5.56
Now, in my opinion only!
The 5.56 mm round is insufficent for stopping power, too easily affected by wind for snipiing and all around a poor choice too do anything except shoot small game or blow holes in paper.
The reasons it was adopted for our military is because of trade offs in weight per round, hyper velocity for hydraulic shock effect and many other reasons. They are trade offs and compromises. Unless your going to join the miolitary and supply your own weapon, this calibre is a poor choice by almost any definition.
Now, since most of us are not going to supply our own weapons, we don't have to compromise. If money is no object, pick something else. If money is a factor for ammunition, by a .30 calibre. 7.62 is a better round in every categoy there is for almost anything. You can even hunt with ball ammo and have a good chance of killing your game. I would never recommend this as its against most state laws to use fulkl metal jacketed ammuniton for hunting. And if you must have a round that averages over 3000 feet per second, you can load your own 7.62 to a little over 3000 with a bullet weight of 150 grains, thats almost three times the bullet mass per round.
5.56 is a fine round to look cool and have fun with the AR series systems are OK despite their numerous flaws. If you have to have a AR series weapon and plan on defending your life or families lives with it, don't chambger it in 5.56.
Yes my H&k 91 or M1A or FAL is heavier and the ammo is heavier but the .30 ammuniton is superior when it comes to putting your faith in something in an emergency.
Now, in my opinion only!
The 5.56 mm round is insufficent for stopping power, too easily affected by wind for snipiing and all around a poor choice too do anything except shoot small game or blow holes in paper.
The reasons it was adopted for our military is because of trade offs in weight per round, hyper velocity for hydraulic shock effect and many other reasons. They are trade offs and compromises. Unless your going to join the miolitary and supply your own weapon, this calibre is a poor choice by almost any definition.
Now, since most of us are not going to supply our own weapons, we don't have to compromise. If money is no object, pick something else. If money is a factor for ammunition, by a .30 calibre. 7.62 is a better round in every categoy there is for almost anything. You can even hunt with ball ammo and have a good chance of killing your game. I would never recommend this as its against most state laws to use fulkl metal jacketed ammuniton for hunting. And if you must have a round that averages over 3000 feet per second, you can load your own 7.62 to a little over 3000 with a bullet weight of 150 grains, thats almost three times the bullet mass per round.
5.56 is a fine round to look cool and have fun with the AR series systems are OK despite their numerous flaws. If you have to have a AR series weapon and plan on defending your life or families lives with it, don't chambger it in 5.56.
Yes my H&k 91 or M1A or FAL is heavier and the ammo is heavier but the .30 ammuniton is superior when it comes to putting your faith in something in an emergency.
