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Old September 1, 2010, 06:19 AM   #11
Doc Hoy
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My book, printed in 1974 did not use a Remington for tests. They used an 1860 Army with a .451 round ball.

With G-O fffg they got:

Gr. Vel.
19 706
22 752
25 805
28 885
31 933
33 979
37 1032

They called 37 heavy enough to use a "special pressure revolver."
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