Short Barrel ballistics tables

[tacotime]

Has anyone seen a load book/ballistic tables for short barrel guns? Specifically, I want the 2 inch revolvers.

Tired of trying to estimate 2 inch results off tables made with 6 inch guns, and yes, I have a chrono but I like the guidance in advance.

I've seen the Short Barrel pages in the Speer #14 manual and I am thankful for these. But I only see two entries for 38 special.

Really like to find a full book of short barrel tables!

Thanks.

 

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[Rule3]

To what end? Even if you find one it will not be your barrel, load, temp, altitude, phase of the moon or bullet so it is still a WAG.

Your Chrono is the only accurate measurement.

 

[tacotime]

Like the guy said in one of those Dirty Harry movies, "I gots to know".

 

[alwslate]

If you load for many years for different 2" guns, using a variety of
components and chronograph many hundreds of shots in widely varying
weather conditions and...keep detailed written results, then.....one day
as you thumb back through it all you will realize....you have your short
barrel manual!

 

[TSQUARED]

The only method for determining the actual velocity of your loads is with a chronograph. I have used data from powder maufacturers manuals and found that many are slower than specified but quite a few are either right on the money or even slightly above advertised velocities.

 

[Rule3]

If you load for many years for different 2" guns, using a variety of
components and chronograph many hundreds of shots in widely varying
weather conditions and...keep detailed written results, then.....one day
as you thumb back through it all you will realize....you have your short
barrel manual!

This^^^^^

and............... it will still be short barrel velocities

 

[tacotime]

It would still be nice to have a reference for 2 inchers instead of 6 inchers. Speer must have though it useful to publish a number of 2 inch tables already.

 

[j2flan]

The Buffalo Bore site has some info,with a 2" on their ammo. Really not much help, but shows a comparison. ammowww.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=293

 

[Rule3]

It would still be nice to have a reference for 2 inchers instead of 6 inchers. Speer must have though it useful to publish a number of 2 inch tables already.

Yes, it would be nice to have any "real world" data for any common gun. Most test data is with a test chamber, barrel of extra long length which is pretty much useless for even 4" or 6" barrels. Some tests are 10". Hornady uses a real SW 4" for 38 special so you can drop at least 200 fps for a 2 inch.

Go here, this is for a 44 Mag test but you can interpolate ( ie: guesstimate) a drop in velocity from this table. Scroll down a bit.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-smithing/94072-faqs.html

 

[Erich]

Speer # 8 has a very helpful set of .38 and .357 short barrel tables . . . but you're probably best off just searching the Web for chrono results with loadings using the powders in which you're interested. Lots of folks - myself among them - put up snub chrono data all the time, just on the idea that others might find it useful.

So (and not in a snarky way at all), Google is your friend.

 

[PDL]

Well, your other alternative is to get a copy of Quickload. It isn't cheap but it can give you alot of information. And you can use it's calculations using your firearms specifics.

I haven't had a chance to compare the predicted velocities with a chronograph. But I have compared them to load data in several manuals and they've been basically the same.

It's real handy in setting up loads for powder/bullet combinations that are hard to find or not listed at all in printed manuals.

 

[TrapperL]

I think you might be on the wrong trail here. No two guns will shoot the same load and get the same velocities. They all are going to be in the general area but may be as much as 100'ps difference for pistols. If your looking for exact information, you'll need to generate it per each individual pistol.
I know this isn't what you asked for but I haven't seen this posted here and it may be helpful to you and others. I posted the front page so the different chambering are available to you. There are sub links on each page that will give you a summary of performance. Maybe you can extrapolate the info you want from the charts or at least get you in the area of inquiry.
Handguns

 

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