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9 Rifle Cartridges With The Fastest Bullet Velocity
wideopenspaces.com ^ | March 24, 2020 | John McAdams

Posted on 03/25/2020 8:40:27 AM PDT by PROCON

Do you feel the need for speed? If so, here are some cartridges that deliver the fastest bullet velocity currently available in a centerfire rifle cartridge.

There has always been a certain obsession among hunters and shooters with achieving the fastest bullet velocity possible. This is especially important among varmint and predator hunters.

After all, an extremely high velocity load will generally have a flatter trajectory and more resistance to wind drift than a similar load at a slower velocity.

Increasing the speed of a bullet will offer a bit more room for error when estimating the range or wind, both of which are ideal for shooting a small target at long range in a rapidly developing situation. At the same time, really high velocity bullets can produce very impressive results when they hit something.

The good news is that many of the major gun and ammunition manufacturers have devoted considerable time and effort into developing a number of cartridges that are ideal for predator and varmint hunters and offer the highest velocity possible. In many cases, these cartridges deliver very fast bullet velocities along with outstanding accuracy.

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To: Tijeras_Slim
I have a CZ-52...

Bot it a long time ago...Very fun to shoot...and inexpensive to shoot also...

Not all that accurate though.

Yep...a very fast round.

I think way back in the day in Europe..they had a machine gun that used that round.

A unique round..and the CZ-52 is pretty unique itself with.."Roller Bearings"!!

41 posted on 03/25/2020 10:45:08 AM PDT by Osage Orange (uee)
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To: Osage Orange

The PPSH-41 used the 7.62x25, the most produced subgun og WWII.


42 posted on 03/25/2020 10:46:51 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: mylife

Well in a way; I’ve been furloughed along with 70 other pilots.


43 posted on 03/25/2020 10:49:44 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Mouton

I believe so.


44 posted on 03/25/2020 10:52:03 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: PROCON

For later reference on cartridge velocity.


45 posted on 03/25/2020 10:53:40 AM PDT by matthew fuller (Thank God our country now has a GREAT AMERICAN President !!!)
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To: Lurker

Remington made them in .308 win. I think that they were 55 grain bullet weight.


46 posted on 03/25/2020 10:55:51 AM PDT by matthew fuller (Thank God our country now has a GREAT AMERICAN President !!!)
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To: SkyDancer

Sorry to hear that.


47 posted on 03/25/2020 10:59:35 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: MrEdd; Lurker
Accuracy, or lack of it, was the problem with those sabot rounds from way back when. Close to 4000 fps from a .30-'06 was rather irrelevant to the task of varmint shooting when one couldn't hit a target that small with it.

One might be well advised to avoid the ongoing cartridge wars - "this year's golden boy is tomorrow's chopped liver", as they say, and the ammo manufacturers are just as hip to this as anyone else who has anything for sale.

Choose a cartridge that's generally appropriate to the task at hand, and then set out to control the most important variable after that - YOUR ABILITY TO CONSISTENTLY SHOOT IT WELL.

Consider for example, say, the .270 Winchester. Not necessarily my first or third choice for anything on earth, but if your grandfather left you one, you're just as well off with that as you are anything else that's new and blingy that competes with it, because either you can shoot it or... you need more training and practice.

48 posted on 03/25/2020 11:00:45 AM PDT by OKSooner (Hey Xi, do you see this here, you know what this means?)
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To: OKSooner

I think a lot of the inaccuracies came from commercial manufacturers trying to squeeze every bit of velocity they could out of the rounds for the bragging rights.

It’s been a lot of years, but I seem to recall hand loaders maintaining a good part of the velocity gain while gaining stability with some heavier boat tail bullets.


49 posted on 03/25/2020 11:12:34 AM PDT by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: KingLudd
That is a true statement.

This is the what I recall from the explanation I was once given for it... -----------

Lock speed, or lock time, refers to the time lag between the time you squeeze the trigger and the firing pin hits the primer.

It is measurable, believe it or not... the 788 derives its surprisingly high lock time from the fact that it is designed with rear locking lugs rather than front locking lugs.

The same person also said to me, "You want more accuracy than your 788? (I did own one at the time...) Don't think you're gonna get it by spending money on a 700."

Also those rear locking lugs in the 788 create an endemic problem, particularly that of "Bolt compression", I believe is the technical term. The repeated, ongoing force of recoil directed upon the entire length of the bolt, because of the rear locking lugs, actually causes the bolt to compress over time, creating an excessive headspace problem over time. This was especially a problem in the cartridges that pushed the limit of the design specs of the 788 action, particularly the .308 and .358 Winchester.

Rifles with front locking lug bolts - that is to say most centerfire rifles -don't have this problem.

By the way if you happen to have a 788 that's in good shape, keep it even if it isn't pretty. And, if it's in one of a few certain cartridges that date to the introduction of the 788 - .30-30 and 44 magnum, mostly, your 788 might have collector value.

50 posted on 03/25/2020 11:15:10 AM PDT by OKSooner (Hey Xi, do you see this here, you know what this means?)
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To: KingLudd
Correction: "High lock time" should be "Fast lock time" or "Short lock time".

I was thinking in qualitative terms, not quantitative as it a measurement of time.

Apologies for any confusion.

51 posted on 03/25/2020 11:17:44 AM PDT by OKSooner (Hey Xi, do you see this here, you know what this means?)
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To: mylife
Did you ever play with that sack of 762/556 sabots I gave you?

When I loaded those, I did not know where the projectile flew to.

52 posted on 03/25/2020 11:18:33 AM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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To: PROCON
I have a 204 Ruger and matching scope still in the box. Keep saying one of these days. On the farm, I keep the tried and true slow poke 22 Hornet loaded at the door. Only thing I really need. It has taken whistle pigs, turkey, deer, feral cats, fox and anything else I don’t want in the fields. Pretty much DRT to about 250-275 yards. Yes you have to hold over. Have it in several rifles and a Contender.
53 posted on 03/25/2020 11:55:14 AM PDT by Badboo (Why it is important)
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To: Deaf Smith

I did not, I never noticed them but thanks.
Some Texan is playing with them :)


54 posted on 03/25/2020 12:07:19 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Deaf Smith

Never shot any of that French .308 Nato either.

Rare stuff.


55 posted on 03/25/2020 12:10:57 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: SkyDancer

Sorry to hear that. Good luck to you.

L


56 posted on 03/25/2020 12:19:58 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Lurker

Thanks - get to kick back for a while; still will fly jump planes maybe if the jump business stays open.


57 posted on 03/25/2020 12:22:23 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: SkyDancer

Offer to fly rich people to their hideout bunkers.

L


58 posted on 03/25/2020 12:34:10 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Lurker

I’ve already contacted the bizjet outfit I used to work for.


59 posted on 03/25/2020 12:51:40 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: PROCON

So, my 45-70 sucks?


60 posted on 03/25/2020 2:51:25 PM PDT by umgud
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