----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Ballard" <yardbird@pop.vermontel.net> BTW, ...I'm not in favor of stretching the action hanging in this manner. I merely described what I though might be the special advantages of a high ratio action And, in fact, I agree with you. As I mentioned in another post, my preference is for 5.75 and an accompanying SW/BW combo that delivers the FW's comfortably below maximums. Moreover, I prefer to achieve that with a 17 mm knuckle to keep the friction at that point from going too high. I'm sorry that the PTG didn't find reason to fund Birkett's project. It seems like a logical next step. David Love
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