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Choice of round make a huge difference here.9 MM over penetrates more than 5,56 all the time. Counter intuitive I know, I was like you before. The wife prefers her AR-9's, I go 5.56.
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Choice of round make a huge difference here.9 MM over penetrates more than 5,56 all the time. Counter intuitive I know, I was like you before. The wife prefers her AR-9's, I go 5.56.
If u are referring to soft target overpenetration then yea for sure fragmentation and tumble etc of 223 all have huge effect to reduce overpenetration. Also using fmj in 9mm would have big effect to increase chance of overpenetration vs 9mm hollow point.9 MM over penetrates more than 5,56 all the time. Counter intuitive I know, I was like you before. The wife prefers her AR-9's, I go 5.56.
Hornady has a decent enough load for it and Winchester put out a 110gr JHP offering.I would be all over the M-1 Carbine if it had better loads for it!!
I use the Hornady in my .30 Blackhawk, but my M1 Carbine does not like the FTX round. Underwood Extreme Cavitator feeds better.Hornady has a decent enough load for it and Winchester put out a 110gr JHP offering.
Yep. From what I have seen/read, if you have hollow points, both 9mm and 5.56 will typically have relatively minor penetration... but green tip and other FMJ 5.56 rounds can potentially have big penetration, especially if your barrel is shorter than 10 inches.Choice of round make a huge difference here.
Hola to myself from a month ago. Well, Space Pineapples, M2 found. Information, payment and FFL sent, now just waiting on the gears to move. Created the folder to track/document this one:Then, bizarrely, found the answer in the M1 Carbine and now on a hard target search for an M2.
Interesting idea. Almost nothing rimfire does anything for me, but wife's 10/22 with a can and a supply of BX-25 magazines is fun. And, as you alluded to, could pressed into service.
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I love my ar's but I could carry more ammo be way quieter even with supersonic and they can be effective at hunting, granted nothing heavy duty but still efficient and they are what I trained my kids with so more hands are familiar with them
The FN 49 is awesome but they are $$$$$$$$$ now I can only afford the Fal and a Sks .FN/FAL hands down the BEST battle rifle ever made!
FN-49 Old school battle rifle perfection, especially in .30/06
BM-59 Too cool for school, the M-1 Garand perfected
H&K 33/53 Roller bolts that actually worked
Tavor From the guys who build things to run coated with sand, and they flat out work
Robinson XCR, everything you ever wanted in a 5.56 rifle, but were afraid to ask
SIG 551, 5.56 fighting rifle that went to collage
AR-180, the better AR in every way, the rifle we should have adopted
SKS, Iron Curtin simplicity at it's finest, and superior to it's little brother the AK
I went with the 10/22 Merica !Interesting idea. Almost nothing rimfire does anything for me, but wife's 10/22 with a can and a supply of BX-25 magazines is fun. And, as you alluded to, could be pressed into service.
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Ya ever wanna try a couple more FAL's lemme know! Just built a Para Folder carbine to go along with the "Standard", a Rhodi, Israeli, as well as the super special secret sauce STG-58 DMR trials rifle replica, and the Match Styer build!FN FALs are quite neato, though I have limited experience with them. I remember a gun club buddy had one that had an abbreviated barrel, with a larger (30-rounds?) magazine, but AFAIK not shorty enough to be NFA. Anyway, I found it a cool rifle.