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From: jordan@greipa.UUCP (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Newsgroups: mod.rec.guns
Subject: Muzzle energy
Message-ID: <363@greipa.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 22-Aug-85 20:28:01 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 22 20:28:01 1985
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Organization: Genstar Rental Electronics, Palo Alto, Ca.
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Author: decwrl!decvax!seismo!cmcl2!lanl!crs (Charlie Sorsby)

Article: 8:10

> 
> Article: 8:5
> 
> A 45-70 Ruger or Siamese M98 mauser owner can load them
> up even hotter (35,000 ft. lbs. of muzzle energy). 
 		  ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^
Is this right?  The number sound almost like a chamber pressure,
though it is a heavy bullet.  

Just curious -- I haven't done any metallic cartridge reloading.

Charlie