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Larry;
I have made that distintion on several occasions in the past, one not too long back. On that occasion I did gave a full explanation of the "Difference" in sleeving & a monoblock. The thread here was on the use of Watertable vs Action Flats. It was pointed out the British did not use the term Watertable. I was not really intending to steal the thread, just point out the British also did not use the term monoblock, When they cut off an old set of bbls & re-tubed them, they called it sleeving.
Some have objected the term sleeving, but it is certainly much more acceptable than Monoblocking, Nuff Said, my original post was in fact quite sufficient.

2-piper, Larry,
I like both of you guys so it pains me to say this but your squabbling and bickering and each of you having to have the last word is getting tiresome. How about giving the rest of us a break and calling a truce?
Steve

Larry just can't take getting piped

What happened to the remark about hulls? I remember reading some time ago about an English Cartridge maker called the Hull Cartridge Company, or something to that effect. I always assumed that that was the derivation of the term. Come on guys don't quit early.

Hell, it's a water table or action flats.

My Parker and Fox have "water tables".

My Joseph Lang, J&W Tolley, Ugartechea, Berettas and my wife's Beretta have "action flats".

By the same token the Parker and Fox have "barrel balls" and the Lang, Tolley, Ugartechea and Berettas have "fences".

We Americans and you Brits do seem to be "separated by a common language" that isn't entirely common. But I reckon that you've corrupted me because I generally use "action flats" and "fences" when speaking about guns.

But, on the other hand, why do y'all and our Northern neighbors insist on adding the letter "u" to so many otherwise easy to spell words?

Hull is a town in the north of England. It is where the Hull Cartridge Company is based.

Joe, we all understand why you're homeless. But surely, somewhere, there's a village lacking an idiot or a bridge that needs a troll.

And that's yet another substance-free post. One of these days, you may actually say something that contributes to a discussion . . . and I'll be there to congratulate you if and when you do.

Miller, I'll be glad to join you in reminding people when they confuse sleeving and monoblocking. We often assume horses are dead when they're very much alive and kicking. How long have we known that it's OK to shoot longer shells in shorter chambers, assuming appropriate pressures? Yet how often do we have to address that issue? Or that if a Damascus gun is safe with a BP load, then it's also safe with a smokeless load of the same pressure? Those of us who participate here regularly have heard all of that before, but there are always newcomers that haven't. Reminds me a bit of those zombie movies, where you have to keep killing them and killing them and killing them . . .

Hello neighbour! If you would just start adding the "u", we'll do you a favour and make you an honourary member of The Commonwealth

Larry too bad yer always a hull short...

Damn, we've already fought two wars with y'all. Don't need a third. Besides, I've got too many friends up North and over the pond to want to fight with y'all. However, pickin' at you is fair game and you do return the favor.