G8 Question

[rednail300]

hi guys i was wondering if someone knew how much a new rednail is calibrated on.

[acorn]

The last ones that got calibrated were from this time last year and went 460#

- Aaron

[rednail300]

on Eric Milfelds list of calibrated fbbc stocks a G8 rates at 460 lbs, thats means a rednail is equal with a G8?

[wscorpion]

on Eric Milfelds list of calibrated fbbc stocks a G8 rates at 460 lbs, thats means a rednail is equal with a G8?

Definitely not.

A G8 is 6", a red in 6" length would rate somewhere around 600lbs.

You cannot compare different lengths.

For example, Booyah just bent the 3/8 hex and round at 7" and approx 600lbs.

I've bent the red at 5.5" which should rate a well over that, but I'm 200% sure I cannot bend the stock that Booyah bent (yet)

Edited August 16, 2007 by White Scorpion

[dimmers]

Yeah, i've read this before on the gripboard about calibrations of different length stock.

I don't think you can compare different lengths as White Scorpian has already said. I'll see if i can dig out the old thread that explains all of this.

http://www.gripfaq.com/gb/FBBCSteelProgression.pdf pretty cool

Edited August 16, 2007 by dimmers

[rednail300]

okay, thanks alot guys.

[rednail300]

Does anyone know what a 1\4"x7" stainless square aprox rates at? havent seen that one in any steel calibration

[vikingsrule92]

Does anyone know what a 1\4"x7" stainless square aprox rates at? havent seen that one in any steel calibration

I don't think one has been calibrated, at least not by Milfield. I would rate it between a regular square and a bastard. However on these the kink is pretty "buttery" as Brendan put it ( and I agree) while the kink is INSANE!!! The kink is probably at the level of a regular square or a bit above (probably 10-20 lbs) while the crush is definitely harder than a bastard (at least the 420 lbs. bastard I tried)

[Jedd Johnson]

Actually, back when everybody used reverse style or double underhand, whenever a guy would bend a Grade 8 within a week or two, he would get a red nail, so i think they are a good indicator, myself.

However, the red nails lately have been rating higher. Whenever I say something about a red nail, John Eaton asks me if it was a new or an old one, so the correlation between the two might not be as close anymore.

Keep up the good work.

[Cunny]

Actually, back when everybody used reverse style or double underhand, whenever a guy would bend a Grade 8 within a week or two, he would get a red nail, so i think they are a good indicator, myself.

Would this be a different case if using Do?

[Tim71]

Just my opinion but for alot, and myself included, the 7 inch length feels very weird with DO style at the first until you get the hang of it and maybe that's what Jedd is referring to. I remember the first time I tried 5/16 soft HRS I felt like I couldn't put any power into it. Now I prefer that length.

Tim