11-17-2011, 09:09 PM
ANY of the small caliber arms, including .308, are going to punch holes at 750 meters, not have explosive bullet expansion or fragmentation.
300 WinMag and 338 Lapua both still do nasty stuff at that range, but you can't load those into AR 15 mags!
Punching holes works pretty well, as even the results of handgun shootings with .22 long rifle will attest. My reading seems to confirm what cops and ER docs have told me, "guys shot with .22's in the torso don't seem to notice it for about 15-20 seconds, then they just fall over dead." At very close ranges, this is not good stopping power, but at 600 yards or more, its effective. All the small arms cartridges will have that same effect at long range, I suspect. The Mk 262, especially.
All the Grendel does at those ranges is give you a better chance to hit torsos, because it has less wind drift!
300 WinMag and 338 Lapua both still do nasty stuff at that range, but you can't load those into AR 15 mags!
Punching holes works pretty well, as even the results of handgun shootings with .22 long rifle will attest. My reading seems to confirm what cops and ER docs have told me, "guys shot with .22's in the torso don't seem to notice it for about 15-20 seconds, then they just fall over dead." At very close ranges, this is not good stopping power, but at 600 yards or more, its effective. All the small arms cartridges will have that same effect at long range, I suspect. The Mk 262, especially.
All the Grendel does at those ranges is give you a better chance to hit torsos, because it has less wind drift!
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