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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: splitshot on January 15, 2013, 10:20:34 PM

Title: most foot pounds?
Post by: splitshot on January 15, 2013, 10:20:34 PM: which common pistol has the most foot pounds of pressure? which is second and which is third? please only sane answers. i am referring to like a 45,44mag, 41, 40, 38 etc. mike w
Title: Re: most foot pounds?
Post by: huntnphool on January 15, 2013, 10:25:45 PM: S&W .500 Magnum is generally known as being the most powerful production hand gun, the .600 Nitro has more power but is not "production"
Title: Re: most foot pounds?
Post by: lostbackpacker on January 15, 2013, 10:55:07 PM: Quote from: huntnphool on January 15, 2013, 10:25:45 PM
S&W .500 Magnum is generally known as being the most powerful production hand gun, the .600 Nitro has more power but is not "production"
:yeah:
Title: Re: most foot pounds?
Post by: splitshot on January 15, 2013, 11:01:36 PM: thanks. how about the common calibers? especially the 10 mm caliber, where does it fit in with the 45, 44, 40, 9mm, and 38. mikew
Title: Re: most foot pounds?
Post by: kentrek on January 15, 2013, 11:29:49 PM: you doing a report on pistol rounds ??? as far as common production just check out the stuff from S&W..should be what your looking for...nev heard of a 600 nitro chambered into a pistol...

an theres more types of different bullets then there are grains of sand on a beach...
Title: Re: most foot pounds?
Post by: coachcw on January 16, 2013, 06:24:29 AM: just jump on remington ammo web site they bhave it all . but the 44 leads that group by a bunch. as far as the 500 sw the 460sw out performs it a 100 yards .
Title: Re: most foot pounds?
Post by: high country on January 16, 2013, 08:02:54 AM: The 460 is the king of kings in pistol land right now. The 500 is all fluff.