Wallop VS Authority. What’s the difference?

[TNKnoxville]

My wife wallops me with authority when I tell her I'm buying a new rifle!

 

[WhatToHunt]

My wife wallops me with authority when I tell her I'm buying a new rifle!

I read the first six words and thought you were going in a VERY different direction. Unless you buying rifles is a good and sexy thing in her eyes?
Gotta go to church for confession now, will check back in later after my soul is cleansed.

 

[EastHumboldt]

My wife wallops me with authority when I tell her I'm buying a new rifle!

What is she wearing when said walloping occurs?

BTW I’m throwing whattohunt under the bus here cuz he started it. My ability to restrain myself under such circumstances is exactly zero, and everyone knows it.

 

[WhatToHunt]

 

[TNKnoxville]

Nothing but a Kryptek nightgown and Schnee boots

 

[TNKnoxville]

You are forgiven, as penance you must watch 1 hour of Ron Spomer Podcasts! May the Wallop be with you!

 

[Gstew1930]

This is so good

 

[DangerRanger]

Authority comes from frontal diameter and can exist without wallop, wallop comes from taking something with authority and adding more velocity.

 

[kelly1]

John Cougar wisely stated:authority allways wins

 

[BlackTail]

 

[Der Schwabe]

I'm still confused, so I'll use a real-world example. Would you need wallop or authority or both in, say a gunfight with "The Duke"?

 

[Gstew1930]

I'm still confused, so I'll use a real-world example. Would you need wallop or authority or both in, say a gunfight with "The Duke?"

If you get in a gun fight with the duke the only thing you need is Jesus

 

[EastTX Jess]

I'm still confused, so I'll use a real-world example. Would you need wallop or authority or both in, say a gunfight with "The Duke"?

Correct, you are confused. In a gunfight with The Duke, you need a significant measure of moxie, which, as yet, has not been discussed in this thread. His voice is 2 octaves lower than yours so his bullets automatically possess more authority. When you both run out of ammo and hand to hand combat ensues, you will receive a lesson in wallop.

Thanks for reviving this one. It’s like unwrapping an early gift

 

[Der Schwabe]

Sorry, "The Duke" was a veiled reference to a documentary film in which two guys lay down a fusillade of bullets at some bighorn sheep. It was not a reference to John Wayne, although a gunfight with him would also require much wallop and authority.
My humor is usually ill-timed.

 

[Dave0317]

I think a 45-70 would qualify as high wallop but lacking authority.

Lots of noise, lots of recoil. But the heavy slow bullets wound less than a small fixed blade broadhead. The KE is there, but it just lacks in actual wounding quality per wallop/lbs.

 

[justinspicher]

Does this mean smaller calibers have more grit? Because they lack wallop and authority?

Asking for a friend……

 

[bnewt3]

Im still waiting for the conversion to ugga dugga

 

[Chris in TN]

Im still waiting for the conversion to ugga dugga

No, silly, ugga dugga is for torquing action screws.

 

[bnewt3]

No, silly, ugga dugga is for torquing action screws.

Its still a force, therefore there's a conversion

 

[Tobe_B]

Ugga Dugga should be linear to wallop. If we assume wallop as a felt measurement such as recoil, I would imagine that is measured in ft-lbs the same as torque or Ugga Duggas. Now my Ugga Duggas are generally measure in wholes, I.e. 1 Ugga Dugga or 2 Ugga Dugga. Which if I remember anything from math class, to arrive at larger wholes we are generally using exponents. So Ugga Dugga(UD) should equal Wallop(w) cubed. UD=w^3. The reason wallop is cubed and not squared is that by cubing wallop we bring it in to a three dimensional land scape that can be measured on a triple axis plane instead of your standard x and y.