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Boberama · June 18, 2011, 04:51 PM

Check this out: What do you think of these figures?

.357 Mag, S&W 686 4-in, 40 oz, 125 gr 1440 ft/s, 20 gr powder, gas velocity 3000 ft/s

Recoil: 7.3 ft-lbs, 13.7 ft/s

.45 ACP, S&W 625 4-in, 43 oz, 230 gr 820 ft/s, 6 gr powder, gas velocity 1500 ft/s

Recoil: 4.6 ft-lbs, 10.5 ft/s

Note: gas velocities calculated as 1.5 times the muzzle velocity in a rifle-length barrel

June 18, 2011, 04:51 PM	#1
Boberama Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2010 Posts: 189	Recoil: check please Check this out: What do you think of these figures? .357 Mag, S&W 686 4-in, 40 oz, 125 gr 1440 ft/s, 20 gr powder, gas velocity 3000 ft/s Recoil: 7.3 ft-lbs, 13.7 ft/s .45 ACP, S&W 625 4-in, 43 oz, 230 gr 820 ft/s, 6 gr powder, gas velocity 1500 ft/s Recoil: 4.6 ft-lbs, 10.5 ft/s Note: gas velocities calculated as 1.5 times the muzzle velocity in a rifle-length barrel __________________ I just try to be really, really honest with people when I think that they suck. - Santana Lopez, Glee