gnoahh, interesting you mention Dr. Mann's book. I found a copy a few years ago and couldn't wait to dive in. Boy, it's loaded with info...and as dry as a math text book!!
To the sizing of a monometal bullet, I think you're going to need more than a bench press.
I've read that book over and over during the last 40 years. It is indeed dry reading, and I don't profess to having absorbed more than a percentage of its teachings. The thing that amazes me is that over the years since it was first published in 1909, people have persisted in asking the same questions over and over that were researched and answered in that book. I guess reading books is becoming a lost art anymore. Viva la internet where it's easier to get instant gratification whether spurious or not!! (He says with a touch of sarcasm.)
