Originally Posted by New_2_99s
Originally Posted by rickt300
A good example of why the inch is better, look at the chart.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Standard_Whitworth

nches to millimeters conversion table
Inches (") Millimeters (mm)
0.01 ″ 0.254000 mm
1/64 ″ 0.396875 mm
1/32 ″ 0.793750 mm
1/16 ″ 1.587500 mm
0.1 ″ 2.540000 mm
1/8 ″ 3.175 mm
1/4 ″ 6.35 mm
1/2 ″ 12.7 mm
1 ″ 25.4 mm
2 ″ 50.8 mm
3 ″ 76.2 mm
4 ″ 101.6 mm
5 ″ 127.0 mm
6 ″ 152.4 mm
7 ″ 177.8 mm
8 ″ 203.2 mm
9 ″ 228.6 mm
10 ″ 254.0 mm
20 ″ 508.0 mm
30 ″ 762.0 mm
40 ″ 1016.0 mm
50 ″ 1270.0 mm
60 ″ 1524.0 mm
70 ″ 1778.0 mm
80 ″ 2032.0 mm
90 ″ 2286.0 mm
100 ″ 2540.0 mm

The metric system is a joke!



Yet, the good old USA is the only country in the world still holding on to the imperial system.

Stop trying to convert inches into metric & just embrace it. It's here to stay.


You once again miss the point, the conversion factor is not the real problem with the metric system!


I agree wholeheartedly on the 2 sets of tools sucking, but myself & my mechanics/technician's still manage to get our work done without bitching !



I have long ago stocked up on metric sockets and wrenches. Lucky for us the metric sockets still fit on 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" and 3/4" ratchets and breaker bars! I am not bitching just pointing out the obvious. Compare with Imperial to Metric table and it is so obvious even a caveman can see it!


The Imperial method of measuring is also here to stay as it provides a better, more flexible, easier method of measuring along with simple fractions. It has been said the metric system is one of the reasons we beat the Germans in WWII. Why Nixon screwed us and did not demand Europe go to the imperial system is impossible to fathom! Ask anyone using advanced math in engineering which is still generally dominated by the inch as is reloading.

57.5 grains of IMR 4350 equals 3.725 grams. Now having never seen a reloading scale in grams though I believe they exist which would you rather measure out on a beam balance scale? I admit the electronic scales would solve any issues but still you are looking at 4 numbers and a decimal point instead of three.

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