[arcticap]

Originally Posted by mykeal

Ok, I'll try again: what does "1026 fps from 50 gr ffg Goex under a .495 rb spit patched with 0.018" pillow ticking" mean?

In dry air at 20 °C (68 °F), the speed of sound is 343 metres per second (1,125 ft/s). This equates to 1,236 kilometres per hour (768 mph)...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_sound

It means that the projectile's rate of travel was subsonic, or not moving as fast as this jet plane pictured below. Ain't it beautiful?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FA...-_filtered.jpg