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Originally Posted by Texas1941
Problem was, one, none of the service 158s produced anywhere near 850 fps from a 4" bbl, and everyone knew it. What we didn't know was how much lower the actual velocity was. We thought we were getting around 790 fps from the 4' tube. 690-700 was probably a more realistic high end number.
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It is refreshing to see another cop of that day acknowledge that we knew the older standard loads were not producing their advertised velocities. Today many younger people look back at the old factory ammo listings and think the standard loads of yesteryear were hot, but those of us using it knew those claims were overstated.