topic: 9mm Johnson?

And I thought Alexander Arms was a bunch of braggarts. At least they didn't claim copyrighted computer algorithm design... looks like the Wikipedia page was done by the same guy who did Jonson's web site.

Google returned bupkis on "jonson cartridge computer algorithm." Looks like they don't include Google Groups in the search results any more, (praise Baud) so I went to the Groups page, found rec.guns, searched for "jonson algorithm" and found nothing there, either.

Went to the US Copyright office, set the search parameters to "1990-2000" and "computer files" and found no results. Set it for any registrations from 1990 to 2000, found 9 results, none of them likely, unless it was buried in a screenplay called "Night of the Slimeoids."

Hmm.

"Show me your code."

I keep wondering what the gazintas of the program would be; you could play games with CFD algorithms, but you'd need detailed pressure-rise curves for the powders you expected to use, not to mention the primers, bullets, leade, and temperature - and the starting temp of the primer and powder make a *big* difference in pressure.

Then, with all this in hand, what final characteristics would you be looking for? Kinda depends...

Such a miracle algorithm, you'd think FN and Winchester and Weatherby would be sending Suits with checkbooks to this guy's door.

I have no idea how the cartridge performs, but I don't think there was any "algorithm" involved.

Five quatloos on "bullshit."

TRX
03-02-2010

quote:
someone pee in your Cheerios?

I earn a living as a codeslinger, sometimes. Magic algorithms, or claims to same (like the infamous secret "hockey stick" global warming algorithm) tend to set me off.

Don't worry, it's a mostly-harmless eccentricity.

TRX
03-03-2010

Cut and paste = good. Leave the al-gores alone; they'll eat your brain.

Back in ancient times, with hand-carved wooden circuit boards and knapped flint read-write heads, you had to get down and dirty with the hardware and software to do anything useful. Then it becomes an obsession. After a while, it sucks up all the time you could be using for your AK projects. If you're very unlucky, you'll encounter "enablers" (employers) who will keep you on the computer hamster wheel.

Fifteen years from now all your computer stuff will be a sad joke. But your AKs will still work just fine.

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The Jonson may be a fine cartridge; it was just their hyper-BS marketing drivel that made me leery of it. That sort of thing turned me off on the Beowulf for a long time. I guess it annoyed me enough to have the chamber reamer made just out of spite, with their "we will sue anyone who infringes on our patent" routine. It's a 12.7 Schuler Short reamer, it just happens a Beowulf cartridge will also fit. Good thing, since I don't have any 12.7 Schuler brass... or Beowulf brass either. [sigh]

What was it about the Jonson that got your interest, other than the 2.81" overall length? It looked like just another "short magnum for .308 magazines" to me.