Recent content by antiquus

Huh. It appears that at 1.48" COL and 48.5kcup I landed right on top of it. Not surprising I guess as the basis for the Velo Dog and the original .22 CCM was the same rifle cartridge, the 1882 Maynard single shot. I see a lot of very light projectile load data, which I'm thinking to go heavier...

About 1894 in France, a center fire round was created that was intended for bicycle riders to be used against attacking dogs. Thus the 5.75 Velo Dog was born. It was a black powder load, and was no more powerful than a .22 short, so given the latter was much more available and cheaper to shoot...

I notice a little in .38spl but this is like 200fps in .32H&R according to the chrono. Could be exaggerated due to lighter bullet.

I just took the new to me 432 to the range today. Running BB +P .32H&R through it was stout, I have no doubt it will stop anything on two legs. I have a couple of .327's , a Taurus and S&W, and frankly full power .327 is very stout. I'm going to try some loads using Lehigh's 75 & 95gr extreme...

Another .32 lover reporting in. Own a P32, CZ50, FEG AP7.65, 6" NEF R-73 in .32H&R Mag, A S&W model 1896 Hand Ejector in .32S&W Long, a Taurus M327 and a S&W 632 in .327.

I would think if you think a .45acp is a great self defense cartridge, the .44 spl should be able to be loaded pretty close without too much of a strain. Looking at Quickload, the .44spl is a rare round where the SAAMI pressures are higher than the CiP (euro) pressures - that is almost never the...

Usually 6, sometimes 5 rounds of .38spl. or .327, and an 8 round speed strip.

I emailed the Alfa Proj home office and asked if they proof their guns exported to the US to SAAMI or CiP levels. The answer came back CiP. This means they proof their .357 models to 56.5kpsi as opposed to the 50.5kpsi of the SAAMI standard. .38's are all (meaning everywhere) proofed at the...

Just for fun, I wrote them and asked if they proof the guns sent to the USA to SAAMI or CiP levels. They immediately wrote back and said CiP. This means their .38spl guns are proofed at about 1650 bar, or 24kpsi, compared to SAAMI standard around 21kpsi.

Since the fastest recorded 5 shots out of any handgun was made with a revolver, I'm not too convinced the lock time is much of an issue.

Simply the best edc solution. The characteristics of a modern DA revolver are the result of 75 years of wide experimentation resulting in a handgun not for experts, but for normal human beings. For many years, years in which criminals frequently carried semiautos, law enforcement carried...

Reload it, it becomes a very versatile gun. I have loads from 150ft/lbs to 500 ft/lbs. I'm enjoying pushing a polymer coated 98gr wadcutter over 1400fps without leading.

The problem was the package, not the caliber. A heavy, large revolver needs a large chambering to make it worthwhile. OTOH, the SP101 is back chambered in .327, along with the Single Seven and the LCR. What the cartridge can do that no one has tried is make a high capacity revolver. A 10 round...

The one I had a dramatically different point of aim for the two cartridges, but I had the alloy frame. I expect the steel frame would be better in this respect. Also, some .22WMRF ammo has powder too slow for handguns and give poor results. When I used Federal Gameshok I was disappointed, no...

If they are claiming 968fps, and being CIP spec, they might very well be considered +P rounds. The CIP spec has no +P, and the limit is 21.7kpsi. SAAMI's limit for +P is 18.5kpsi.