sirsloop 1 Posted August 24, 2010 ...or they use soft for the first shot and FMJ for followups... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parker 213 Posted August 24, 2010 Parker, IIRC the latest round to get adopted to help improve lethality/stopping power is Mk318 I believe. Gessh, another iteration of the 5.56? They should have adopted the 6.8 when they had the chance. Thx. I'll have to look this one up now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shane45 807 Posted August 24, 2010 Not a fan of the 6.8 myself. Spec 1, spec 2 chambers, ammo for one causes pressure issues in the other, two much to follow. Id rather have a 6.5g. But I pass on both because of the expense. 5.56 with good ammo is good enough for me The thing that I think drives me the craziest in the whole mill ammo thing..... Why can we shoot actual Americans with the most lethal ammo we can find but allow ourselves to be restricted in war against our enemies that are trying to kill us??? From what I understand we never even signed the Hague so why do we give two lumps what it says! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Caine 147 Posted August 25, 2010 Parker, IIRC the latest round to get adopted to help improve lethality/stopping power is Mk318 I believe. Gessh, another iteration of the 5.56? They should have adopted the 6.8 when they had the chance. Thx. I'll have to look this one up now. http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/20 ... o_021510w/ Apparently, the last I read about it, the Army won't adopt it because it isn't lead free Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wavecaster 22 Posted August 25, 2010 Somebody really took 13 .45 rounds and survived. was his name 50 cent? Stopping power. If the flash and shine of the gold tiger stripe doesnt stop them, the 300 grains of lead will. for some reason that really made me laugh lol. i can just really picture someone breaking in, pointing that at them and them stopping short going "wow that is a pretty gun" right before i procede to shoot them in the face. anyway back to the original post. i voted for 9mm because i dont have a job and its cheaper. 45 is more fun and will put someone down faster but when you dont have a job nothing is more important than cheapness. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Ray 3,566 Posted August 25, 2010 Forget this 5.56 or 6.8 or 7.62x54R or whatever, buckshot baby! And since I like to "discuss" these issues with Shane, isn't buckshoot a bunch of little bullets? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sirsloop 1 Posted August 25, 2010 Why shoot one when you can shoot 15? HAH! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shane45 807 Posted August 25, 2010 Yes Ray Ray but theres something to that "ALL AT THE SAME TIME" factor :twisted: BTW yer stuff should be in this week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sirsloop 1 Posted August 25, 2010 ya... 15x however may shells you have! HAH! 870 pumps 75 balls down range in a few seconds. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pew Pew Plates 358 Posted August 25, 2010 Yeah, or well over 2,000 if you use target loads lol. But i'de reccomend 00 buck which is 9 per pellets per load so 45 pellets assuming 4+1 in the 870 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sirsloop 1 Posted August 25, 2010 not if you are shooting 3" mag rounds Lol... #8 birdshot... man that would be friggin hamburgerrr! YUCK! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cylinder Head 22 Posted August 25, 2010 My vote is for .45 of the Speer variety. I was watching an episode of "I Survived" and a woman had been shot in the HEAD 3 times with a .45 by her Marine ex-husband and survived with no brain damage. I was completely dumbfounded. So much for caliber AND shot placement. Some people just refuse to die apparently. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djg0770 481 Posted August 25, 2010 My vote is for .45 of the Speer variety. I was watching an episode of "I Survived" and a woman had been shot in the HEAD 3 times with a .45 by her Marine ex-husband and survived with no brain damage. I was completely dumbfounded. So much for caliber AND shot placement. Some people just refuse to die apparently. That's one tough Bixxx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S@ndman 0 Posted August 26, 2010 9mm for range. 45 for HD. It's a little cheaper to shoot the 9! :mrgreen: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Ray 3,566 Posted August 26, 2010 Yes Ray Ray but theres something to that "ALL AT THE SAME TIME" factor :twisted: BTW yer stuff should be in this week. Yeah, I guess being shot with a 32, 9 times, at the same time is gonna do the trick! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites