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From: grl@drutx.ATT.COM (Randy Lyman)
Subject: Handgun cartridge energy
Approved:  gun-control@cs.umd.edu
Date: 21 Nov 90 13:45:27 GMT
Organization: AT&T, Denver, CO

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		 Handgun Cartridges -- Average Ballistics

	Cartridge          Muzzle Energy  Muzzle Velocity  Bullet Weight
	                    (foot-lbs.)    (feet/second)     (grains)
	-----------------  -------------  ---------------  -------------
	 2.7mm Kolibri Auto          3           650             3   #
	 3mm Kolibri Auto            3           650             3   #
	 4.25mm Liliput Auto        17           800            12   C5
	.22 BB Cap                  20           750            16   C5
	 5mm Bergmann               28           598            37   #
	.22 CB (Short, Long)        32           706            29   G8
	 5.5mm Velo Dog Revolver    42           650            45   #C5
	.22 Short (std.)            48           865            29   G8
	.32 Extra Short             51           650            54   C5
	.41 Short                   52           425           130   C5
	.25 Short                   53           750            43   C5
	.320 Revolver               54           550            80   #C5
	 6.35mm Auto Colt           62           750            50   =
	.30 Short                   62           700            58   C5
	.22 Long (std.)             68          1031            29   G8
	.31 Black Powder Revolver   70           795            50   $
	.25 (6.35mm) Auto           73           810            50   #C5
	.22 Short HV                73          1065            29   G8
	.22 Win. Automatic          78           882            45   C5
	 5mm Clement Auto           78          1030            36   #C5
	.44 Bulldog                 79           460           146   #
	.30 Long                    81           750            75   C5
	 8mm Lebel Revolver         88           625           102   #C5
	.25 Auto Glaser Safety      89          1000            40   G7
	.22 Long Rifle (std.)       93          1027            40   G8
	 6.5mm Bergmann             94           780            65   #C5
	 5.45mm Soviet Pistol       95          1033            40   =
	.32 S & W                   97           705            85   #C5
	.22 Extra Long              98          1050            40   C5
	.22 Long Rifle HV          100          1060            40   G8
	.32 Short Colt             100           745            80   G8
	.35 S & W Auto             110           808            76   #C5
	.380 Revolver              110           625           124   #C5
	 7.5mm Swiss Army          111           700           102   #C5
	.44 Short                  112           500           200   C5
	.32 Long Colt              114           790            82   #C5
	 7.5mm Swedish Nagant R    121           725           104   #C5
	 7.65mm Auto Colt          122           875            72   =
	 7.62mm Russian Nagant R   125           725           108   #C5
	.32 ACP (7.65mm Auto)      129           905            71   C5
	.25 Stevens Short          130           950            65   C5
	.32 S & W Long             132           780            98   #C5
	.380 Revolver Mark 1       134           550           200   =
	.22 Stinger                138          1395            32   G8
	.380 Revolver Mark 2       142           600           178   =
	 8mm French Mle 92         150           750           120   =
	.38 S & W                  150           685           146   G8
	.38 Short Colt             150           730           125   G8C5
	.45 Webley                 150           550           230   #C5
	 8mm Rast-Gasser           154           750           115   #C5
        .41 Short Colt             159           670           160   GM
	.32-20 WFC MAG             170           874           100   +
	.38 Smith & Wesson         176           630           200   #C5
	 7.65mm Roth-Sauer         178          1070            70   #C5
	.41 Long                   180           700           163   C5
	.22 Win. Rimfire (WRF)     185          1440            40   C5
	 9mm Japanese Revolver     186           750           149   =
	 11mm French Ordnance R    190           699           180   #
	.380 Auto (9mm Kurz)       192           955            95   #
	 7mm Nambu                 196          1250            56   #C5
	.38 Long Colt              195           770           150   #C5
	 7.65mm (7.63) Mannlicher  198          1025            85   #
	 8mm Nambu                 200           960           102   #
	.38 Special                200           753           158   &
	.44 Colt                   207           640           225   #
	.25 Stevens                208          1180            65   C5
	 7.63mm Mannlicher M1900   208          1050            85   =
	.22 Win. MAG Rimfire       210          1550            40   C5
	 7.62mm Soviet Revolver    210           935           108   =
	.44 S & W American         212           682           205   C6
	.36 Black Powder Revolver  216          1097            81   $
	.455 Revolver MK-2         220           600           265   #
	.32 Extra Long             221          1050            90   C5
	.455 Webley Revolver Mk 6  226           620           265   =
	.32 H & R MAG              230          1100            83   C5
	 7.65mm French Longue      230          1175            85   =
	.44 Webley (.442 RIC)      230           715           200   #C5
	.41 Long Colt              231           730           200   #
	.50 Rem. Navy              234           600           290   C5
	 7.65mm French (NAS/MAS)   240          1120            85   #C5
	 9mm Police                240          1040           100   =
	.450 Revolver              245           700           225   #C5
	.455 Webley Automatic      247           700           224   #C5
	 10.4mm Italian Revolver   250           810           177   #C5
	 9mm Ultra                 252          1060           100   C5
	 10.6mm German Service     253           675           250   =
	 9mm Russian Makarov       262          1115            94   C5
	.476 Enfield MK-3 (Elee)   263           675           260   #
	.32-20 Winchester          271          1030           100   #
	.38 Special +P             278           890           158   &
	.380 Auto Glaser Safety    283          1350            70   G7
	.45 S & W                  283           710           250   #C5
	 11mm German Service Rev.  288           700           262   C5
	.455 Webley Revolver Mk-2  295           710           260   C5
	 7.65mm Parabellum         297          1200            93   =
	 9mm Browning Long         300          1100           110   #C5
	.45 Colt M1909             302           738           250   =
	 9mm Glisenti              304          1050           124   #C5
	 8mm Roth-Steyr M07        306          1090           116   =
	 7.65mm (.30) Luger        307          1220            93   #C5
	.224 Harvey Kay-Chuk       308          1903            37   C5
	.44 S & W Special          311           755           246   #
	.30 (7.65mm) Borchardt     312          1280            85   #C5
	.38 Colt Auto (ACP)        312          1040           130   #C5
	.455 Man-Stopper           312           801           218.5 ~
	.44 S & W Russian          324           770           246   #
	.44 Black Powder Revolver  326          1032           138   $
	 11.75mm Montenegrin R     328           700           282   #C5
	.38 spl. +P PMC UltraMAG   330          1500            66   G9
	.45 Auto (ACP)             335           810           230   &
	.45 Auto-Rim               335           810           230   &
	.455 Colt                  337           757           265   #C5
	.476 Eley                  340           729           288   ~
        .40 S&W                    361           950           180   H
	 9mm Bayard Long           352          1120           125   C5
	 9mm Bergmann-Bayard       362          1100           135   =
	 7.62mm Russian Tokarev    365          1390            87   #C5
        .45 Colt Black Powder      368           814           250   H
	 9mm Steyr                 370          1200           116   C5
	 7.63mm (.30) Mauser       375          1410            86   #C5
	.41 Action Express         377           921           200   GM
	.38-40 Winchester          380           975           180   #
	 9mm Parabellum (Luger)    383          1225           115   C5
	.22 Remington Jet          390          2100            40   G8
	 7.63mm Mauser             397          1450            85   =
	.45 Colt                   410           860           255   G1
	.44-40 Winchester (WCF)    420           975           200   #
	 7.62 Soviet Auto          421          1600            74   =
	.38 Colt Super Auto        431          1300           115   #
         9mm MagSafe +P            440          1817            60   H
	.50 Remington (M71 Army)   472           887           265   C5
	 9mm Mauser                487          1320           125   C5
	.30 Carbine                513          1450           110   S
	 9mm Luger Glaser Safety   513          1700            80   G7
	 9mm Mauser Export         518          1350           128   =
        .44 Colt Black Powder      523          1281           144   +
	.44 Special Glaser Safety  526          1350           130   G7
	.38 Extra Long             526          1250           150   C5
	.357 MAG                   535          1235           158   #&
	.38 Super Glaser Safety    544          1750            80   G7
        .357 MAG Core-Shot         552          1440           120   H
	 9mm Winchester MAG        556          1475           115   #C5
	.45 Colt Glaser Safety     566          1350           140   G7
	.357 MAG Glaser Safety     575          1800            80   G7
        .270 REN                   577          1700            90   S
	.45 ACP Glaser Safety      609          1400           140   G7
        .22 K-Hornet               624          2500            45   S
        .40 G&A                    624          1250           180   GM
        .41 Colt Special           631          1150           215   GM
        .41 Avenger                638          1300           170   GM
	 10mm Auto                 650          1290           175   G1
	.256 Winchester MAG        650          2220            60   #C5
	.22 Hornet                 684          2603            45   +
	.401 Herter PowerMAG       734          1280           200   C5
        .40 Eimer Special          750          1300           200   GM
	.221 Remington Fireball    780          2650            50   G8
	.41 MAG                    788          1300           210   &
	.451 Detonics MAG          850          1440           185   @
        .401 Special               870          1400           200   GM
	.226 JDJ                   916          2622            60   -
	.357 Auto MAG              942          1635           158   C5
	.44 MAG                    971          1350           240   &
	.44 MAG Glaser Safety      988          1850           130   G7
	.45 Winchester MAG        1000          1400           230   G1
        .223 Remington            1006          2871            55   H
	.44 Auto MAG              1020          1510           200   C5
	 10mm MAG                 1023          1646           170   +
        .30-30 Accelerator        1038          2915            55   H
         6mm TCU                  1042          2350            85   S
	.56-46 Spencer            1080          1210           330   C5
        .45-70                    1088          1100           405   H
	.222 Remington            1114          3020            55   G8
	.56-56 Spencer            1125          1200           350   C5
         7mm TCU                  1151          1800           160   S
	.357 Maximum              1168          1825           158   G1
         6.5mm TCU                1175          2100           120   S
	.56-50 Spencer            1175          1230           350   C5
	.257 JDJ                  1178          2303           100   -
	 6mm JDJ                  1260          2750            75   -
	 6.5mm JDJ                1272          2185           120   -
	.475 Jurras Howdah        1295          1080           500   -
	.56-52 Spencer            1300          1200           400   C5
	.375 Super MAG            1330          1597           235   -
	.416 Jurras Howdah        1353          1425           300   -
	.50 Bowen Classic         1363          1263           385   G8
	.500 Jurras Howdah        1393          1025           500   -
	.30-30 Winchester         1426          1944           170   H
	 7mm Bench Rest Remington 1450          2160           140   C5
	.357/44 Bain & Davis      1465          2045           158   C5
	.30 Herrett               1472          2100           150   C5
	.300 Savage               1486          1928           180   -
	 7mm JDJ                  1494          2200           139   -
         6mm BR Remington         1494          2900            80   S
        .41 SuperMAG              1498          1500           300   GM
         7-30 Waters              1527          2300           130   S
	.460 Jurras Howdah        1586          1195           500   -
	.270 JDJ                  1642          2385           130   -
	.270 VJR                  1660          2400           130   C5
         7mm BR Remington         1662          2400           130   S
	.375 Jurras Howdah        1672          1670           270   -
	.454 Casull               1714          1723           260   C5
	.411 JDJ                  1775          1788           250   -
         7mm IHMSA                1795          2150           175   S
	.450 MAG Express          1804          1768           260   G6
        .250 Savage               1813          3100            85   H
	.309 JDJ                  1848          2355           150   -
	.300 VJR                  1860          2250           165   C5
        .35 Remington             1866          2050           200   S
	.357 Herrett              1908          2380           150   C5
         7mm-08 Remington         2046          2400           160   S
	.358 JDJ                  2047          1920           250   -
	.444 Marlin               2107          1892           265   -
	.458 x 1.5" Barnes        2180          1805           300   C5
	.45 Silhouette            2182          1810           300   C5
	.58 SSK black powder      2201          1150           750   G6
        .445 Super MAG            2239          2050           240   S
        .308 Winchester           2251          2600           150   S
	.375 JDJ                  2400          2000           270   G8
	.375 Forsberg             2440          2016           270   C5
        .458 x 1.25               2955          1950           350   H
        .50-70                    3126          1600           550   H
	.460 Weatherby MAG        8095?         2700           500   C5

         1974 VW Bug @ 55 mph   200000            80       1400000   x
	 90mm EMG railgun      4296200         11154         15555   !

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     Energy = 1/2 (grains) x (velocity [ft/sec])  x C  ft.lbs.

                                            -6
     where C = conversion factor = 4.44 x 10    (approximate).

     1 gram = 15.432 grains;  1 m*kg = 7.2331 foot*lbs.    R = Revolver
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     Sources:
	!   American Rifleman, March 1989, p. 39
	C5  Cartridges of the World, 5th Edition (1985)
	C6  Cartridges of the World, 6th Edition (1989)
	G1  Gun Digest, 1991
	G6  Gun Digest, 1986 
	G7  Gun Digest, 1987
	G8  Gun Digest, 1988
	G9  Gun Digest, 1989 
        GM  Guns Magazine, October 1990
        H   Handguns '91
	S   Sierra Handgun Reloading Manual, 3rd Ed.
	-   Gun Digest Book of Handgun Reloading (1987)
	~   Gun Digest Treasury (6th Edition, 1987)
	&   Guns Illustrated 1988 (20th Edition)
	@   Handgun Digest (1987)
	$   Lyman Black Powder Handbook (1985)
	=   Military Small Arms of the 20th Century (5th Edition)
	#   The Official 1985 Price Guide to Collector Handguns
	+   Other assorted publications
	#C5 Two publications sometimes disagree marginally.
     Note:  In some cases rifle ballistics are quoted where not 
	    available for handguns, eg. .460 W MAG.
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