Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site greipa.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!greipa!jordan 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 Article-I.D.: greipa.363 Posted: Thu Aug 22 20:28:01 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 23-Aug-85 11:45:24 EDT Reply-To: guns@greipa.UUCP Organization: Genstar Rental Electronics, Palo Alto, Ca. Lines: 14 Approved: jordan@greipa.UUCP 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