Posted on 06/29/2021 2:20:50 PM PDT by PROCON
7.62×39 doesn’t tumble in flesh, you could through and through three maybe four antifa.
There’s that.
yer kiddin... right?
I’ve read that Navy Seal Chris Kyle, (American Sniper) used .300 Win Mag for most of his kills with a Mk-13 suppressed platform.
The AKs are generally less accurate than the .223s in use. So it’s kind of moot. AK’s just don’t have the accuracy and aren’t so designed in the first place. They are designed first to be reliable.
I suppose if you chambered a 7.62x39 in a bolt action rifle it could be pretty accurate, but there are far better rounds for long range accuracy. The muzzle velocity of the 7.62x39 is just too low.
Yeah, we’ve read his book. I fired my bro’s .300win mag once; just once. I was sore for a week. For long range stuff I like my Savage .22-250 with 4,000fps rounds. It’s sighted in at 500yds.
#1 It's a 22
#2 It's as loud as a cannon.
Most of the articles I’ve read lately indicate a trend towards larger rounds being preferable to the 5.56 but stopping short of 7.62. US Forces tend to zero in on a preferred round/rifle based upon whatever/wherever the current conflict happens to be. If I’m clearing structures give me an M-4/5.56. If I’m downrange probing Taliban elements an M-16/5.56 is appropriate. If I’m in an urban firefight or sniping I’d prefer the 7.62. Guess that’s why squads are structured with specialty weapons/ammo.But wherever that conflict is it’s difficult to find a more versatile platform than the M-4 chambered in 5.56.
If you want long-range performance, how about the 7.62 x 65 (.308 Norma Magnum)? I believe that is about the top-end of the 7.62 calibers.
PS: they don't care about the noise, they just wonder what happened to Carl who was standing right near them.
Wish I had that rifle,,,,
Less common rifles. Less common ammo. Less common means more $$$ and hard to find parts. No thanks.
6.5 Grendel.
It has a scope about two feet long on it, nice clear optics, and the Savage has a bull barrel on it. Cold shot dead on every time.
Yup - FN FAL with a good 21” barrel. Perfect balance while carrying at the ready for patrolling, ADJUSTABLE gas system to reduce recoil for different ammo, field strips in 30 seconds or less. Oh, and higher cyclic rate than an M4. Yeah, heavier and longer. Deadly at 1000 meters.
I was out of the Army way before the M-4 was issued and was issued the M-16. We also qualified with the M-14, great platform too!
Don't really have a yote rifle...just use my .308
The projectile’s velocity plays a big part in the quality of those holes. Spritzer bullets tumble upon impact at velocities exceeding about 2400 FPS. 7.62x39 exceeds that mark by very little, at the muzzle. Bullet construction accounts for some of the damage done, as well. I think I recall that one of the characteristics the Army was looking for when they adopted the 5.56 was that it be supersonic at 1000 yards.
The author’s question has already been answered by the world’s militaries: 30 caliber for intermediate range. 7.62x51 or 7.62x54. We use AR-10 based rifles (and Remington 700’s in the past), Russians use the SVD Dragunov.
6.5 Creedmoor is a good long distance round. Kicks about the same as a .243, but is still a 1000 yard cartridge.
I realize it’s not used by the military, but just sayin’.
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