Macchina
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I am looking to carry some 158g Hornady XTP loads in my Ruger KLCR.
I have about 500 of the bullets (I shoot them in my 77/357 and 4.2" SP101) and would like to know the minimum speed these things open up at.
I see Buffalo Bore makes a "Tactical Short Barrel" load with these clocked at 1015 FPS from a 1.875" barrel: https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=105. I confirmed today that it's a Hornady XTP loaded in this round.
I am getting right at 1100 FPS when I load these over 8.4g of Power Pistol in the KLCR (1.875" Barrel). This is .1g under max.
I can push them up to about 1125 out of the KLCR with a max load of H110, however it's a lot of fire for just 25 more FPS over the Power Pistol load! The H110 load shows it's potential much better out of the SP101 and 77/357.
So my question is: Will the XTP open up at 1100 FPS? Would Buffalo Bore sell a load for Short Barrels that doesn't even work? Any test done on the XTP at these velocities?
I have about 500 of the bullets (I shoot them in my 77/357 and 4.2" SP101) and would like to know the minimum speed these things open up at.
I see Buffalo Bore makes a "Tactical Short Barrel" load with these clocked at 1015 FPS from a 1.875" barrel: https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=105. I confirmed today that it's a Hornady XTP loaded in this round.
I am getting right at 1100 FPS when I load these over 8.4g of Power Pistol in the KLCR (1.875" Barrel). This is .1g under max.
I can push them up to about 1125 out of the KLCR with a max load of H110, however it's a lot of fire for just 25 more FPS over the Power Pistol load! The H110 load shows it's potential much better out of the SP101 and 77/357.
So my question is: Will the XTP open up at 1100 FPS? Would Buffalo Bore sell a load for Short Barrels that doesn't even work? Any test done on the XTP at these velocities?
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