the 110 gr ball bullet has a Ballistic Coefficient of .181, and started at 1900 fps. At 200 yds, it's down to 1200 fps. That's 350 ft lbs, and no expansion at all. In fact, it's no expansion at all at the muzzle, where it starts with 900 ft lbs. At 200 yds, the 30 Carbine ball bullet is falling like a stone ,and drifting in the wind like a balloon.
A 10" 223, with a good 60 gr softpoint handload, starts at 2650 fps, and still has 2050 fps left at 200 yds, still expands the softpoint VIOLENTLY in flesh, and has 550 ft lbs. So yes, it's TWICE as likely to suffice as the 30 Carbine ball rd, and with a scope, at LEAST twice as likely to get the hit, too.
So which IS it, old man? Either the 30 carbine wasn't much at ALL, or the 10" 223 is PLENTY(given the right ammo being used in it). Make up your mind, old man, cause you CAN'T have it both ways. You aint in the military, and neither is anyone else here. Military in CONUS can certainly have their own 223 sp reloads, too, and that is 2/3rds of the militar(and almost ALL of the National Guard, old man. So it sure looks like you're fos, one way or the other, old man.
A 10" 223, with a good 60 gr softpoint handload, starts at 2650 fps, and still has 2050 fps left at 200 yds, still expands the softpoint VIOLENTLY in flesh, and has 550 ft lbs. So yes, it's TWICE as likely to suffice as the 30 Carbine ball rd, and with a scope, at LEAST twice as likely to get the hit, too.
So which IS it, old man? Either the 30 carbine wasn't much at ALL, or the 10" 223 is PLENTY(given the right ammo being used in it). Make up your mind, old man, cause you CAN'T have it both ways. You aint in the military, and neither is anyone else here. Military in CONUS can certainly have their own 223 sp reloads, too, and that is 2/3rds of the militar(and almost ALL of the National Guard, old man. So it sure looks like you're fos, one way or the other, old man.