ORIGINAL: Doegirl75
I have not chronographed Pyrodex RS, but I get an average of 1731fps with 100grains of Pyrodex P and 1822fps with 100grains triple 7 ffg. This is with a 250 grain shockwave bullet out of an Encore.
Doegirl,
Have you seen this concerning the 250g SW?
http://dougva.proboards34.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Savage&thre ad=1123448850&page=1
I know folks like them, but this picture give me pause. I like the looks of the 300 SWhowever, but I didn't like the 72% weight retention that give me pause. I like the barnes penetration and wt retention.The SW are one accurate bullet in my Savage (you've seen the pictures), but I will give up MOA accuracyfor non-fragmentation any day.
Do others give up MOA accuracy for non-fragmentation or penetration or is it accuracy at all costs? What is your "killing metric"?
Chap Gleason
Chap