VirgilCaine
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How is the 5.45 different from the 5.56?
See, I had this thought that the Russians, having made the transition to a small-caliber high-velocity round ten years after the West, would have looked at the performance of the 5.56 and improved it.
Is this true?
I read on another, older thread on here that the 5.45 has a larger area where is performs relatively optimally vis a vis terminal ballistics compared to the 5.56. Something about bullet weight and tumbling. Sounded like what I'm thinking of, but is there anything else?
See, I had this thought that the Russians, having made the transition to a small-caliber high-velocity round ten years after the West, would have looked at the performance of the 5.56 and improved it.
Is this true?
I read on another, older thread on here that the 5.45 has a larger area where is performs relatively optimally vis a vis terminal ballistics compared to the 5.56. Something about bullet weight and tumbling. Sounded like what I'm thinking of, but is there anything else?