To: thefrankbaum
I have an M1. You can get military ammunition FMJs with steel cores cheap from the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
It will shoot through 18 inches of oak tree at 200 yards.
A kevlar vest is worthless against it.
It is a one shot, one kill 30-06.
32 posted on
11/10/2008 7:58:22 AM PST by
Soliton
(This 2 shall pass)
To: Soliton
You haven't checked out the specs for ballistic protection gear.
A Level III assault clamshell or a Level IIIa with trauma plates will stop a regular 30-06. Level IV (trauma plate or suit) will stop a .30-06 AP round.
Level IV plate hit by .30-06 armor piercing. Front view:
Rear view
Most SWAT or Assault units have Level IIIa vests with Level III trauma plates inserted at a minimum. The BATF raid guys have been seen parading around in IV plate-carrying suits.
Moral of story - aim for faceplates. Nobody's come up with a practical rifle-proof visor or faceplate yet.
72 posted on
11/13/2008 5:26:09 AM PST by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Soliton
Maybe you can help me. We're having a tax free weekend on guns and ammo here in South Carolina on Friday and Saturday. I looked at everything today and I liked the M-1 carbine. Anything I should know what to look for as they had about a dozen different types of M-1 Carbine? They went from around 500 to 900 dollars.
I also picked up some Tommy guns for the first time and realized why mobsters had to be big guys. Damn things were heavy.
85 posted on
11/26/2008 7:50:22 PM PST by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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