Talk:Proof test

General
This entry is to provide in-depth information to people who do not, or have not had, experience in the weapons testing field. Please if you do modify the text just add or improve the entry (my spelling and grammar aren't brilliant). Please don't chop loads out as you think a shorter version would be better, we have no problems with space here!

Some images would be a nice improvement, I have loads myself, but I'm not sure of the legality of their use (they are not classified, just from other websites)--NeilGibson 08:10, 15 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Got a question on the proof shot. Does that term cover the projectile in an artillery proof cartridge, or a separate projectile used in artillery that does not use cartridges, or both?  My experience only goes up to about .73 inches (12 gauge), anything above that is beyond me.  scot 14:07, 7 September 2006 (UTC)


 * A proof shot can be fired by all weapon calibres, be they artillery, cannon, small arms, etc. Personally I can't remember ever using any proofshot mortar projectiles, they were just inert filled bombs.NeilGibson 15:19, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Proof Shot or Proof Testing?
Hi all editors of this record. I was wondering if this record should now be divided into two separate records; proof testing and proof shot?NeilGibson 12:18, 7 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I don't think it's worth a split; proof testing and proof rounds are two sides of the same process. Any split would have to duplicate a significant amount of information to provide reasonably complete coverage in both articles, so I think it's best to just leave them as a single article covering both.  scot 14:03, 7 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Ok, might be best due to excessive duplication.NeilGibson 15:19, 11 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I've never heard of it being called a "proof shot", and I'm unable to find the term in any of my reference books, so I'm moving the article to "proof test". --Commander Zulu 10:29, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Use of the word round
One minor comment on the use of the word 'round'. While ok for ammunition that uses a case with all the components combined, be they fixed or semi-fixed, for separate loading weapons (separate projectile, charge and primer) the word should not really be used until all are place within the gun.NeilGibson 15:19, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

General meaning vs. firearms usage
Proof test is a generic term used to indicate any test with a deliberately excessive load that is intended to verify that failure does not occur in a specimen. Firearms testing was (probably) the original kind of proof test, but in the last 150 years, it's become closely associated with, for example, hydrostatic proof testing of pressure vessels. The article should reflect this. I suggest moving this content to a subsection, or branching it off into a separate article, with a summary format here. (Incidentally, even for the firearms meaning, we need better references.) TheFeds 19:26, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

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I added some informations in order to extend the international knowlege concerning the article subject. pls check if wikisource is helpfull enough to keep it. Best --Ｔｏｍ (talk) 15:08, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

History
The article could/should contain some history. See online archive.org Best --Ｔｏｍ (talk) 12:13, 1 November 2019 (UTC)