.308 raufuss 7.62x51 steel penetration

Had one round of raufuss .308 laying around, so I decided to get rid of it and post it on 'tube. Distance was about 50yds, didn't seem to do much (shrugs)

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Sports

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• .308
• raufuss
• 7.62x51
• steel
• penetration

[wargod2009]

Is this Raufuss round like the famous .50BMG Raufuss round in that it is a Armor Piercing, Incendiary and High Explosive "all in one" projectile? If so, then that is amazing that they made a .30 caliber version of it and watch out body armor!

[dangslow]

Supposed to be the same stuff, but I dont think it has a steel core in the .30 cal. There was very little penetration at all. Just a big flash and a tiny divot in the metal...

[Gordonalways1]

I heard about blackwater shooting people with these...

[dangslow]

Yea, that would make a mess...

[derfsanderson]

Im thinking about hunting down and killing the mIchigan dogman. Its like 6-10ft tall probably 300-500lbs.

Think this would do it? Im thinking .50 from pointblank range from inside a titanium cage.

[dangslow]

Shot placement is the key. Be sure to watch out for his alien allies to couterattack though. You DO know he is from outer space, right?

[bmwsux1]

I have seen raufoss in 7.62x39, and .308 and not just the 50BMG.

[ppitm]

Maybe if you had held the block in place the penetration would have been better

[TheBabyGenocide]

I bet if it was backed against thing..supported...it would have penetrated more...goes back to newton physics there....the power was just being transported to the steel and then it released it by flying in the air

[mcdowellbri]

did some research, NAAMO lists no such round, they claim on their website to produce ammo from 12.7mm(.50 cal) to 20mm. you said the block weighs 10 lb, a block of A2 of that size would weigh alot closer to 60 lb than 10, and all raufoss rounds currently in the US are technically illegal because the only way to get them is to steal them from a US military base.

[drewsisely]

I think what you have is super incendiary raufoss which does not have a tungsten carbide penetrator.

[TheJohn10992]

no it wont make a mess cause tissiue is soft u need to hit something hard where can i get the tungsten carbine ap rounds ??? ne help ppl thanxx in advance

[halogod1170]

@sakoshooter48 they are different though

[EvaUpfold]

@dangslow Actually studies have been done on that, whether they are legal for anti personnel use or not because I believe there are laws against using explosive rounds under a certain size against personnel, they found that they pretty much go through before they explode, but if the person is against cover or the bullet hits at a certain angle it can be inside when it detonates, making it illegal, though it seems to be permitted for snipers.