Gun Myths and Legends

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A 50BMG will automatically kill a person, regardless of where they are hit.

Through personal and anecdotal evidence I haven't seen anything to disprove this. I guess if you were hit in the pinky it would be survivable, but I have never seen or heard of anyone surviving a .50 BMG hit, even to the extremities.

I'm sure there is an example out there, I'd be interested in seeing it.
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Through personal and anecdotal evidence I haven't seen anything to disprove this. I guess if you were hit in the pinky it would be survivable, but I have never seen or heard of anyone surviving a .50 BMG hit, even to the extremities.
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I have seen a guy that should have lived - I can't say if an infection killed him, but then again, bacteria isn't .50BMG.

I've also seen a guy shot in the chest with a 50 that lived long enough for us to treat him before he died. Still had a pulse, and was trying to breathe maybe 4 minutes after he was shot.
 
Muzzleloaders are so weak, they aren't even lethal.
Iron sights are worthless beyond 100 yards.
The 5.56 bullet tumbles in flight.
You need a .300 Weatherby to shoot a deer at 40 yards.

(I've actually heard all of these)
 
I've also seen a guy shot in the chest with a 50 that lived long enough for us to treat him before he died. Still had a pulse, and was trying to breathe maybe 4 minutes after he was shot.
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wow, thats impressive.

The 5.56 bullet tumbles in flight
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at 600m it de-stabalizes and around 800m it does. atleast for 5.56 nato
 
I don't know about the 50 BMG, but I know of a guy who took a 20 mm dead center in the palm of the hand. Walked away. Can't say it did much for his hand though.
 
1. Carcano rifles will blow up in your face.
2. We won the Revolution because we were a Nation of Riflemen, we fought Indian style from behind trees while the British formed orderly ranks in the red coats.
 
A couple I've noted...

Any firearm in the hand of a criminal will kill instantly and under all conditions; however, a homeowner with any firearms will either fail to know how to use said firearm or will kill himself and perhaps several family members in an emergency. Just ask Sarah Brady.

Laws restricting ownership of 'some guns' are a reasonable and needed safety measure. However, laws restricting ownership of 'some cars' is a hideous curtailing of civil rights and free speech.

It is fine to outlaw guns because '...no one needs them.' But outlawing stupid haircuts or stupid hairdos because '... no one needs them' is just too ridiculous to discuss.
 
Using fmj ammo,it aint that hard to do.
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So, using a soft swaged core bullet with a thin piece of copper on top will give it the ability to break apart a cast iron engine block? Not happening. I have shot many small block chevys and fords with 357 and 44 magnum for shiggles, and it didnt happen. Not gonna happen.
 
AARP membership with every revolver?

Sonny, I'd come over there and kick your caboose, 'cept I can't find my trifocals and I don't remember where I parked the truck.
 
A .50BMG round will shoot down an airliner at 35,000ft.
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Well I don't know about airliners, but .50 BMG has downed many fighters and bombers at altitudes from ground level up beyond 35,000 feet. Of course the guns were at altitude or reasonably close at the time. :neener:
 
I've also seen a guy shot in the chest with a 50 that lived long enough for us to treat him before he died. Still had a pulse, and was trying to breathe maybe 4 minutes after he was shot.
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I've seen this sort of thing as well, the human body is an amazing thing. I'm no medical expert, but I doubt even those who hung on for a while would survive without prompt medical attention. There was one tragic incident where a single .50bmg ricochet killed 6 people. One was injured, and survived as far as I know, although I'm not sure if the round actually hit them.
 
The 5.56 bullet tumbles in flight
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Shoot a 77 gr bullet out of a 1:12 twist and it will tumble. That said, normal .223 or 5.56 shot out of a suitable barrel will not tumble.
 
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