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Trapper-Jack
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Winchester White Box Speed
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November 15, 2007, 08:37:03 AM »
I have a 223 Remington that shoots the Winchester 45 grain hollow point very well. The Winchester advertisement indicates that it is traveling about 3600 fps at the muzzle but somewhere I have read that some of you guys have shot them over a chronograph and they aren't going that fast. Have any of you tested these for speed and if so how fast were they? I haven't seen any of these on the shelf for quite some time and plan on trying to come up with a duplicate load. Cabela's have the Winchester bullets in bulk.
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Re: Winchester White Box Speed
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November 15, 2007, 02:08:57 PM »
I tend to think that manufacturers fps claims are kind of like the auto industries hp claims. They sound good but never seem to measure up.
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November 16, 2007, 04:16:04 AM »
I have to agree. I read somewhere that they were tested but didn't measure up to the advertised speed, I just don't remember how fast they were going.
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November 16, 2007, 04:20:52 AM »
I would think that if you get some Winchester brass, 748 powder and Winchester SR primers
you could work up to the same point of aim and skip the chronograph.
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November 17, 2007, 01:57:53 AM »
In theory if the same weight bullet is going the same speed, then it will have the same point of impact at the same distance. I'll give it a try. Thanks for the viewpoint.
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Re: Winchester White Box Speed
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November 18, 2007, 04:24:21 PM »
That's a nice theory. I hope your gun knows it.
If it hits the same spot who cares how fast.
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November 19, 2007, 09:10:53 AM »
Trapper-Jack, it ain't true. Although the same weight bullet leaves the muzzle at the same velocity, bullet shape/ballistic coefficient will make a difference in where it impacts down range.
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Castaway
I hadn't considered the different shaped bullet would fly a little differently. Thanks for the thought.
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