Template talk:Infobox Firearm Cartridge

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Contents 1 More work 2 Lots of work 3 Ballistic data 4 Too specific? 5 Metric?

[edit] More work

I'm going to do more work on this template here soon. Make more fields optional, and maybe move it to a better name (and fix the pages that use it of course). Even add an image field for displaying diagrams or photos of cartridges. Unless someone has an objection? Thernlund ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 12:10, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lots of work

Just spent some time doing lots of work on this template. Unless someone has opinions, I'm going to keep going with stuff as I think of it. Anyone? Thernlund ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 22:29, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ballistic data

Added new fields for more detailed ballistic data. Going to add a field (or fields) so a source can be included.

<tap tap> Is this thing on? Anyone listening?  ;-) Thernlund ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 00:26, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

And done. So there's that. Thernlund ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 01:04, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Cool template. I just got Category:Ammunition stubs loaded up with a bunch of cartridges, so maybe you can infobox them. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 16:02, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Oooo... lots of activities to keep me busy. Neat!  ;-) Thernlund ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 16:12, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Too specific?

Great work on the infobox, but I can't help but wonder if there's too much information in there... I mean, for example, is the rim thickness really that important? I'm rather fond of firearm techie specs (as we know), but my first reaction to this template is "Whoa! Far too much minutae!"--Commander Zulu 11:39, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Eh. I suppose it can be argued either way; but, really, what's there to distinguish most cartridges other than dimensions? ;-)

(The infobox isn't that large, at the moment, so I don't think the fields are a practical space concern, for what it's worth.) Kirill Lokshin 18:26, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Metric?

This is a bit retarded. It assumes we're using inches, however some calibers aren't in inches at all. Tried to enter 6mm and I got an error message. It's nice that it'll calculate everything for you, but it won't calculate from mm to in and that's a big issue. My argument is that this isn't a reloading guide but merely a dictionary. I can also further argue that making it akin to a reloading guide might invite litigation if somebody is stupid enough to believe the precise dimensions presented herein. Besides, SAAMI and the manufacturers have tolerances and anything exact is misleading. All or nothing is not good either. Bullet diameter, base diameter, and cartridge length (SAAMI Max OAL) are more than enough. --Asams10 16:12, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Err, the template is designed to take metric input and convert to Imperial; are you sure you're using it correctly? The needed syntax would be:

...
|is_SI_specs=yes
...
|bullet=6
...

Kirill Lokshin 19:10, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Kirill is correct. You may have just inadvertently missed the param that changes it to metric. The auto-conversion changes are relatively new so if you're familiar with the old "pre-autoconvert" template you might just have to breeze over the infobox instructions again. See 9 mm Luger Parabellum for an example or a "metric first" use. —Thernlund ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 20:04, 26 February 2007 (UTC)