11-29-2016, 06:04 PM
65Whelen Wrote:...I don't really understand how the specific load is relavent, FPS is FPS, isn't it? Enlighten me, always willing to learn...The post by LLRPF52 illustrates the "why" -- you can safely get a significant increase in velocity by using a difference velocity.
That is is important because your velocity drops below the nominal 1800 fps threshold expansion velocity at about 200 yards using the default weather conditions in JBM.
Even if you can get "only" to 2250 fps with an alternative powder, that max ethical range might get extended to about 275 yards.
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