SodaPop
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SS109 is over rated.......... It'll barely penetrate a refrigerator while a 303 Enfield will rip on threw.
Don't ask me how I know.
Don't ask me how I know.
Armor Piercing Rifle Ammo?
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Third_Rail
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Oh. Uh. Damn? I guess my bullets aren't legal to load into 7.62x51?? Or can I?
Sam Adams
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You can load AP bullets into cartridges yourself. However, don't try selling them, as doing so is not quite legal.
lycanthrope
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I'd like to see how typical hunting rifles chambered with a Barnes X or Failsafe would compare on that chart. My 7STW will go through 1/2 inch steel plate past 200 yards with Ballistic Tips.
artherd
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My .338 Lapua will go through 3/4" plate at *500yds* with ball ammo. (Lapua Scenars.)
My .30-06 will go through 1/2" plate with *soft point* rounds.
A barnes TSX would be intresting in the .338, have to try that.
My .30-06 will go through 1/2" plate with *soft point* rounds.
A barnes TSX would be intresting in the .338, have to try that.
Tony Williams
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It's worth bearing in mind that there's one heck of a difference between punching holes in mild steel plate and penetrating armour plate of the same thickness. That Nammo graph shows penetration of armour plate of 300 Brinell hardness.
Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and Discussion forum
Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and Discussion forum
Agreed, 5.56x45mm will typically make mince meat of 1/4 inch mild steel plate but will have trouble even making a dent in a high hardness steel of "armour" grade.
Can't wait to try the 300WinMag loads again soon, just wish I had a 300RUM to really spank them out.
Core construction matters big time. The older 163grn pills are of better construction, probably steel/tungsten alloy because after passing through my 1 1/4 inch steel plate they are still intact and sharp.
Compare to some 150grn steel core rounds I've shot out of the 300WinMag and they fail miserably, the cores are apparently melting/deforming upon impact with the steel. 3400fps with the 150grn pills is not managing to defeat the target steel where 3200fps with the 163grn pills is working.
Can't wait to try the 300WinMag loads again soon, just wish I had a 300RUM to really spank them out.
Core construction matters big time. The older 163grn pills are of better construction, probably steel/tungsten alloy because after passing through my 1 1/4 inch steel plate they are still intact and sharp.
Compare to some 150grn steel core rounds I've shot out of the 300WinMag and they fail miserably, the cores are apparently melting/deforming upon impact with the steel. 3400fps with the 150grn pills is not managing to defeat the target steel where 3200fps with the 163grn pills is working.
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