The Hull High Pheasant loads that Small Bore referenced are advertised as 1450 fps & I would assume that this is by CIP standard.
There is an interesting thread on the Shotgun World forum
"Difference between SAMMI & UK velocities" that lists velocities of various ELEY, RIO & some Australian loads that were tested under SAMMI standards.
The Eley & RIO shells velocities when tested by SAAMI standards were 35 fps to 123 fps less than the manufacturers published velocities so it is likely that the 2 1/2" Hull High pheasant load would be more than 1325 fps. under SAMMI testing procedures.
I'm not questioning the safety of the higher velocity shells, just the need & the desirability of their use in guns of game gun weight.
Last edited by Brittany Man; 02/19/14 10:37 PM.
