013, 10:44 PM
Certifiably! SOMEONE GET THE STRAIGHT JACKET BEFORE HE GETS AWAY AND SPREADS THE DISEASE!!!!! :o

BillPa
01-28-2013, 12:17 AM
I hope I am not going crazy,
I am thinking of going metric

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82boy
01-28-2013, 12:24 AM
Well how do you go to metric?

jibben
01-28-2013, 09:25 AM
We are known for doing things just because we can, but you are talking a whole new level!

ShowMeShooter
01-28-2013, 12:55 PM
well the metric system measures in 10's. I measure powder in 10th of a grain,
Does that mean I already have gone metric?...;)

Stockrex
01-28-2013, 01:19 PM
Well how do you go to metric?

weigh in grams, lapua's website has load data in grams and grains both.

Stockrex
01-28-2013, 01:21 PM
You are going crazy........:p

lol, I had :noidea:

bigedp51
01-28-2013, 01:46 PM
The U.S. Army went metric and then couldn't make up their minds on chamber pressure and tire pressure.

Have you thought about moving to Canada? Up there you could put 220 kPa in your tires and drink beer in liter bottles.

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Just remember if you do move to Canada, the 25 miles per gallon you get in your car here in the U.S. will only be 10.628592675 kilometers per liter!

DanSavage
01-28-2013, 09:07 PM
I have noticed guys giving OAL measurements in millimeters, I have thought about switching but it doesn't seem like millimeters are as fine or precise for my match loads.

JCalhoun
01-28-2013, 09:25 PM
All you really need to go to the metric system for hand loading is a good conversion chart for grains to grams and a scale/balance that will read in grams. Lapua and Norma bullets have their weights in g's on the label.