Frozen Chosin, or AKs at 600 yards
Check this out: http://www.warriortalk.com/showthread.php?t=33277 The AK at 600 Yards / frozen chosin AAR Worland Wy, this weekend. we had 16 people show, 3 WT'ers. guns shot included, ar-15, 3 AK's,...
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Excellent Range Report CP47! I wish I was close to a range like that, sounds like a lot of fun. As you point out it is the Rifleman behind the Rifle that make hits. The AK, as well as any other...
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Don't know, I'm not the author (and the authopr hadn't responded to tell what kaboomed the XCR. Follow the link at the top of the article. Sorry for the confusion.
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That really is a decent range. I've shot on it before. It reads like the author is very experienced. I would imagine that not many could make shots like that (read him refer to a "six o'clock" hold-...
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That's been my experience, that to 500 yards you can hit with the AK or SKS just fine. Of course you have to know how to shoot. I've always guessed that that was also about the limit. The Mosin-Nagant...
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Of interest to note is the author's statement that even when the bullet did reach the steel, it did not ring it with authority. I would like to know how many foot pounds the bullet had at the 600 yard...
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That's interesting, different loads and powders do different things. When I load the 123 grain FMJ in the 7.62X54R, it will shoot spot on 3000fps in my 91/30, and 2700fps in my 91/59, again a 300fps...
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Well, the lighter bullet has, umm, less mass. Less mass = less inertia = easier to accelerate. Add to that about 8" more barrel in which to accelerate it, and I can see the difference being greater...
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