Preferable Pre-Cut Length
#1
Posted 20 July 2004 - 01:40 PM
Thanks.
#2
Posted 20 July 2004 - 02:02 PM
#3
Posted 20 July 2004 - 02:17 PM
I thought multiple tests proved that 2.5 was superior to all...
#4
Posted 20 July 2004 - 03:50 PM
Call me NSF
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#5
Posted 20 July 2004 - 03:51 PM
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Posted 20 July 2004 - 04:06 PM
#7
Posted 20 July 2004 - 04:15 PM
#8
Posted 20 July 2004 - 04:25 PM
Less body implies lower force acting to keep it pointing in the proper direction.How could 1.5" fishtail if it doesnt have enough body to fishtail?
Basically, all darts come out of high power guns fishtailing at least a bit - the short darts take longer to straighten out. All that wobbling around increases aerodynamic resistance and hurts your range. At some point, this is countered by the fact that as the dart gets longer the center of gravity moves away from the tip and the dart gets heavier overall. In my brass 1500 with 3/0 weighted darts, I got roughly the same range with 2.5" and 3" darts, and the range dropped if I went below 2.5" or above 3". For comparison, my PC is happy with 1.5" darts and my LnL seems to like 2" darts. It's a function of the weight you're using, whether you drill the FBR, and the power and barrel length of the guns you typically use.
My current dart is a 1/4" steel shot weighted 2.5" micro stefan. Though it's a bit too light and short to be optimal on a 5k and a bit too heavy and long to be optimal on a pistol, it's a nice average that works pretty well in everything I own.
#9
Posted 20 July 2004 - 06:47 PM
#10
Posted 21 July 2004 - 01:42 PM
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Posted 21 July 2004 - 01:58 PM
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Posted 21 July 2004 - 02:11 PM
#13
Posted 22 July 2004 - 09:39 PM
Cx, are you sure the longer darts spin out less? My first darts were 3" and well straightened, but they spun like maple seeds. But when I cut them down to 1 1/4", they flew great.
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#14
Posted 25 July 2004 - 12:03 PM
HAHAHA
#15
Posted 25 July 2004 - 12:19 PM
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#16
Posted 25 July 2004 - 02:10 PM
True, but, have you ever heard the saying;Sell it by the foot, if you sell it by dart size, you cant please everyone, but by the foot, at least they can do waht they want with it.
You cannot please everyone, but when you hold the world by the throat, it matters less.
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"Do not try to stop with hands or genitals"
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#17
Posted 25 July 2004 - 06:05 PM
Well, the pre cut is probably not going to happen with the red, so you won't have to worry about it. We're probably going to be selling it in sets of 25 feet, so you can easily order 25 feet, 100 feet, etcThats just a waste of money to cut thme down. I'll go with 1.5 or 3, so I can cut them in half to make 1.5. Precut foam is a bad idea since everyone likes to make theirs different sizes. Sell it by the foot, if you sell it by dart size, you cant please everyone, but by the foot, at least they can do waht they want with it.
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