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.

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