B swift wrote:This is some kind of sickness. Wonder about the AP applications? Should do the job, eh? LOL
Lets see numbers against a .50 BMG?
All adjusted (using QL) for a twenty inch (20" barrel)TKO = Taylor Knock Out, which many say, as do I. is a better measurement as to, what to expect in field results, even though TKO is not perfect, it's way better than Ft/Lbs energy. Example; I can make a .223/55gr bullet go 4000fps with a ft/lb energy of 1954ft/lbs and a factory 30-30 150gr has ft.lb energy of 1902ft/lbs, 52 ft pounds less than the 223. Now, who here would argue that killing Moose would be better done with a 223, generally speaking (yeah, I know and many have dispatched moose with a 22 LR, which is why I used the word "Generally"). The TKO's are 7 vs 15.8 respectively. In this example TKO show much better results and is the reason why Professionals generally use Taylor.
Most of what follows was obtained from published Factory Loadings (
http://www.reloadbench.com/gloss/rfactspec.html). At this sight the loads were for 24" barrels some were 26" and the 50BMG was for a 45" (the 50 was from Gov stats), by putting this data into QL I could punch in 20" barrel and this is what the posted numbers, are for a 20" barrel.
Assuming I got the numbers correctly, they reflect against each other as follows:
223 55gr @ 3200 fps = 3.6 TKO
308 150gr @ 2717fps = 11.3 TKO
30-06 150gr @ 2776fps = 18.3 TKO
300wm 150gr @ 3124fps = 20.6 TKO
338WM 250gr @ 2674fps = 25 TKO
375H&H 270gr @ 2575fps = 37.2 TKO
458WM 500gr @ 1967fps = 39.9 TKO
450LM 230gr @ 3035fps = 45 TKO
460WBY 500gr @ 2558fps = 52.4 TKO
450LM 350gr @ 2480fps = 56 TKO
50BMG 663gr M33 Ball @ 2400fps = 98.6 TKO
.700 LeGendre Magnum (don't ask, can't give specifics yet, though comments are welcomed, to be announced soon enough) = 175 TKOAGAIN, these were all adjusted, for bullet speed, as if they were being fired from a 20" barrel....t