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- From: n9020351@henson.cc.wwu.edu (James Douglas Del-Vecchio)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: .380 Ballistics (was Re: .380 Bersa Quality)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.221952.13792@henson.cc.wwu.edu>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 01:25:54 GMT
- Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu
- Organization: Western Washington University
- Lines: 28
- Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu
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- hes@unity.ncsu.edu (Henry E. Schaffer) writes:
-
- ## ~95 gr at ~850-900 fps. ~180 ft-lbs. Better than .22 or .32,
- ##but wimpier than anything else (except for that one cursed caliber .25
-
- # Hmmph! The ".32" includes the .32 H&R Magnum which has factory ammo
- #85-95 gr at 1100-1030 fps. 230-225 ft-lbs.
-
- Yeah, "factory rated" at 1100-1030 fps. Just like Rem's "1500
- fps" 88 gr 9mm that's really ~1370 fps. .32 H&R is a "magnum"
- in name only, imo, and a cartridge w/o a purpose. They should
- have just called it ".32 S&W Long +P"
-
- There is nothing you can do with a .32 H&R and not .38 Spl.
- Even the non+P 110 gr .38 beats .32 H&R.
-
- # However I do agree with you about the .25 ACP which has
- #35 - 50 gr at 900 - 760 fps. 63 - 65 ft-lbs.
-
- Yeah, I understand why Browingng chose to develop it, the fear
- that rimfire ignition was not reliable enough for a SA self
- defense gun, but it stinks for that purpose, and the fact that
- there is still a market for it and the sleazy little chunks of
- pot-metal (Clayton C(tm)) it's chambered for is a sad
- commentary on consumer taste.
-
- Jim D
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