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Old 11-03-2015 | 05:35 AM
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Primitive Weapon
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Originally Posted by gray hunter
Gray hunter here!!! I Crony'd my T/C 20" 500 S&W barrel today. The 3 shots averaged exactly 1,500 fps. The 350gr Horn. XTP at this speed is a serious threat to virtually any animal in North America. Remember, this is my load----18gr Tightgroup and Win. Mag. pistol primer. I don't know or care what factory loads might Crony.
I know this post is OLD but is it safe to assume Gray meant he got 2,500fps out of this 20" barrel? I believe the fps out of an 8.5" pistol barrel is nearly 2000fps.
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