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Mello2u · May 25, 2012, 04:50 PM

I agree with 44AMP's post #55.

To clarify (Lost Sheep's post #4) the power of two Remington 12 ga. double 0 buckshot rounds:

Shell Length - 2 3/4" Pellet Cnt. - 9 (1.125 oz.) Shot Size - 00 FPS - 1,325
492 grains @ 1325 fps = 1918 ft lbs
Shell Length - 2 3/4" Pellet Cnt. - 15 (1.5 oz.) Shot Size - 00 FPS - 1,225
656 grains @ 1225 fps = 2186 ft lbs

Shot for shot the 12 ga. buckshot load is superior in power to any .357 magnum load.

These projectiles will exceed the speed of sound which is about 1,126 ft/s depending on air density.

May 25, 2012, 04:50 PM	#98
Mello2u Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,424	I agree with 44AMP's post #55. To clarify (Lost Sheep's post #4) the power of two Remington 12 ga. double 0 buckshot rounds: Shell Length - 2 3/4" Pellet Cnt. - 9 (1.125 oz.) Shot Size - 00 FPS - 1,325 492 grains @ 1325 fps = 1918 ft lbs Shell Length - 2 3/4" Pellet Cnt. - 15 (1.5 oz.) Shot Size - 00 FPS - 1,225 656 grains @ 1225 fps = 2186 ft lbs Shot for shot the 12 ga. buckshot load is superior in power to any .357 magnum load. These projectiles will exceed the speed of sound which is about 1,126 ft/s depending on air density. __________________ NRA Life Member - Orange Gunsite Member - NRA Certified Pistol Instructor "When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that justifies it." Frederic Bastiat Last edited by Mello2u; May 25, 2012 at 04:58 PM.