Hello All-
About a week ago I brought up the subject of 5.56mm penetration issues as it relates to home defense. Ironically, I've just had a lesson in what 5.56 will do when to WANT it to penetrate. Thought you might find this interesting.
This particular trip to the range turned into an inpromptu ballistics experiment. In short, my buddy had some 5.56 "AP" mixed in with his bag of loose ammo. Needless to say, 6 AP rounds found their way into one of his magazines. The results were impressive. The target is a steel 3/8 inch spinner cut from High Yield steel, and these targets are rated to sustain rifle fire. (3/8" high yield has the equivalent strength of 3/4" mild steel) 6 of 6 rounds deeply penetrated the front of the target, 5 of the 6 significantly dimpled the backside of the target. The deepest hole was 5/32" deep and the shallowest was roughly 3/32". He shot them at a distance of 50 yards. Check out attached pictures. Sorry for pic quality as I had to "save down" to get the file size small enough to post.
Much to my chagrin, he ventilated my rather expensive target. But, I've got to give credit where credit is due-that's a nice group for rapid fire offhand 50 yards.
About a week ago I brought up the subject of 5.56mm penetration issues as it relates to home defense. Ironically, I've just had a lesson in what 5.56 will do when to WANT it to penetrate. Thought you might find this interesting.
This particular trip to the range turned into an inpromptu ballistics experiment. In short, my buddy had some 5.56 "AP" mixed in with his bag of loose ammo. Needless to say, 6 AP rounds found their way into one of his magazines. The results were impressive. The target is a steel 3/8 inch spinner cut from High Yield steel, and these targets are rated to sustain rifle fire. (3/8" high yield has the equivalent strength of 3/4" mild steel) 6 of 6 rounds deeply penetrated the front of the target, 5 of the 6 significantly dimpled the backside of the target. The deepest hole was 5/32" deep and the shallowest was roughly 3/32". He shot them at a distance of 50 yards. Check out attached pictures. Sorry for pic quality as I had to "save down" to get the file size small enough to post.
Much to my chagrin, he ventilated my rather expensive target. But, I've got to give credit where credit is due-that's a nice group for rapid fire offhand 50 yards.
