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Originally Posted by Warren Sear
Even with the old hot load it was still less than half of a 30-30 Winchester load (150 gr bullet @ 2,390 ft/s, 1,903 ft·lb). Even a 30-30 would not give me much confidence on the game mentioned in the OP.
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I agree. I believe the ad at least implies that you may want to keep the revolver close by for emergency use / surprise encounters "
wherever big game runs wild".
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... 1510 foot-seconds muzzle velocity ... "
In the days before widespread availability of chronographs, velocity claims were sometimes "very optimistic".