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To: Seruzawa

In a shorter 16” barrel the 5.56 is more accurate. So an AR is going to be more accurate than an AK. But if you do some work on an SKS with a 22” barrel it will be more accurate than either with a 16” barrel because of more pressure build and velocity. I can out shoot either with my SKS and 7.62 hunting rounds. So the rifle absolutely has a lot to do with how accurate a certain round can be. And so can the brand and weight of the bullet.


56 posted on 06/29/2021 4:07:44 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Openurmind

Well, yes. There are so many variables that one could go on for hours about it. Barrel length, twist, type of powder (fast/slow), Bullet weight, air temperature, phase of the moon. So many things effect a firearm’s performance that it’s difficult to make blanket statements.


62 posted on 06/29/2021 4:22:03 PM PDT by Seruzawa (The political Left is the Garden of Eden of Incompetence - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Openurmind

SKS barrel is 20”. I’ve shot at clay at 400 plus yards with an SKS and had the bullet penetrate about 1/2 its length.


77 posted on 06/29/2021 4:58:45 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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