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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
{bullet:20-NOV-90:grl}
Handgun Cartridges -- Average Ballistics
Cartridge Muzzle Energy Muzzle Velocity Bullet Weight
(foot-lbs.) (feet/second) (grains)
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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.
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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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