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Marrakai
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Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!
28/02/09 11:35 PM

Hey Daryl:
I think you are under-selling the Paradox guns some.

Early guns did indeed do sterling work at ~1000 fps as you point out, but the ballistics were improved somewhat when nitro loads became standard, and it wasn't long before Hollands brought out a 'Magnum' nitro paradox with substantially increased velocity.

Also, the WR Explorer was followed by a 'magnum' version, and then by a 'super-magnum' version, although there is some doubt as to whether the advantages of the latter were real due to a slight decrease in bullet weight apparently.

Nevertheless, to assume all Paradox projectiles ambled along at 900 to 1000 fps MV is selling them short IMHO.

That powder might have been Scheutzen, sounds familiar. I'll try to find the articles.
Also, the ones I remember dealt with BPEs like .450s or .500s, not bore guns.
Damn! I'll have to find them now....!

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12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	empirevr	26/02/09 09:33 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	Marrakai	26/02/09 11:30 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	gatsby	27/02/09 03:37 AM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	DarylS	27/02/09 06:08 AM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	Yogi000	27/02/09 06:28 AM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	DarylS	27/02/09 06:36 AM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	Yogi000	27/02/09 08:13 AM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	Marrakai	27/02/09 10:52 AM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	Huvius	28/02/09 02:50 AM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	Yogi000	28/02/09 03:55 AM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	empirevr	27/02/09 06:31 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	gatsby	28/02/09 08:04 AM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	Omnivorous_Bob	28/02/09 08:28 AM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	DarylS	28/02/09 12:47 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	Marrakai	28/02/09 03:09 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	DarylS	28/02/09 05:06 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	empirevr	28/02/09 06:44 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	gatsby	28/02/09 07:13 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	empirevr	28/02/09 08:18 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	Marrakai	28/02/09 11:35 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	DarylS	01/03/09 06:03 AM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	Marrakai	01/03/09 10:53 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	peter	01/03/09 11:39 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	DarylS	02/03/09 04:18 AM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	empirevr	02/03/09 05:01 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	DarylS	03/03/09 04:19 AM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	peter	03/03/09 04:29 AM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	DarylS	03/03/09 12:48 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	peter	03/03/09 08:03 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	empirevr	03/03/09 08:09 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	peter	03/03/09 08:19 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	empirevr	04/03/09 12:27 AM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	DarylS	04/03/09 04:07 AM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	Bramble	03/03/09 01:51 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	Omnivorous_Bob	03/03/09 05:12 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	empirevr	03/03/09 07:13 PM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	peter	02/03/09 04:05 AM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	rigbymauser	28/02/09 02:41 AM
Re: 12-bore 2.5" fully rifled 10lb 2oz-should have posted here!	DarylS	28/02/09 02:15 AM

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