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dcarhart
10-07-2005, 09:33 AM
setup
Savage m64 semi auto .22
F1 Chrony setup abput 10 feet in front of the gun,
a box of CCI CB shorts and LR

when I shoot CCI CB shorts through it I get about 675 FPS showing on the chrony.
when I shoot the CCI CB LR through it I get about 500 FPS thru it, and it is noticably more quiet.

just a trick of the batch? less propellent in the LR batch?

not that I'm complaining, I got the CB's for plinking in my backyard without having to wear hearing protection, so quieter is better, and the CB LR's are easier to cycle through the semi auto.

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found part of my answer.

I found this site http://guns.connect.fi/gow/highpow.html
which states " In most semi-auto rifles we have found that the short case retracts from the chamber before the firing cycle is totally completed, causing a loud noise to emanate from the action area. "

this makes sense and is probabl the cause of me thinking the shorts are louder then the longs, since my M64 partially ejects the short casing prematurly.