U.S. Marines Ammo penetration tests

U.S. marines ammo penetration tests against urban environments.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• marines
• firearms
• 12
• gauge
• shotgun
• ak47
• m16
• m249
• m240
• m40
• m82
• .50
• caliber

[mtnred5439]

test would be rather different if they were using m855 ammo

[davesempai]

@mtnred5439 they are

[Ilia1138]

5.45 7N10 penetrates more  than 7.62M43

[davesempai]

@Ilia1138 yes, but there's the same 'problem' with the 5.45 that the 5.56 faces. They both lack the knockdown power that many people clamor for in their weaponry. personally I think they're both perfectly good rounds for the task they were designed for.

[Ilia1138]

@davesempai Well, a little stopping power is a contentious issue, i think that modernizated 5.45/5.56 will out perform 6.5/6.8.

But nobody can say that the 5.45 / 5.56 have small killability(In our russian term)

[davesempai]

@Ilia1138 agreed on the last point.

[davesempai]

@a55kika18 Incorrect. The Ak47 is an assault rifle, not a battle rifle. There is a difference. The kalashnikov pattern is the most prevalent weapon because it is very cheap to mass produce and very easy to use. The soviets handed them out like candy to anyone that wanted them. It is indeed rugged, but at a price. It sacrifices accuracy for that ruggedness.

American weapons do not 'suck.' The original m16 was indeed awful but it has been fixed. You need to do some research, not spout myths.

[SpencerAK74M]

So in other words, when you truly have to kill EVERYONE inside a structure hop on the .50 and let er rip!

[HunterKiller308]

@mtnred5439 i think you mean M855A1

[rrabit44]

@davesempai Except fired bullets have too much potential energy to really knock down any soft target, the just go through or tumble at least to expel it's energy. Stopping power however is another story...

[rrabit44]

@davesempai Speaking of myths, the AK 47 is only as accurate as it's operator within the effective range it was designed for, as with any weapon.

[theboredman1]

fuck the m16

[6613197192]

7.62x39 baby!!!

[davesempai]

@lHustonProductionsl knockdown power is a general term referring to the kinetic energy a particular round has with a particular barrel. a bullet with more kinetic energy has greater kill probability.

duh.

[usmc2076]

@blaziankhmer agreed...the .22lr is no joke...people that think it is are stupid...hollywood is bullshit...bullets kill...ask the 32 people that died at Virginia Tech...shooter had a glock19 "9mm" and a walther P-22 ".22lr" shot 62 people..32 died..try telling those 32 people the 9mm and .22lr are pussy rounds.

[blaziankhmer]

@bender79er2 really?! so if i was to use my 10/22 on you, would you run? i mean comon now, it's only a .22 lr. no harm in it right? i've seen test of .22lr shooting thru 4, half inch plywood. im sure your skin and organs are tougher than that O_o. i think you need to stop talking out of your ass.