So this winter I built an AR. I literally spent all winter to build it so that I wouldn't break the budget all in one sitting. This was a test of patience for me as I like to finish such projects quicker.
Once I had enough of the components to actually fire it, I set up a wood pallet in the back yard and shot 10 rounds at it from about 15 yards for a function check.
Fast forward to this week: My wife and I took a stroll through the yard to check how our trees fared the winter. Just a little ways past where I had set up the pallet months before, we found a shiny .223 bullet. Considering the placement and mostly shiny condition (and a little corrosion from the led base), I deduced that it had been one of the rounds I'd fired from my new AR.
The rounds I used for my function check were either Wolf or Tula brand. I was quite surprised that the bullet was completely intact. I guess I had considered most FMJ .223/5.56 projectiles on par with M193 which I figured would break apart after contact. Apparently not.
Anyone else have any knowledge or experience with the terminal ballistics of Wolf or Tula projectiles?
Once I had enough of the components to actually fire it, I set up a wood pallet in the back yard and shot 10 rounds at it from about 15 yards for a function check.
Fast forward to this week: My wife and I took a stroll through the yard to check how our trees fared the winter. Just a little ways past where I had set up the pallet months before, we found a shiny .223 bullet. Considering the placement and mostly shiny condition (and a little corrosion from the led base), I deduced that it had been one of the rounds I'd fired from my new AR.
The rounds I used for my function check were either Wolf or Tula brand. I was quite surprised that the bullet was completely intact. I guess I had considered most FMJ .223/5.56 projectiles on par with M193 which I figured would break apart after contact. Apparently not.
Anyone else have any knowledge or experience with the terminal ballistics of Wolf or Tula projectiles?