Bullet & Case nomenclature

[IDescribe]

So how are you supposed to pronounce Ogive?

Is it:
Oh-giv <--- how I pronounce it normally
Oh-gIve
Oh-jIve

It is, in fact, JIVE, as in, "Excuse me, stewardess, I speak jive." 

[painter]

Cue the Bee Gees...

[Radom]

I think you did an excellent job on these diagrams and explanations.

That said, there is an entire subculture and nomenclature for loading LFWC, LDEWC, etc. To be frank, I wouldn't waste my time, if I were you.  In this context, shoulder, neck, and mouth have slightly different meanings.  Crimping is also different, in that it usually refers to rolling the edge (mouth) of the .38 case over the entire external diameter of the LFWC where it meets the case mouth. 

@25-30 years ago, we used to load 100 gr. (or even lighter) LFWC bullets in .38 Special in order to practice with the trigger.  This was when you could buy 1,000 WSP primers for $9.99 or less.  Needless to say, I haven't known of anyone doing this in the 21st century...

[Dan_69GTX]

#3   Oh-Jive  (with the accent on the second syllable)

Hmmm - Thanks - I never thought it was pronounced that way!

[Wobbly]

#3   Oh-Jive  (with the accent on the second syllable)

The second syl-LAAble as my dear old dad was fond of saying.

[Goju]

Thanks for the work Wobbly. Could you lengthen the height bullet to add a lube groove detail?

[Wobbly]

Thanks for the work Wobbly. Could you lengthen the height bullet to add a lube groove detail?

Not exactly sure what anyone would gain from that. The lube groove is not a feature that reloaders generally need to consider in their work. They are either there, or they are not.

Meanwhile, I have 8000 filled lube grooves (160 lbs worth) sitting in my garage that need to find a new home. Any takers ?

[Goju]

Cannelures and boat tail profiles are either there, or not as well. A boat tail base profile is a consideration to your typical reloader?
It may be helpful to new reloaders to know that a lube groove is different than a cannelure, especially when they are not filled with lube when sold as a Hy Tek coated product.

[Wobbly]

Valid points !!

[Duke Nukem]

FYI:  I also re-did the web hosting for all the graphics in the help articles on Taper Crimp and Finding Max OAL.

Thank You!!  I know that was a pain to do, having made the effort once already to get the graphics in place, but a picture is worth a thousand words.

[Wobbly]

....but a picture is worth a thousand words.

A lot of guys are graphically driven, which is why we do it. In this hobby it's really important that you understand what you're doing, and if a graphic makes it clear, then we want to use graphics !