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38/55 recoil
« on: August 03, 2007, 02:56:12 AM »
What is the foot pounds of recoil generated by factory 38-55 ammunition ?
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Re: 38/55 recoil
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2007, 03:23:37 AM »
depends on the load and rifle. the calculater on beartooth puts my 94bb with factory eq. 255 gr at 135o at right around 7 fpe. and 9 fps. I would say this is typical for an iron sighted levergun with old style factory loads. the buffalo bore loads would be a lot higher. a heavy target rifle would be less.