As promised in another thread, I got a new Chrony F1 for Christmas. I went out to the land today and tried some various .22Mag through my NAA with 1-5/8 inch barrel.
Federal 50 grain GameShoks=650fps average
Winchester PDX-1 40 grain =968fps average
Hornady CD 45 grain =925fps average
When shot through water jugs last summer the Federal did not expand, both the Winchester and Hornady did open up just a bit, but not much.
Note: this is not to advocate the use of a .22Mag for self-defense. It is just data. Use it however you want. Personally, I believe the NAA just doesn't give enough velocity to be a reliable stopper. I still would like to chrono some out of a KelTec PMR-30 to see how much the extra barrel length would add to velocity.
I also shot some Hornady Zombie .45ACP 185 grains, got around 825fps with them.
Hornady CD Light .38 Special with 90 grain bullets averaged in the 960's through a Ruger LCR.
Hornady CD .38 Special with the 110 grain bullets averaged about the same as the 90 grainers. There was a definite reduction of recoil and report with the Lights, as claimed by Hornady. I bought these for my wife. She's shot the 110 grains and they hurt her hand. Mine too for that matter. The 90 grainers are a bit more pleasant, but still not exactly fun. For fun loads I've got some 125 grain cast bullets loaded over 3.2 grains of TiteGroup.
Federal 50 grain GameShoks=650fps average
Winchester PDX-1 40 grain =968fps average
Hornady CD 45 grain =925fps average
When shot through water jugs last summer the Federal did not expand, both the Winchester and Hornady did open up just a bit, but not much.
Note: this is not to advocate the use of a .22Mag for self-defense. It is just data. Use it however you want. Personally, I believe the NAA just doesn't give enough velocity to be a reliable stopper. I still would like to chrono some out of a KelTec PMR-30 to see how much the extra barrel length would add to velocity.
I also shot some Hornady Zombie .45ACP 185 grains, got around 825fps with them.
Hornady CD Light .38 Special with 90 grain bullets averaged in the 960's through a Ruger LCR.
Hornady CD .38 Special with the 110 grain bullets averaged about the same as the 90 grainers. There was a definite reduction of recoil and report with the Lights, as claimed by Hornady. I bought these for my wife. She's shot the 110 grains and they hurt her hand. Mine too for that matter. The 90 grainers are a bit more pleasant, but still not exactly fun. For fun loads I've got some 125 grain cast bullets loaded over 3.2 grains of TiteGroup.
