Black Powder firearms and muzzle velocity measurement?

[tacfoley]

The rest of theignoring cakes and muffins for the time-being -

A .36cal BP revolver fires a .380" diameter ball at an average velocity of 800 fps.

The resultant m/e is 102.5 ft lbs.

A high velocity .22LR like the CCI Mini-Mag or Stinger, fires a 40gr bullet at ca. 1450 fps.

The resultant m/e is 186.8 ft lbs.

So even a .36cal BP revolver has substantially less 'oomph' than a Mini-Mag or Stinger, both of which are common or garden fare in most .22 clubs, especially if there is much shooting of the Ruger 10/22 - a gun that has a particular penchant for these higher-velocity .22 rimfire cartridges.

This rest of this post has been deleted as it is simply opinion and not really moot.

tac