07-31-2022, 04:59 PM
Shooter31 Wrote:What kind of velocity should I be realistically expecting? May make a difference on bullet selection.
With the bullet weights you listed. 2300 fps are less at max safe charges, depending on bullet type, powder,primer and case fill due too ojive contact to lands.
If your barrels throat allows a long coal length... say in the 2.280 to 2.290 coal length range with your choice of bullet. And with say ar-comp and a cci450 primer from a hornady or starline case.
You can expect too hit max pressure around the 2300 to 2350 fps range.
I have killed plenty of hogs,deer and yotes with a 120 gold dot leaving the barrel at 2315 fps and keeping my shots inside 150 yards with my 12 and 12.5 inch grendels.
But I much prefer a all copper bullet in the 85 to 100 grain flyweight range for my shot guns.