Jim,
I am not doing this to dispute what you say or your point of view..I just think you will find it interesting.
I did check out the ballistics on the NAA site. Plenty of data to compute. In checking with the makers advertised ballistics and
what NAA gets out of the Blackwidow with the 2" barrel.
They all lost an average of 1/3 of advertised velocity.
If you figure the Aguila ammo at the same loss, it would have a theoretical velocity of around 1200 fps.
It has the same 30gr bullet that the CCI +V has at 1381 fps.
You are correct in saying the best mag has 20% more energy than the best lr round, when fired from a short barrel.
IMO and only IMO, the difference in such a low energy round, is
small enough to be negligable.
In shooting both lr's and mag rounds from the mini's. I have found the lr more controllable than the mag.
In a Black widow it would be different situation. I would like one
and would carry the CCI +V's.
Again, I am not defending myself or my statement. I hope you see that. I am just another point of view on this forum. Nothing more or less. Thanks for your POV and shoot well