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hack89

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13. That is a myth

Reply to Aristus (Reply #11)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 02:05 PM

Mar 2023

a round that is prone to tumbling is inherently unstable which makes it inaccurate - the military puts a premium at long range accuracy.

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THE BLAST EFFECT This is how bullets from an AR-15 blow the body apart [View all] Swede Mar 2023 OP

Idk if I want to see this. Catherine Vincent Mar 2023 #1

Until BigMin28 Mar 2023 #2

Yeah, like what the Allies did with forcing Germans grumpyduck Mar 2023 #10

Horrific and gruesome -- but common knowledge for years. Girard442 Mar 2023 #3

I don't know that they necessarily want deaths. grumpyduck Mar 2023 #9

The thing is- James48 Mar 2023 #4

They come in handy killing kids in schools, too. Swede Mar 2023 #5

Lighter rounds tend to tumble when they hit something. Aristus Mar 2023 #11

That is a myth hack89 Mar 2023 #13

Thank you for the info. nt BlackSkimmer Mar 2023 #36

That's why they are such great hunting rifles. Turbineguy Mar 2023 #6

that's also why they're such great war weapons onethatcares Mar 2023 #7

The Army is replacing the round as it's deemed not powerful enough Kaleva Mar 2023 #18

The standard AR cartridge (.223) Zeitghost Mar 2023 #8

Good to know gratuitous Mar 2023 #15

I'm not sure if considerate is the word I would use... Zeitghost Mar 2023 #19

Um, the .30-06 James48 Mar 2023 #16

Yes, I know that Zeitghost Mar 2023 #20

The .223 is gaining popularity with hunters Kaleva Mar 2023 #22

It suited well for small game Zeitghost Mar 2023 #26

I agree Kaleva Mar 2023 #27

It is banned from hunting in 10 states hack89 Mar 2023 #12

Yes the round is actually not that great. The military is changing to a round thatdemguy Mar 2023 #14

Gunners not liking this for some reason. Kingofalldems Mar 2023 #17

Nobody seems to care about the Ruger Mini-14 which fires the same round Kaleva Mar 2023 #21

Add it to the ban list. nt Ilsa Mar 2023 #23

Oregon is proposing banning assault weapons but they excluded the Ruger Kaleva Mar 2023 #25

The Ruger was specifically white listed. joshcryer Mar 2023 #31

It doesn't have many of the cosmetic/ergonomic features Zeitghost Mar 2023 #28

The AWB was more general. It banned the Ruger. joshcryer Mar 2023 #32

It was whitelisted, but the vast majority wouldn't have been banned anyway. sl8 Mar 2023 #34

"detachable magazines" is the key. joshcryer Mar 2023 #35

No one's banning shit. maxsolomon Mar 2023 #30

The public needs to see crime scene photos. Ilsa Mar 2023 #24

Lots of rifle rounds can cause horrific damage. Disaffected Mar 2023 #29

I agree. Kaleva Mar 2023 #33

Thank you for sharing the article. BlackSkimmer Mar 2023 #37

Read a great, and very detailed, article about this in the NYT years ago. hippywife Mar 2023 #38

As others have said, this is pretty much all rifle bullets NickB79 Mar 2023 #39

Why should innocent children have to pay the price of freedom IronLionZion Mar 2023 #40

Is it available anywhere else? I refuse to go to Twitter. nt Samrob Mar 2023 #41

... Crepuscular Mar 2023 #42