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Old 05-20-2017 | 02:21 PM
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does 5 inches of powder (150) vs 3 inches (150) of power build more bullet speed fps? you got me wondering why lol what were they thinking
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Old 05-20-2017 | 02:23 PM
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would there be less recoil if the powder took longer to burn ?
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Old 05-20-2017 | 03:06 PM
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The reason to use pellets is it will burn up faster in shorter barrels.
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