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Old 12-13-2015, 09:03 PM
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So just to clarify you are saying that TG (relatively fast) would likely eject spent casings more sharply and further than BD (relatively slow) at similarly average pressures? The sharply raising pressure curve of TG would empart the same force on the slide assembly over a shorter period of time than the BD, which spreads the impulse out a bit?

That's chewy. I'll have to pay more attention to that.
No. Run at the same pressures, the BD load will likely toss case further as the slide will be running harder as the bullet will be moving about 100fps faster. Pressure isn't creating recoil, it's mass x vel / by gun wt.
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