well proven by 1000's of guys. The blunt nosed bullet's velocity falls off like a stone. It's only got 900 ft lbs at the muzzle, and no expansion in flesh, of course, so only 2/3rds of its power gets used in the man. At 100m, it's down to less than 700 ft, lbs, with no more than 500 ft lbs actually meaning anything. yet, that's the same power level as a 4" 357 will full charge ammo at 10 ft. So yeah, it's still a pretty good lick.
A 223 softpoint uses ALL of its power, until the velocity has dropped below 1800 fps. A 10" 223, using handloads developed for that length barrel, will start 60 gr sp's at 2500 fps.. Because it has a spitzer point, it still has 2000 fps left at 200m, which means it still has 530 ft lbs at that range. So it's hitting at 200m like the 30 C ball hits at 100m, ie, plenty hard enough. At the ranges where an instant stop matters, ie, 100m and less, the 10" 223 and softpoints, hits a LOT harder than 30c ball ever did. and you get all the advantages that come with using the GI rd, mags, parts, threaded barrel, chromed bore, scope, .22 unit, tracers, steel capped ball, modularity of the weapon, sightline above the silencer, trigger jobs, luminous sights, , many types and weights of bullet, etc.
For instance, for scoped use, I suggest the 69 gr smk bthp. (1 in 9" rifling twist) Such a bullet, with the scope in the carrying handle offering a significant change in the holdover requirement, using a 300 yd zero, makes this little rifle capable, at 400 yds, of holding on the high chest and hitting in the low gut. If you've mis-judged the range by 70 yds, due to bad light, steep mountains, etc, you'll still hit. If you can't tell 150 yds from 300 yds (and not use the iron sights and softpoints for the shorter range,, zeroed at 200 yds) i dunno what to tell ya.
Even at 500 yds, scoped, smk's, you can hold on the top of the guy's head and hit gut/thighs, often enough to "disrupt enemy activity", for sure. The pattern might be 2 ft wide at that point, with horizontal stringing due to a cross wind, but you'd definitely not want to be inside that 2 ft circle. Not that I think that the survivialist aint a fool for firing at such ranges. Ditto for being in open country in daylight.
Considering that the gun is smaller and lighter than an Uzi, the above is an amazing amount of range and effective power. No, the smk hp probably wont expand (beyond 200 yds) But there's no reason to care about it, either. At such ranges, after taking such a hit to the vitals or gut, he's not going to be able to hit you. After all, you do have brains enough to be in prone, right? preferably using cover? He's going to be bleeding out, crying for his mama and you aint dumb enough to run right out there to scalp him, right? Let him lay there for an hour, what's your rush?
A 223 softpoint uses ALL of its power, until the velocity has dropped below 1800 fps. A 10" 223, using handloads developed for that length barrel, will start 60 gr sp's at 2500 fps.. Because it has a spitzer point, it still has 2000 fps left at 200m, which means it still has 530 ft lbs at that range. So it's hitting at 200m like the 30 C ball hits at 100m, ie, plenty hard enough. At the ranges where an instant stop matters, ie, 100m and less, the 10" 223 and softpoints, hits a LOT harder than 30c ball ever did. and you get all the advantages that come with using the GI rd, mags, parts, threaded barrel, chromed bore, scope, .22 unit, tracers, steel capped ball, modularity of the weapon, sightline above the silencer, trigger jobs, luminous sights, , many types and weights of bullet, etc.
For instance, for scoped use, I suggest the 69 gr smk bthp. (1 in 9" rifling twist) Such a bullet, with the scope in the carrying handle offering a significant change in the holdover requirement, using a 300 yd zero, makes this little rifle capable, at 400 yds, of holding on the high chest and hitting in the low gut. If you've mis-judged the range by 70 yds, due to bad light, steep mountains, etc, you'll still hit. If you can't tell 150 yds from 300 yds (and not use the iron sights and softpoints for the shorter range,, zeroed at 200 yds) i dunno what to tell ya.
Even at 500 yds, scoped, smk's, you can hold on the top of the guy's head and hit gut/thighs, often enough to "disrupt enemy activity", for sure.
The pattern might be 2 ft wide at that point, with horizontal stringing due to a cross wind, but you'd definitely not want to be inside that 2 ft circle. Not that I think that the survivialist aint a fool for firing at such ranges. Ditto for being in open country in daylight.Considering that the gun is smaller and lighter than an Uzi, the above is an amazing amount of range and effective power. No, the smk hp probably wont expand (beyond 200 yds) But there's no reason to care about it, either. At such ranges, after taking such a hit to the vitals or gut, he's not going to be able to hit you. After all, you do have brains enough to be in prone, right? preferably using cover? He's going to be bleeding out, crying for his mama and you aint dumb enough to run right out there to scalp him, right? Let him lay there for an hour, what's your rush?
