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krispos42

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7. The .223 Rem. was a slightly souped up.222 Rem.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jun 13, 2022, 08:01 PM

Jun 2022

Pushing small bullets to high velocities was and is fairly common. There are a couple of other .22 centerfire rounds that both predate and are more powerful than the .223 Rem. as well as being commercially available. The .220 Swift and .22-250 come to mind.

Recoil is a function of total ejected mass (bullet, powder, gases) and muzzle velocity. A 72-grain bullet with a 40-grain powder charge and a 3,200 ft/s muzzle velocity creates less kick than a 180-grain bullet with a 60 grain powder charge at 2,700 ft/s.

Would you be happier if the AR-15 shot bigger, heavier bullets at a let velocity?

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Actually, you wrote some misinformation there. James48 Jun 2022 #3

Not my letter but one in my local paper Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2022 #6

The .223 Rem. was a slightly souped up.222 Rem. krispos42 Jun 2022 #7

My understanding is the smaller diameter bullet tumbles when it hits the body thereby causing more Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2022 #8

In general... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2022 #10

Beg to differ Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2022 #11

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Not exactly. James48 Jun 2022 #15

You're correct discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2022 #18

They would be even more unrecognizable James48 Jun 2022 #16

It does, if the velocity is high enough krispos42 Jun 2022 #13

re: "Would you be happier if the AR-15 shot bigger, heavier bullets at a let velocity?" discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2022 #9

I was thinking... krispos42 Jun 2022 #14

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