deputy bruce
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Can anyone tell me about the m16.I had an army friend tell me that the m 16 keyholes and that what makes it so deadly.
I think what your friend was likely referencing was M193 taking an erratic path after impact and either not exiting or doing so in a non-linear manner.
And even that is a myth told in basic training. And any tumbling would have been more prevalent with the very first M16 rifles with the 1-14 twist. But those were not in service very long before being replaced with 1-12 twist barrels.
M885 will keyhole out of an A1 barrel between 200 and 300 meters. The twist rate didn't stabilize it well.
Those holes are from ricochets.I don't know about it being a myth, but I personally did see a lot of keyholing on targets while I was in the Army. Sometimes the pop up range targets were arranged such that a shot would go through the 50 yard target and then strike the 150 yard target or other various distances. In those cases the 2nd hole was almost always a keyhole. I've also seen shots past 100 yards keyhole on the first shot.
If a projectile starts to tumble in flight, it will loose velocity rapidly and within a hundred yards or so, be harmless. (Except to a piece of plastic.)Are keyholing projectiles more deadly? I guess in theory they create a bigger entrance wound that might not exit. Otherwise the FMJ round will often go straight through the target.
using a silencer can cause a bullet to tumble in flight.
I have discovered silencer and ammo combinations that cause bullets to tumble.Another wild an unsubstantiated claim.
I didn't say they were.Destabilization due to Transonic transition has absolutely nothing to do with suppressor use.
I didn't say they were.
using a silencer can cause a bullet to tumble in flight.
Can anyone tell me about the m16.I had an army friend tell me that the m 16 keyholes and that what makes it so deadly.