Ok g.u.y.s, I just like to rustle feathers this close to Thanksgiving but it seems I might be the butterball here.



If the decimal is accepted practice, and freely to be distributed, that would make '.308' Winchester caliber work ok and be accurate. But would a '.300' Savage be not so accurate as it is more of a name and probably represents the bore rather than the diameter of the bullet? There's legions of other examples I'm sure. You can put ".308W" no prob but the converse (".300S") is not 'true'. I prefer the 'point' when discussing the barrel of, though not while discussing the name of, the round. Maybe it's just me and I will go crawl back under my rock...



So in this instance I can see it being ok with the Winchester but not the Savage. I personally feel it leads to less confusion if the decimal point is ommitted entirely whether or not it is accurate. JMHO If you are measuring, ok, if not, no dot.



Heaven knows the English language could stand just one way to simplify itself... It's apparent the decimal point is used by some, not by others, but is it ok, or needed to be proper? This is clearly a double standard.



And I am not 'pointing' any fingers! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />



Y'all have a good holiday.

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