velocity

Hello all, Had a testing session this weekend with several loads for my .44 mag and .357 magnum smith's. For the .357 686+, 4 inch barrel, using 158gr xtp hp's and fp's over 15.5gr h110, cci 550, coal 1.575, starline brass, I recorded a large difference in SD and ES between the two bullet...

I have two rifles that I’m feeding. Both are 308 Winchester. Both are 1:10 twist rate. Both are bolt action. But one of them (mine) has a 26” barrel. The other (my brothers) is an 18” barrel. I’m wondering if more velocity could be gained by using a bit faster powder in the shorter barrel. I’m...

https://www.tmtpages.com/twistrate.htm The above link will take you to an article with a calculator with which one can figure out the best bullet length for a given twist rate, groove diameter, and velocity. Actually, any of the variables can be calculated. This is merely a picture of the...

According many folks on this website, YT videos, books, etc, I should invest in a chronograph. Why? How will it help me?

Disclaimer: I am relatively new to reloading. I've been successfully reloading 38 special with Trail Boss and was looking to try out an HP-38 recipe. I have two different brands of bullets, XTreme and Acme, both 158gr SWC. I went to the Hodgdon reloading site and checked out load data for...

I will preface this by saying that I've had the Glock 40 on my list for too long and that before Double barrel Joe wins I have decided I need to get a 10mm now before it's too late. What's kept me from buying the Glock 40 is it's $700 and Glock 20's can be had for quite a bit less used. What's...

I've read that in general a bullet damages like a rifle about 2000fps and faster. The construction of the bullet somewhat affects this (fragmenting helps) but that's the general threshold based on what I have read. Do any of you guys limit shots to where the velocity is 2000fps and above? In...

Anyone shooting a 20” barrel 22-250? I just picked up a Savage 110 with a 20” 1:12 barrel. Wondering what kind of velocities to expect. I keep reading that a 20” 22-250 is a waste over a .223. Anyone have some real firsthand experience? I will be handloading for it. If anyone has a good powder...

Howdy all, Just got into reloading, and I finally chronoed my 223 load after finding a good accuracy for it. However, I'm getting 2400 fps average from a 16" AR-15 barrel using 62 grain speer gold dots and 25.5 grains of CFE223 powder. Is my powder scale messed up? Is the weather too cold? (30...

I'm fairly new to reloading and inherited a nice lot of gear and supplies, including a Dillon 550 press. I reloaded some 40 S&W without issue and decided to get setup on 9mm. After reloading maybe 50 rounds to take out and test I got some bizarre velocities. I'm using a Caldwell Chrono to...

I'm working on my first 38 special handloads and have some questions that I'm hoping someone can shed some light on. I've been reloading for about 5 years now and i finally got a chronograph last week to start recording velocities of my handloads and I noticed something unusual when metering...

Take a bullet, any bullet, point straight up with your rifle/pistol/firearm, fire. If your muzzle velocity is 3000 fps, what will be the bullet's terminal velocity on the return to earth? I don't expect this is a trivial exercise in math / physics, but let's start with standard atmosphere...

Measuring muzzle velocity of my S&W Shield to my full size S&W CORE 9mm shows what is expected shooting the same ammo, the velocity is less with the shorter barrel of the Shield. No surprise here. If you are trying to optimize a round for a given gun (barrel length) would I expect better...

In looking at .223Rem and Hornady 55gr FMJBT #2267 bullet, Hodgdon's website data shows Varget achieving 3,384ft/s with a charge of 27.5grs. Their "standard" load shows 3,174ft/sec with 25.5grs of Varget. I understand that the best grouping will most likely fall somewhere between these two...