Question on Rice Barrel Specs

[moleeyes36]

The spec sheet I downloaded from the Rice Barrel website the other day has some entries that puzzle me.  It lists the 44" Dickert Series (Lancaster) in the "B" profile as weighing 4.14 pounds in .45 caliber and weighing 4.6 pounds in .50 caliber.  While not always the case, there are a couple of other places on the sheet where a larger caliber is listed as weighing more than a smaller caliber of the same (style, profile and length) barrel.  I tried to get on the Rice website today to send an inquiry, but all I get is a notice that the website is inaccessible because the bandwidth limit has been exceeded.

I may just be having another senior moment, but unless I'm mis-reading the spec sheet I don't see how this information can be correct.  Am I missing something here?

Mole Eyes 

[billd]

Jason has it listed as 4.14 lbs.   in southern speak that means 4 lbs 14 ounces.

[moleeyes36]

Jason has it listed as 4.14 lbs.   in southern speak that means 4 lbs 14 ounces.

That's interesting because he also lists the .45 at that same weight.  I'm not sure I trust the accuracy of any of their figures on that spec sheet. 

[Elnathan]

Jason has it listed as 4.14 lbs.   in southern speak that means 4 lbs 14 ounces.

That's interesting because he also lists the .45 at that same weight.  I'm not sure I trust the accuracy of any of their figures on that spec sheet. 

I think he means that the .45 is 4 pounds, 14 ounces, and the fifty is 4 pounds, 6 ounces. In other words, the .45 is heavier than the .50.

[moleeyes36]

Thanks, Elnathan for an explanation on Rice's strange way of listing pounds and ounces.

[moleeyes36]

I guess if you want to really know what the manufacturer means when they list the weight of a barrel, you have to ask them directly.  I contacted Colerain barrel company and asked Scott Keller:

Scott,

It seems different companies use different ways to express barrel weights.  When you say 4.2 pounds do you really mean 4.2 pounds or 4 pounds 2 ounces?  The same for 4.45, is it really 4.45 pounds or 4 pounds 4 and a half ounces?  Thanks.

Scott's answer was:

That would be in 10 ths.
Scott

It's a shame the makers don't specify what method they use to list barrel weights.  It just causes confusion.

Mole Eyes

[Long Ears]

Isn't that why they use a decimal point? Good luck, Bob

[moleeyes36]

Isn't that why they use a decimal point? Good luck, Bob

Well you would certainly think that's why they use a decimal point, wouldn't you?  And you could reasonably think Rice would also use a decimal point that way also.  However, if you read through this thread you'll see others have explained that Rice does their own thing, which is they're prerogative.  But it does show that if you don't ask the maker straight out the barrels weight expressed in pounds and ounces you don't know what you're buying.  It just makes things confusing when they don't have to be.

Mole Eyes