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AR's Suck! j/k
Really though, I know this is kind of a Big Block vs a Turbo'ed 4 banger debate and I am not saying either or is better; I just thought I would share my experience this last weekend.
A buddy of mine brought out some steel gongs he bought at a gun show (5" I think). So we hung them with the rope we had at the time (some nylon and some cloth, both in the 3/8" size range). Yes, we are both aware that rope was a poor choice and we had chain but no cutters so we did it as best we could.
At the time we didn't think anything of it.
He started by hitting the first gong 3 times with his 5.56AR.
My first shot from my SKS (we were about 100 yards out) took the gong clean off of the rope. My buddy figured it was from him hitting it 3 times first.
So I take three more shots and three more gongs are on the ground. It ripped straight thru the rope when it was struck.
It was good fun for sure and we learned our lesson about gongs and rope.
We have compared ballistics and bullet size and weights and fps etc but this was probably the best example of the power difference at close range, for us at least.
I really really wish I had the forethought to snap a few short vids but we were playing at the time and I didn't even consider it. I was in too much of a hurry to go tie them back up and start over lol.
Anyway, share your stories or flame either platform or the other as pleases you...
Really though, I know this is kind of a Big Block vs a Turbo'ed 4 banger debate and I am not saying either or is better; I just thought I would share my experience this last weekend.
A buddy of mine brought out some steel gongs he bought at a gun show (5" I think). So we hung them with the rope we had at the time (some nylon and some cloth, both in the 3/8" size range). Yes, we are both aware that rope was a poor choice and we had chain but no cutters so we did it as best we could.
At the time we didn't think anything of it.
He started by hitting the first gong 3 times with his 5.56AR.
My first shot from my SKS (we were about 100 yards out) took the gong clean off of the rope. My buddy figured it was from him hitting it 3 times first.
So I take three more shots and three more gongs are on the ground. It ripped straight thru the rope when it was struck.
It was good fun for sure and we learned our lesson about gongs and rope.
We have compared ballistics and bullet size and weights and fps etc but this was probably the best example of the power difference at close range, for us at least.
I really really wish I had the forethought to snap a few short vids but we were playing at the time and I didn't even consider it. I was in too much of a hurry to go tie them back up and start over lol.
Anyway, share your stories or flame either platform or the other as pleases you...