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    By the way...

    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
    Last edited by tacfoley; 05-11-2014 at 12:21 PM.

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