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skeeter1 · June 24, 2006, 08:03 PM

That 50FPS/inch generality is probably pretty good. Out of my old 2.5" Smith 66, .357 Magnums were supposed to be good for about 1000FPS, but the same loads out of my Marlin 1894C (18.5" barrel) should be good for around 1800FPS.

June 24, 2006, 08:03 PM	#9
skeeter1 Senior Member Join Date: April 11, 2006 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 3,403	That 50FPS/inch generality is probably pretty good. Out of my old 2.5" Smith 66, .357 Magnums were supposed to be good for about 1000FPS, but the same loads out of my Marlin 1894C (18.5" barrel) should be good for around 1800FPS.