Originally Posted by
Whynot
I don't think that both of these things can be true. While 2900 fps isn't out of the ordinary for what you read online- it is still abusing the barrel. Lots of people shoot at that bullet/velocity combo- but the result is less barrel life. Most reloading data (companies with pressure testing equipment) shows around 2700 to 2750 max velocity.... and the Norma factory ammo (only factory ammo that I'm aware of) is around 2650 fps with a 105 grain bullet.
That last 100 fps that we all want to get can do some crazy things- such as cutting a barrels life in half..... sometimes it's worth it- other times its not.
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