Comments on: Episode 79: Western Myths

By: Miguel

Miguel — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:18:11 +0000

Because there is copper in it it isn’t pure evsilr.some solutions: * Switch to 18 Karat gold, a more pure metal. * Platinum is expensive, but rarely reacts with our skin. * Ask your jeweler if the piece can be coated with a new layer of metal or a clear protective film along edges that touch your skin. * Coat the jewelry with clear nail polish where it touches your skin. * Choose stainless steel jewelry when possible, especially when buying body jewelry components. * Titanium is another metal choice, for its non-staining qualities and for people with metal allergies. * Watch for jewelry labeled hypo-allergenic. It’s formulated for people with hightened sensititivies to metals. * Keep your skin dry when wearing jewelry. * Wear offending pieces for only a short time. * Keep your jewelry clean and tarnish-free.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:30:23 +0000

i’ve got to post some of those shots, Alaska looks epic. yeah this boards made for all kinds of waves, lionokg forward to surfing an hanging with you when your here in Oz

By: Pankaj

Pankaj — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:58:12 +0000

Hello,Most likely the crown is the sniignia or stamp of the refining company. Sorry but not sure which one this is.Nonetheless, 999 means the silver is of high quality and if it is 100 Troy Ounces then that is quite a bit.Follow this link to evaluate and find how you can sell it.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:23:14 +0000

Another thing you’re missing is that a lighter bullet is more affected by wind than a heavier bullet. So why the theoretical range will be increased accuracy will suffer. After all, we typically don’t shoot guns at long ranges in climate controlled environments.

By: MSpears

MSpears — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:49:45 +0000

Hmm, another good point. They were using buckshot, not a slug.

By: MSpears

MSpears — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:48:50 +0000

Fair enough, though it would also require some very precise shooting.

By: MSpears

MSpears — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:47:37 +0000

Norman, you’re forgetting the fact that silver is also a harder metal than lead, with a higher melting point. Metal expands when heated, but when a lead bullet expands, it makes contact with the grooves in the barrel, which makes it spin, which gives it accuracy.

A silver bullet does not expand enough to properly make contact with the grooves, so even if it had a higher velocity, it would NOT have greater accuracy, and in fact, would probably have a SHORTER range than the lead bullet.

In fact, when the rifle was first introduced (they had been using smoothbore muskets up until that point), the Church tried to declare that it was unholy technology. To prove this, they held a contest… one rifle loaded with lead bullets, the other loaded with silver bullets that had a cross etched into the tip. Not a single one of the silver bullets hit the target.

By: MSpears

MSpears — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:43:13 +0000

It can act as a tamponade, slowing the bleeding long enough to receive medical attention.

That’s why I was taught in grade school that if you get impaled on something, DON’T pull it out! Go to a hospital and let the DOCTORS get it out.

By: MSpears

MSpears — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:38:06 +0000

Yes, but accuracy suffers. That’s because silver is a harder metal and does not expand enough to properly engage the rifling in the barrel (if at all). Therefore it does not spin as fast as it should, its ballistic arc is more unstable, and its range and accuracy suffer.

And as they point out in the summary, silver was used as a form of currency in the Old West. You would be (literally!) shooting your money at the target.

By: Norman M. Canter, M.D.

Norman M. Canter, M.D. — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:05:41 +0000

Silver’s mass is 107.8, lead is 207. With a given muzzle energy the velocity of silver should be 2X as great, with a flatter projectory. Greater accuracy would be expected particularly at the extreme ranges for a pistol or rifle….in my opinion.