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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    My favorite home defense rifle is the Ruger 10/22 with a 30-round magazine and a low-light red dot scope. You can mess someone up totally with that and not worry about where the rounds will backstop. Of course, a Remington 870 12 ga is preferable, and last but hardly least is a pistol in at .25 or larger caliber--the bigger the better.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rune View Post
    Actually Sirthinklsalot is much more correct.

    in the kinetic energy formula velocity is much more important than mass, since the velocity is squared.

    The small mass of the .223/5.56 rounds enables them to achieve a much higher velocity than the 7.62 round and therefore the total energy is much higher.

    This is the real reason why AR15 AND M-16s are more lethal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Into the Night View Post
    Yes.
    AH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Yeah, sure. LOLOLOLOL

    You...given a gun? LOLOL.

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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    I prefer the Remington .222 bolt action for "varmint." That thing is a tack driver at up to 200 yards.
    That's a good gun.
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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    I have. I really dislike the M-16, particularly the telescoping stock ones. I dislike the sight picture, find it uncomfortable to use, and in general, just don't like it.
    Don't care.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LV426 View Post
    Childish.
    The Constitution is not childish.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Into the Night View Post
    The Constitution is not childish.
    You are, though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    The down side to this is that smaller, lighter, rounds lose velocity faster over shorter distances than a larger, heavier round. That makes the smaller round very dangerous at shorter ranges, but at longer ones the heavier round comes into its own. That's why military sniper rifles, and rifles for big game use large, heavy bullets. They can reach out and touch someone where the puny .223 can't.
    Irrelevant to the OP topic.
    It is the responsibility of every American citizen to own a modern military rifle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Into the Night View Post
    WRONG. It's the same bullet as a .22, dumbass.
    Sybil, try this: let someone shoot you in the ass, one type in each butt cheek, and tell me if they are the same.

    I'm guessing you'll have a lot less ass with the 5.56mm.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Into the Night View Post
    The M-16 doesn't have clips either. You've obviously never carried an M-16.
    I was in Vietnam 1967 to 1968 and guess what my weapon was a fucking M-16. Only pussies who never saw combat make an issue of clip vs magazine. For years shit for brains the term clip and magazine meant the same thing. In combat brevity is your friend.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Walt View Post
    During the Six Day War, Israel had Uzi equipped companies to fight in urban settings. The Egyptians were able to completely pin one of these units down by just standing 100 yards away. As long as they surrounded the Uzi carrying soldiers with rifles, and stayed 100 yards away, they could kill the Israelis, but the Israelis could do nothing to them. The Israelis had to call for help, and other soldiers came to rescue them.

    The Uzi usually uses 9mm, but it is the same basic range as the .45.
    Exactly my point. Pistol rounds are for self-defense, not offense. Still, up close, a .45 has a lot of knock down power.
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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    I prefer the Remington .222 bolt action for "varmint." That thing is a tack driver at up to 200 yards.
    If it is large game, I always just prefer me old British 303. I never put a scope on it. The peep site works great for me!

    I've had it since I was a teen!

    These guys that go after the Prairie Dog towns with the 222's and butcher them just for funzies and target practice just slay me!

    Now for Deer hunting- 222's are great- Just don't tear up the meat.

    I wish I did have a 222 and a 20 guage over and under.

    That way I could hunt turkey and deer at the same time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eagle_Eye View Post
    Would you prefer magazine? When I carried the M-16 we called them clips.

    So what is the answer?

    By the way a magazine is something you read in the doctors office. LOL
    You called them wrong then. And clips are something a woman wears in their hair. M-16 are small caliber magazine fed rifles. Part of the reason for .223 ammo was for it to be lighter so more rounds could be carried for the same weight of previous military rifle ammo.

    The M1 Garand like used in WWll is a 8 shot clip fed rifle.

    The thing that makes the AR 15 lethal is the velocity of the round. Most hunting rifles also have high velocity rounds.

    The 30-06 cartridge is a popular hunting round the 30-06 launches 110-220 grain bullets with muzzle velocities between 3400 fps and 2400 fps, respectively.

    The .223 typically has a 55 grain bullet and a muzzle velocity of around 3200 FPS so about the same speed and half the weight of a 30-06 round.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rune View Post
    Actually Sirthinklsalot is much more correct.

    in the kinetic energy formula velocity is much more important than mass, since the velocity is squared.

    The small mass of the .223/5.56 rounds enables them to achieve a much higher velocity than the 7.62 round and therefore the total energy is much higher.

    This is the real reason why AR15 AND M-16s are more lethal.
    The two rifles that preceded the M16, the MI (30/06) and the M14 (308) both had muzzle velocities within 300 FPS of the 5.56 and the bullets were three times as heavy as the 55 gr. 5.56 x 45 round. Preceding the Vietnam conflict, the marksmanship of the US infantry turned from skill to spray and pray shooting. So much so that the military had to add a three round burst to the M16 just so an infantryman would not squander his ammo. Given the correct bullet choice, the 30 cal rifles buries the 5.56 in destruction.
    The 5.56 based weapons excel at room clearing and urban warfare.

    The military is moving to a 6.8 (277 cal) round that will run about 2900fps with a 150 gr bullet and a new lightweight case. That allows high velocity out of a 14" barrel. Now you have something special.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eagle_Eye View Post
    Just looking at the projectile length and weight shows the 223 would do significent more damage as it tumbles inside the body.
    The velocity causes a shock wave in the body that destroys tissue. Same sized bullets moving at slower speeds don't do as much damage.
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