That help, thanks.
Do the Ak-47's that the terrorists often use have more or less impact than this .223?
The AK fires a 7.62mm diameter bullet, roughly .30 caliber. It has a 'muzzle energy' roughly equivalent to your granddads .30-30 deer rifle. It doesn't have the velocity the 5.56mm does. I think the standard velocity is something like 2500 feet per second.
Now I'm going to hazard starting one of those long arguments and say that to my mind the two cartridges are roughly equivalant out to a couple of hundred yards. Beyond that the 5.56mm seems to retain more velocity. And, the M-16 rifle is miles ahead of the AK in terms of long range accuracy.
When I qualified in the Corps we were required to be able to hit man sized targets at 600 meters. Doing that with an AK would be sheer luck.
If you want to learn more about firearms, I suggest sighing up for the bang_list. That's where FRs gun geeks (and yes, I am one) hang out.
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