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Old 12-02-2010, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by snipecatcher View Post
Wow. Must be some fast powder. With VV-N110, if I cram 17 grains in the case and crunch it down with the bullet, I get ~2200 fps out of my 18" bolt gun.
With the longer throat of the Blackout, the bullet travels further before it fully engages the rifling allowing for a easier pressure spike. Kinda like some of the Weatherby chambers from way back when. Or even like 5.56 chambers compared to 223 chambers.
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