Read main thread: Must see micro beltfed upper
January 28th, 2005  
Lil Hulk 1988
Centurion
 
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Originally Posted by SOT_II
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The hardest shooting .22 LR ammo shoots at about 155 FPE...the average .22 LR shoots about 125 FPE...so a 22 LR shooting at well above the norm is a .22 LR sort of on steroids...the M2 round out of that gun is doing 168 FPE...which is again like a .22 LR on steroids.

Since they .22 LR and .17 M2 share many case dimentions (the toeh point of not haveing to change but a barrel and weight the bolt) it's more like a .22 LR on steroids.
Here check for your self:

http://www.federalcartridge.com/defa...g=27&firearm=3

You will get the same data from Orlin, Remington, Wolf, and Others....[/quote]
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