32c. Data and results for American rifle cartridges
Amer rifle cartridge |
Wt, grains |
Amer rifle veloc 30 yds, ft s-1 |
vlurch corner, ft s-1 |
218 Bee |
46 |
2650 |
-0.16 |
22 Hornet |
45 |
2492 |
-0.14 |
22 Hornet |
46 |
2492 |
-0.15 |
222 Remington |
50 |
3038 |
-0.2 |
222 Remington Magnum |
55 |
3150 |
-0.23 |
223 Remington |
55 |
3150 |
-0.23 |
22-250 Remington |
55 |
3601 |
-0.27 |
225 Winchester |
55 |
3497 |
-0.26 |
243 Winchester |
80 |
3374 |
-0.37 |
243 Winchester |
100 |
2986 |
-0.4 |
6 mm Remington |
80 |
3354 |
-0.36 |
6 mm Remington |
100 |
3109 |
-0.42 |
244 Remington |
90 |
3095 |
-0.37 |
25-06 Remington |
87 |
3371 |
-0.4 |
25-20 Winchester |
86 |
1376 |
-0.13 |
25-20 Winchester |
86 |
1376 |
-0.13 |
25-35 Winchester |
117 |
2183 |
-0.32 |
250 Savage |
87 |
2919 |
-0.34 |
250 Savage |
100 |
2712 |
-0.36 |
256 Winchester Magnum |
60 |
2581 |
-0.2 |
257 Roberts |
87 |
3092 |
-0.36 |
257 Roberts |
100 |
2792 |
-0.37 |
257 Roberts |
117 |
2539 |
-0.38 |
6.5 Remington Magnum |
100 |
3336 |
-0.45 |
6.5 mm Remington Magnum |
120 |
2946 |
-0.47 |
264 Winchester Magnum |
100 |
3568 |
-0.49 |
264 Winchester Magnum |
140 |
3122 |
-0.59 |
270 Winchester |
100 |
3357 |
-0.46 |
270 Winchester |
130 |
3062 |
-0.53 |
270 Winchester |
130 |
3053 |
-0.53 |
270 Winchester |
150 |
2692 |
-0.53 |
270 Winchester |
150 |
2816 |
-0.56 |
280 Remington |
125 |
3097 |
-0.52 |
280 Remington |
150 |
2831 |
-0.56 |
280 Remington |
165 |
2727 |
-0.59 |
284 Winchester |
125 |
3104 |
-0.52 |
284 Winchester |
150 |
2819 |
-0.56 |
7 mm Mauser |
175 |
2394 |
-0.54 |
7 mm Remington Magnum |
125 |
3325 |
-0.56 |
7 mm Remington Magnum |
150 |
3173 |
-0.64 |
7 mm Remington Magnum |
175 |
2965 |
-0.69 |
7 mm Remington Magnum |
175 |
3007 |
-0.7 |
30 Carbine |
110 |
1848 |
-0.24 |
30-30 Winchester |
150 |
2275 |
-0.43 |
30-30 Winchester |
150 |
2293 |
-0.44 |
30-30 Winchester |
150 |
2293 |
-0.44 |
30-30 Winchester |
170 |
2121 |
-0.45 |
30 Remington |
170 |
2030 |
-0.42 |
30-06 Springfield |
110 |
3208 |
-0.48 |
30-06 Springfield |
125 |
3083 |
-0.52 |
30-06 Springfield |
150 |
2892 |
-0.58 |
30-06 Springfield |
150 |
2865 |
-0.57 |
30-06 Springfield |
150 |
2880 |
-0.57 |
30-06 Springfield |
180 |
2589 |
-0.6 |
30-06 Springfield |
180 |
2631 |
-0.62 |
30-06 Springfield |
180 |
2646 |
-0.62 |
30-06 Springfield |
220 |
2323 |
-0.65 |
30-06 Springfield |
220 |
2341 |
-0.66 |
30-40 Krag |
180 |
2365 |
-0.54 |
30-40 Krag |
180 |
2404 |
-0.55 |
30-40 Krag |
220 |
2137 |
-0.58 |
300 Winchester Magnum |
150 |
3295 |
-0.67 |
300 Winchester Magnum |
180 |
3004 |
-0.72 |
300 Winchester Magnum |
220 |
2651 |
-0.76 |
300 H&H Magnum |
150 |
3094 |
-0.62 |
300 H&H Magnum |
180 |
2845 |
-0.68 |
300 H&H Magnum |
220 |
2545 |
-0.66 |
300 Savage |
150 |
2574 |
-0.5 |
300 Savage |
150 |
2586 |
-0.5 |
300 Savage |
159 |
2550 |
-0.52 |
300 Savage |
180 |
2271 |
-0.52 |
300 Savage |
180 |
2307 |
-0.53 |
303 Savage |
180 |
2041 |
-0.45 |
303 Savage |
190 |
1890 |
-0.43 |
303 British |
180 |
2468 |
-0.57 |
303 British |
215 |
2096 |
-0.56 |
308 Winchester |
110 |
3181 |
-0.47 |
308 Winchester |
125 |
2992 |
-0.5 |
308 Winchester |
150 |
2758 |
-0.54 |
308 Winchester |
150 |
2773 |
-0.55 |
308 Winchester |
180 |
2502 |
-0.58 |
308 Winchester |
180 |
2544 |
-0.59 |
308 Winchester |
200 |
2378 |
-0.61 |
32 Winchester Special |
170 |
2172 |
-0.46 |
32 Winchester Special |
170 |
2157 |
-0.46 |
32 Remington |
170 |
2024 |
-0.42 |
32 Remington |
170 |
2012 |
-0.42 |
32-20 Winchester HV |
80 |
1899 |
-0.18 |
32-20 Winchester |
100 |
1221 |
-0.12 |
8 mm Mauser |
170 |
2441 |
-0.53 |
338 Winchester Magnum |
200 |
2907 |
-0.77 |
338 Winchester Magnum |
250 |
2619 |
-0.85 |
338 Winchester Magnum |
300 |
2363 |
-0.9 |
348 Winchester |
200 |
2437 |
-0.62 |
348 Winchester |
200 |
2413 |
-0.62 |
35 Remington |
150 |
2268 |
-0.43 |
35 Remington |
200 |
1983 |
-0.48 |
350 Remington Magnum |
200 |
2620 |
-0.68 |
350 Remington Magnum |
250 |
2344 |
-0.74 |
351 Winchester Self-Loading |
180 |
1763 |
-0.37 |
358 Winchester |
200 |
2434 |
-0.62 |
358 Winchester |
250 |
2178 |
-0.68 |
375 H&H Magnum |
270 |
2656 |
-0.94 |
375 H&H Magnum |
300 |
2469 |
-0.95 |
375 H&H Magnum |
300 |
2439 |
-0.94 |
38-40 Winchester |
180 |
1252 |
-0.23 |
44 Magnum |
240 |
1633 |
-0.45 |
44 Magnum |
240 |
1630 |
-0.45 |
444 Marlin |
240 |
2233.5 |
-0.67 |
44-40 Winchester |
200 |
1232 |
-0.25 |
45-70 Government |
405 |
1272 |
-0.53 |
458 Winchester Magnum |
500 |
2064 |
-1.27 |
458 Winchester Magnum |
510 |
2043 |
-1.28 |
Lurches from the American rifle cartridges ranged from from -0.12 to -1.28 ft s-1. Eight of the 113 cases (7%) exceeded -0.8 ft s-1 and so could have produced the initial lurch. As above, none came close to the final lurch, however.