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In reply to the discussion: America's Gun: The Rise of the AR-15 [View all]benEzra
(12,148 posts)15. I'd love for you to compare .223 Remington to .270 Winchester or .30-06 Springfield (deer calibers).
An AR can't match the velocity or lethality of either.
My 16" AR can throw a 55-grain bullet at about 3000 ft/sec. A .30-06 deer rifle can throw a 55-grain bullet at 4080 ft/sec, a 165-grain bullet at 2800 ft/sec (typical deer load), or 220-grain bullet at 2500 ft/sec.
FWIW, all rifle bullets either tumble or expand, due to basic physics; you cannot spin a bullet fast enough to make it stay point-forward stable when it hits a target. Target bullets and military FMJ tend to simply tumble, whereas hunting bullets and civilian self-defense loads tend to expand.
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Who is "we", and where did "we" do this? I was buying my own ammo for my .22 when I was 14-15...
Ghost in the Machine
Apr 2013
#59
We already know AR15's kill large numbers of people very quickly and effectively.
tridim
Apr 2013
#16
I'd love for you to compare .223 Remington to .270 Winchester or .30-06 Springfield (deer calibers).
benEzra
Apr 2013
#15
A 270 with a hunting bullet will cause MUCH more devastation than standard .223 ammo
Pullo
Apr 2013
#34