Quality Primary Data
I am educated in science and work in a technical/scientific field. In science there are three types of resources: Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary. The best resource is primary; a primary resource is a report that is done on an experiment first hand and the methods are described to the point that another person could reasonably reproduce the experiment. A secondary resource is a report or article that cites primary resources. A tertiary resource is like a magazine article or an advertisement with no works cited. Tertiary recourses are not valid in science.
In the world of firearms and ammunition we have virtually zero primary resources and very few secondary resources. We rely on advertisements, assumptions, and opinion almost entirely. What we need are the facts, what we need are primary resources. We need real and reproducible data without economic bias.
On this thread please post any quality data that you might possess:
If you have conducted any test of your own please post what you did, how you did it, with what you did it with, and what were the results. When possible please include photos.
If you have found good primary or quality secondary data on the Internet please post the link.
If you have a chronometer please post your results that might be of interest.
If you have read a quality book please cite it here.
I have set up a buckshot pattern photo thread for first hand photos of buckshot patterns. I did this due to the fact that I discovered advertisements to be highly misleading when it came to the patterning of buckshot. The buckshot pattern photo thread consists of real patterns made by real people with real shotguns.
I hope in time that the Buckshot Pattern Photo Thread as well as this thread will grow to be a valuable resource for many people.
In conclusion, please post your quality firearms and ammunition data. Give us something other than ads, assumptions, and opinions to go by.
I am educated in science and work in a technical/scientific field. In science there are three types of resources: Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary. The best resource is primary; a primary resource is a report that is done on an experiment first hand and the methods are described to the point that another person could reasonably reproduce the experiment. A secondary resource is a report or article that cites primary resources. A tertiary resource is like a magazine article or an advertisement with no works cited. Tertiary recourses are not valid in science.
In the world of firearms and ammunition we have virtually zero primary resources and very few secondary resources. We rely on advertisements, assumptions, and opinion almost entirely. What we need are the facts, what we need are primary resources. We need real and reproducible data without economic bias.
On this thread please post any quality data that you might possess:
If you have conducted any test of your own please post what you did, how you did it, with what you did it with, and what were the results. When possible please include photos.
If you have found good primary or quality secondary data on the Internet please post the link.
If you have a chronometer please post your results that might be of interest.
If you have read a quality book please cite it here.
I have set up a buckshot pattern photo thread for first hand photos of buckshot patterns. I did this due to the fact that I discovered advertisements to be highly misleading when it came to the patterning of buckshot. The buckshot pattern photo thread consists of real patterns made by real people with real shotguns.
I hope in time that the Buckshot Pattern Photo Thread as well as this thread will grow to be a valuable resource for many people.
In conclusion, please post your quality firearms and ammunition data. Give us something other than ads, assumptions, and opinions to go by.
