03-07-2018, 05:14 PM
(03-07-2018, 12:14 PM)David Horn Wrote:I get it that the round tumbles. I wouldn't use one in brush.(03-06-2018, 09:17 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote:(03-06-2018, 02:11 PM)David Horn Wrote: The rounds from an AR-15 don't mushroom. There is a video (I looked but couldn't find it) that shows the results of one round fired at a watermelon. The entry hole is small; the entire back side of the watermelon is missing.
A watermelon has a thick/hard shell like exterior surface for a round to penetrate and exit through. A watermelon is a bad example to use but fun or scary to watch the effects of one being hit by a round. Mammals don't have a shell like exterior covering their entire body with the exception of the skull or head area.
The video was made by Armalite or Colt to demo the M-16 as a combat weapon. It showed the difference between an M-14, with standard 762 NATO ammo and an M-16 with 556 NATO ammo. The M-14 made a slightly larger entry hole and the exit hole was about the size of a baseball -- making the point about the M-16's lethality.
Classic-Xer Wrote:The AR-15 would be an OK hunting rifle for open field or sparsely wooded and sparely covered areas. It's light weight, it's very accurate, it doesn't have a lot of kick and it shoots relatively flat as far as it's trajectory. It's not ideal for the area where I hunt deer. The round is legal size .223 for hunting deer or antelope on open plains. I'm looking at purchasing one for hunting coyotes and other larger varmints and to have one around/available for me to use for self defense.
Remember, it produces a round that tumbles, so firing through brush may not get you the results you expect.