Originally Posted by
grandpamac
Greetings Stocky,
Somehow I managed to get this test scrambled with a previous test comparing the .30-06 and .30-06AI. In this test the barrel section was attached with locating pins and bolts. They also wrapped the join in tape to detect any gas leakage, there was none. I think the extension may have been smooth bored. The idea of the extension was to test 24 and 26 inch barrels. The result of the test showed the extra velocity was minimal, as would be expected for the small capacity increase.
Getting back to the .300 H&H .300 WSM test the same throat was used but the barrel from breech face would have been .75 inches shorter, perhaps a 20 fps velocity difference. Interesting point in John and Charlies limited tests although the H&H showed higher pressure differences on average the ES was largely the same. The accuracy from the H&H was better than the WSM.
Regards Grandpamac.