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Old 08-19-2013, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by DWalt View Post
"Something needs to be understood here. Velocity has no bearing at all on the "+P" designation. +P simply indicates that the loading develops chamber pressures above the SAAMI specs for the caliber"

Wow, is that statement ever wrong. +P is under SAAMI specs. +P+ does not have SAAMI specs.
Oh come on, everyone knows what he meant. He left out, "+P simply indicates that the loading develops chamber pressures above the standard pressure SAAMI specs for the caliber"

He is completely correct, the +P designation refers to pressure, not velocity.
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