338 Win Mag pistol
I ran across a Remington XP-100 Custom (all work was done at SSK) in 338 WM. It has a 15" ported barrel. I was wondering if it was able to burn all that powder in such a short tube ? Is there a way to (roughly) figure how much ME you would have in something like this? Is this a total waste of $$$$, or could it be the start of a new ORA(Orgasmic Recoil Affair) ?
Any help would be appreciated (psychological included)
Chorkie
Any help would be appreciated (psychological included)
Chorkie
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Mike,
I used to play with a bunch of variations on this format when I shot long range pistol and silhouette. But believe me, the law of diminishing returns comes into play big time! I was limited by the sheer energy of some of the combinations as to how many shots I could fire. The pain in my wrist and forearm got to be substantial. It wasn't worth it to me so I downsized to cartridges for varmints.
338 Win. Mag./ 15" barrel
225 Nosler Partition (will open up at lower velocity)
3.340" OAL
67.1 grains of V V N-150 (96% filled case)
2465 FPS @ the muzzle
3036 Ft/Lbs of energy @ the muzzle
100% of the powder burned in 9".
300 yards = 1940 FPS/ 1881 Ft/Lbs/ -18.0 drop (100 yard zero)
That should start the cylinders popping!
Best of luck!0 -
When I was shooting long range pistol silhouette, a fellow showed up with a XP-100 in 458 Winchester. I could tell when he fired it that it was considerably down loaded. I allways wondered if he ever had the nerve to fire it with a full powered round. I guess I was a wimp as I shot a Super 14 Contender in 35 Remington. 0
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