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Coleman

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Raging Inferno
« on: August 06, 2003, 07:37:20 AM »
I was thinking about picking this ball up but was wondering if it is a true oil ball.  Is it particle or particle pearl? I'm kinda confuse about this ball.
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DON DRAPER

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Re: Raging Inferno
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2003, 11:00:32 PM »
the raging inferno is a particle pearl designed for oily conditions. it has a 140 hook rating( with 150 being the highest ) on brunswicks scale.
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Coleman

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Re: Raging Inferno
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2003, 11:08:33 PM »
thanks for the reply but I was wondering if this ball would be able to handle as much oil as a mutant. I don't know that much about brunswick.
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Coleman

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Re: Raging Inferno
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2003, 11:26:07 PM »
Thanks a lot this will make my decision a lot easier
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Enzo

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Re: Raging Inferno
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2003, 12:06:55 AM »
I've test the Raging Inferno side by side with my Detonator, on box finish, the Raging Inferno hook as much as the Detonator on new resurfaced .35 micron. I think the Inferno is more comparable to the Mutant, not the Raging Inferno.
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jjlamoroso

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Re: Raging Inferno
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2003, 09:35:12 AM »
Raging is not particle pearl,
it's medium load particle.
They've just added particles to the
Activator reactive cover of the Inferno
that is highly polished reactive not pearlized
and changed the surface finish.
The core of the original Inferno
has been modified too, but that's
another story.
Heavy oil ball, no question about that.
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Jeffrevs

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Re: Raging Inferno
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2003, 02:05:16 PM »
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jjlamoroso indicated that he thought:
Raging is not particle pearl,
it's medium load particle.


Maybe you should take this discussion up with Brunswick. Their website specifically says
"Coverstock
Activatorâ„¢ Particle
Color: Purple Pearl
Hardness: 77-79"


I'm not 100% sure what it is, but all the above says describes a color purple pearl,....not the kind of coverstock....so maybe someone interested should call or email B to find out.
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Doug Sterner

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Re: Raging Inferno
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2003, 02:15:55 PM »
I have one of the balls sitting right in front of me and I can say that it is a solid coverstock, not pearlized. It does have some phasing like the old Riot did

The ball looks an awful lot like a dark Riot Zone in terms of color and texture.

You can see silvery flecks in it like the older particle balls. It is not a pearl like the Inferno, Reloaded or anything thouogh.


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Doug Sterner

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Re: Raging Inferno
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2003, 03:26:30 PM »
Actually if you go back and look a the orignal sale literature for the Riot Zone it was touted as the first pearlized particle. You can goto their website at brunswickbowling.com, click on the balls link, then goto the pro shop link and click on retired ball drill sheets, scroll down to the Riot Zone Pro Pearl.

The X Factor Reloaded is a pearl particle. If you look closely you can see the pearl in the coverstock. That is why it is as smooth as it is.

The Smash/R is the PK 18 solid reactive cover so no it isn't a pearl. And every Nighthawk Revenge I have ever seen has looked like a pearl because...WOW!!! It is!!!! Right here in this site it says....SPT III Pearl coverstock.

And Brunswick never said the Raging Inferno is a pearl anyway...the color is Purple Pearl. The color mix is what gives it a pearl appearance. SO we can argue all we want.

Remember there is a difference between pearlized and a solid with phasing....

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Think about it....pins are wood, lanes are wood...
the weapon of choice is obvious...
CUT 'EM UP BABY it's BUZZSAW TIME!!!
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jjlamoroso

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Re: Raging Inferno
« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2003, 07:37:25 PM »
1/ Doug Sterner: Inferno is NOT a pearlized
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jjlamoroso

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Re: Raging Inferno
« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2003, 08:03:03 PM »
2/ It's not because "pearl" is mentioned
in the color that you'll find pearl flakes
in the cover. If your car has the "ivory white"
paint on it, It doesn't mean that you are taking
part to the elephant's genocide...
3/ Nowhere in the Brunswick site or in the characteristic/drilling sheet
they describe the cover of both original and raging Inferno as
being pearlized. I've had both balls in front of me and
for sure, no pearlized flakes in it.
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Doug Sterner

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Re: Raging Inferno
« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2003, 08:35:53 PM »
Well JJ go on believing what you want but the Inferno acts and reacts a lot more like a pearlized ball than it does a solid. It acts much more like an X Factor than it does a Deuce.

I see no relevance to your elephant example so we'll ignore that.

There are in fact minute silvery flecks in the Raging Inferno I have that give the pearl look to it.


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Think about it....pins are wood, lanes are wood...
the weapon of choice is obvious...
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lane1lefty

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Re: Raging Inferno
« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2003, 09:36:20 PM »
I could be wrong, but I think my Smash/R is pearl, could this be a brunswick boo boo? I mean, i've seen swirled solids like the Spirit, this ball ain't swirled. Any thoughts?
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lane1lefty

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Re: Raging Inferno
« Reply #13 on: August 07, 2003, 09:36:21 PM »
I could be wrong, but I think my Smash/R is pearl, could this be a brunswick boo boo? I mean, i've seen swirled solids like the Spirit, this ball ain't swirled. Any thoughts?
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Doug Sterner

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Re: Raging Inferno
« Reply #14 on: August 07, 2003, 09:48:39 PM »
The Smash/R's I have seen were a solid ball with some phasing in them. Now when you polish those puppies up they do look like a beautiful pearlized ball.

The ScreamR is pearl...hands down.

Maybe I just have a different viewpoint on what a "pearl" is. I know that with paint, pearl means that the shade of color will change as you alter your viewing angle. Pearl white looks to have some purple or blue in it depending on how you view it.

I dunno...but I have come to one striking conclusion.....why are we discussing it? Let's just drill and throw the dang pebbles and see how they react....
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Think about it....pins are wood, lanes are wood...
the weapon of choice is obvious...
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