What Should I CAP him with? PART II

The iconic discussion, 7.62x39mm original AK-47 round versus the light and fast 5.56 NATO M16/M4 round. Which one has more advantages on the ever so changing battlefield?

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[TheAngryvikingman]

5.56 also tumbles inside the human body causing damage. You can use hollow point, or soft point to increase wound damage.

[humbleshogun]

@TheAngryvikingman Roger that, sir, but asking a lot. You need to hit a bone to tumble. I would prefer one shot, anywhere no return fire.

[Sgtbegood]

The main reason is the stopping factor,the percentage of the ennemi still standing after being hit with a 5.56 is to high.

[humbleshogun]

@Sgtbegood Sir, Agree with you wholeheartedly. A scary sight when someone you shot gets back up or doesn't fall.

[Sgtbegood]

Nato will be going to 6.8mm in the near futur

[humbleshogun]

@Sgtbegood That's interesting. I know the 6.8 is about $1 / round which will change of course when volumetrics go up. But I think the change from the 5.56 tells you about the true effectiveness of the round.

[pccchurch]

7.62x39 is also funner at ranges. 223/556 makes accurate holes but 7.62x39 smacks objects to bits.

For real long range, you'd have to go with bolt action, heavier bullets anyway.

223 is just another 22 bullet, a fast, accurate one but tiny and low mass--loses power at distance and easily loses trajectory by wind and foilage.

[fadedflage]

.308

[Vlashchenko]

@humbleshogun No, it does not need to hit a bone to tumble. M855 (the green tip in your video) yaws in soft tissue, and the M193 yaws and fragments in soft tissue. Also, the idea that 7.62x39 having "longer range" is specious at best, considering the rainbow-like trajectory of the x39 out past 300m. Then there's the accuracy issues, as nobody makes MOA capable 7.62x39.

[TheAngryvikingman]

You should check the "Poison bullet" otherwise known as the AK-74 round. Its 5.56 also. It tumbles on contact with flesh.