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Partial Past Results:

Lee Ann  7-30-04  Kel-Tec .380  Winchester Value Pack  90 grain FMJ:  872 fps

Kristin 7-30-04  Russian Makarov  9 X 18 Brown Bear  115 grain JHP: 1002 fps.

LW 7-30-04  Remington 700  30/06  125 grain Remington HP: 3009 fps, 55 grain Accelerator: 3960fps

LW 7-30-04  Savage Model 24 .222 Remington  Hornady 50 grain V-Max:  3157 fps

Chaz 7-30-04 Ruger SBH 7.5": .45 Colt  300 grain cast:  ____ fps . 260 grain Nosler: ____fps

10mm Double Tap loads out of stock Glock 29  barrel.

135 grain JHP: 1,481 fps

165 grain Gold Dot: 1,302 fps

180 grain Golden Sabre: 1,247 fps

200 grain XTP: 1,137 fps

220 grain cast: 1,028 fps

LW 5-4-05  S&W 340 Win. White Box .38+P 125 grain JHP 809 fps, Speer Gold Dot 125: 785 fps

5-4-05  Chaz's .40 180g hand loads;     Sig 229: 934 fps     Glock 29 w/Bar-Sto .40:  956 fps

5-4-05 Speer Gold Dot  165 grain: Sig 229: 1,116  fps   Glock 29 with .40 Bar-Sto:  1,142 fps

5-4-05  Glock 29, Double Tap 165 grain Gold Dots: 1,279 fps  (only 137 fps more than .40s above)

3-12-06  Kahr PM-9  124 grain Gold Dot    6+1 carry load  1041 fps

3-12-06 Rem. 870 22" barrel, Hornady 165 grain Light Mag. 30/06   2960  (box says 3015 - 24"?)

3-12-06 Ruger SBH, .454  7 1/2"  Hornady 240 grain XTP  1800+- fps  (box says 1900 - length?)

3-12-06 Win. 7mm STW 26" Bull - 165g?   180g?  3025 + - 

4-25-06  Winchester Ranger 127g 9mm +P+

Wallace    Glock 26  Avg. fps: 1268,    Wallace Glock 17 Avg. fps 1372 fps E.S.:18, S.D.: 7

LW new (25 rounds prior) Glock 19, same Ranger +P+ ammo, different box: avg. fps 1218  ( ! ? ! )

4-25-06  Win. White Box 9mm 115g Pers. Prot. JHP

Gun               Avg. Fps,              Extreme Spread         Std.  Dev.

G26                 1161                           167                        28

G19 (new)       1185                             19                          7

G17                 1212                             29                        10

4-25-06  LW  .45 Colt Gold Cup  Win. 230g White Box:   avg. fps 787

4-25-06 Wallace .357 158g SWC from GP-100  1209 fps, e.s. 25, s.d. 9

4-25-06  Wallace  G17  Fed. 124 g. Hydra-Shock   1107 fps, e.s 27, s.d. 10

4-25-06  LW new G19 Win. 115 white box FMJ:  1258 avg.

4-25-06 .357 Speer Gold Dot 125g. JHP  Wallace GP-100: 2 shots only  1523, 1570 fps

4-25-06  Chrono Errors in all attempts with j-frames. Needed longer extension cord?

5-30-07

Hornady 300g XTP .454 from 7.5" SRH: Avg. 1,560 fps  s.d. 7

Double Tap .45 Colt +P  255g LSW- Keith  Avg. 1,392 fps from 7.5" SRH s.d. 8

Collin Cartridge Co. Reloads  .45 Colt 250g? XTP  839 fps

Jan. 31, 2008:

.22 40 grain Velocitors, Willis' Savage Semi Rifle: 1,244 fps.

Ruger SP-101 3": 

125 g. Gold Dot .357:  1,336 fps avg.  (1307 -1356)

180 g. Federal 180 Hunting: 1,083 fps avg. (1,036 - 1,114)

S&W 340:

125 g. Gold Dot .357: 1,124 fps avg. (1,099 - 1,146)

135 g. Gold Dot .38+P: 824 fps avg. (787 - 853)

4-26-08  Gold Dot 124g  9mm  

                                                     Std. Vel.           +P Short Barrel

Lonnie's PM-9 (2 3/4")                  991                     1,104 fps

Tracy's CW-9 (3 1/4")                 1,119                     1,183 fps

Lonnie's Glock 19 (3.85")           1,121                     1,222 fps

9-9-08. Ruger .380 Lightweight Compact Pistol with approximately 50 rounds of misc. ammo thru it without cleaning (or malfunction). Approx. 75 degrees, 90% humidity (raining outside), instument 15' from muzzle. Bench rest, target at 7 yards.

Magtech 95 grain FMJ: Avg. 840 fps (830, 838, 840, 833,861). 1 1/2" group at POA (combat/center hold).

Winchester White Box, 95 grain FMJ: Avg. 859 fps (831, 884, 843, 887, 852). 1 1/2" group 1/2" below POA.

(old) Federal Hydra-Shock. Avg. 895 fps (887, 892, 915, 891, 892). 2 1/2" group 1 1/2" below POA.

Speer 90 grain Gold Dot: Avg. 929 fps (948, 926,927, 922, 924). 2" group 2" below POA.

Buffalo Bore "+P", 100g hardcast flat nose: Avg. 1071 fps (1089, 1044, 1068, 1077, 1077). 1 1/2" group 3" below POA.

Jan.20, 2009 "Inauguration Day" 

Bruce's Glock 19: 

100 grain Hirtenberger 100g +P+ at 1318 fps. 

Corbon +P+ at 1350.

LW Springfield XD-9 (M) 115 Ranger +P+ at 1,248 fps

Richard's Sigs 

250 at 1,078 with 9mm Blaser and P-6 at 1,102

With American Eagle H.P.:  250 at 1,092 and P-6 at 1,118

250 with Ranger +P+ = 1,267 fps

Jan. 23, 2009

LW Glock 19  Wallace's hand-me-down Win. Ranger 127g +P+ at 1,280

Mark's Sig 226 9mm Lawman duty load  964 (!!!), with WWB 1,165

LW Rem 700  22" barrel 30/06  180 grain Nosler Partition, Remington Brass, Winchester Primers

56.5 of H4350  2,752 fps  e.s. 48   s.d. 18.94

57g of H4350  2,775 fps   e.s. 25   s.d.  9

Beretta Neos 6" barrel

Ely   922

Aguila 60 grain 726

Remington Golden Bullet (bulk)  1,034

Remington Subsonic  795

CCI Stinger   1,282

CCI Velocitor   1,113

CCI MiniMag   1,006

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Dec. 15, 2009    Chrono work and "crimp slip" testing (LW, Rich, Alyscia)

Chronograph set at max distance (about 20') to minimize muzzle blast from 2" barrels causing failures to read. Chronograph instructions also indicate that, with subsonic velocities, muzzle blast can reach the measuring device before the bullet. This appears to be true, as the only time we got a reading on all 4 of 4 shots was with the 357 ammo. 

"Crimp slip" testing procedure. Loaded five rounds from each box in each revolver. Fired four rounds, then checked round number 5 against another cartridge from the box. In all instances, the bullet in round number 5 had moved forward just slightly out of the case. Coincidently, the Corbon 125 grain DPX in .357 Mag. slipped the least from the lightest gun. (Micrometer would be nice compared to our visual inspections.)

Revolvers used: Ruger LCR (approx. 13.5 ounces) and Smith and Wesson 340PD (approx. 12 ounces)

Ammo: Speer Gold Dot 135 grain (short barrel: product #23921) 38+P. 

Ruger LCR: Chrono malfunctioned with 3 of 4 rounds. 818 fps recorded on 1 round from LCR.

S&W 340; fps: 752, 840, 856

Ammo: Hornady 110 Grain 38+P Critical Defense.

Ruger LCR;  fps:  877, 888, 956

S&W 340;  fps  875, 909, 882

Ammo: Corbon 125 grain DPX .357 Mag.

S&W 340;  fps: 1,047, 1,076, 1050, 1021