P95Carry
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W-W .44 mag ammo appraisal.
NOTE - I originally misnamed this stuff ... it is Winchester WB ...... sorry.
Shot quite a lot of this stuff, and it has always seemed quite acceptable. As I wanted to set up my SBH red dot today, I put some rounds thru after testing out the BFR and some UMC .45acp ammo.
So .... in process of sighting .. recorded speeds (most) .... printer had gone battery flat on me so ... just wrote vel's down. No SD to come - too much like hard work to calculate! This is a 20 shot run .. so quite a large sample...... oh and barrel is 7 1/2" ......
Ammo type ........ W-W .44 mag. 240 grain SJSP
Shot # 1 - 1393 fps
Shot # 2 - 1386 fps
Shot # 3 - 1382 fps
Shot # 4 - 1399 fps
Shot # 5 - 1390 fps
Shot # 6 - 1415 fps
Shot # 7 - 1354 fps
Shot # 8 - 1426 fps
Shot # 9 - 1396 fps
Shot # 10 -1389 fps
Shot # 11 -1401 fps
Shot # 12 -1387 fps
Shot # 13 -1413 fps
Shot # 14 -1398 fps
Shot # 15 -1364 fps
Shot # 16 -1376 fps
Shot # 17 -1429 fps
Shot # 18 -1411 fps
Shot # 19 -1393 fps
Shot # 20 -1410 fps
Low vel = 1354 fps
Hi vel = 1429 fps
Average vel = 1396 fps
Hi-Lo extreme spread = 83 fps
Muzzle energy (based on average vel) = 1038 ft lbs
Conclusions... not too great a spread and overall quite a reasonable ammo for bit less than premium price .... tho still not cheap. Time I got some reloads under way again for this cal!!
NOTE - I originally misnamed this stuff ... it is Winchester WB ...... sorry.
Shot quite a lot of this stuff, and it has always seemed quite acceptable. As I wanted to set up my SBH red dot today, I put some rounds thru after testing out the BFR and some UMC .45acp ammo.
So .... in process of sighting .. recorded speeds (most) .... printer had gone battery flat on me so ... just wrote vel's down. No SD to come - too much like hard work to calculate! This is a 20 shot run .. so quite a large sample...... oh and barrel is 7 1/2" ......
Ammo type ........ W-W .44 mag. 240 grain SJSP
Shot # 1 - 1393 fps
Shot # 2 - 1386 fps
Shot # 3 - 1382 fps
Shot # 4 - 1399 fps
Shot # 5 - 1390 fps
Shot # 6 - 1415 fps
Shot # 7 - 1354 fps
Shot # 8 - 1426 fps
Shot # 9 - 1396 fps
Shot # 10 -1389 fps
Shot # 11 -1401 fps
Shot # 12 -1387 fps
Shot # 13 -1413 fps
Shot # 14 -1398 fps
Shot # 15 -1364 fps
Shot # 16 -1376 fps
Shot # 17 -1429 fps
Shot # 18 -1411 fps
Shot # 19 -1393 fps
Shot # 20 -1410 fps
Low vel = 1354 fps
Hi vel = 1429 fps
Average vel = 1396 fps
Hi-Lo extreme spread = 83 fps
Muzzle energy (based on average vel) = 1038 ft lbs
Conclusions... not too great a spread and overall quite a reasonable ammo for bit less than premium price .... tho still not cheap. Time I got some reloads under way again for this cal!!
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