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Re: Sextant "heft"
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2005 Oct 13, 10:17 +1000
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2005 Oct 13, 10:17 +1000
Suspect it's a personal issue; that individuals feel comfortable with handling a weight that suits them. This is backed up by previous postings in times gone by - people have compared a sextant with a rifle, and gone on to say that they preferred, for example, a heavier weapon for optimum stability. Having some experience of both different brands and weights of sextants and rifles, can say that the 'heavier is better' argument doesn't work for me, but accept that it does for others. Its no big deal.
