Maggie_T
03-09-2001, 03:35 PM
BEST45CAL
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(1/20/01 2:21:34 am)
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The Power of the Rifle
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The Power of the Rifle
Some thoughts on what makes one cartridge "better" than another.
<----- Cool custom bullet logo by Atomic Lib Smasher!
Ah ha! Now we come to a controversial topic. It probably should really be under the heading of "Terminal Ballistics," but for now we'll discuss it separately. The topic is "power" and just what "power" increments are meaningful. As with the pistol, the way that a rifle bullet works is by creating as much permanent damage as is possible and what does this is the destruction of tissue by the bullet's passage.
The trick is to determine the damage level you need for your intended target and to then choose your weapon. It stands to reason the bigger and/or more dangerous your target the more damage you need/want to do. As a bonus, with rifles we don't have to worry much about a "power ceiling" as we do with pistols because controllability is not a real issue here...
207.181.246.106/johns/power.htm
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piffin
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(1/31/01 8:21:48 pm)
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Given the above, an air pistol will do for the likes of Algor since he's just a bag of hot air.
The Sonarman
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(1/31/01 10:30:11 pm)
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Re: The Power of the Rifle
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Personally, for "close up" defense, I like my SPAS-12 with #4 buckshot (sorry.... I know this is a shotgun). As to "damage", that's about the high end of the scale, while preventing shooting my neighbor through the wall at the same time.
Longer range, about 20 - 40 yards, I prefer a flamethrower over a shotgun.... although a shotgun still serves well.
:-)
The trouble with modern US Foreign Relations is.... we utilize way too much BS and not enough napalm.
Edited by: The Sonarman at: 1/31/01 10:30:29 pm
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(1/20/01 2:21:34 am)
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The Power of the Rifle
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The Power of the Rifle
Some thoughts on what makes one cartridge "better" than another.
<----- Cool custom bullet logo by Atomic Lib Smasher!
Ah ha! Now we come to a controversial topic. It probably should really be under the heading of "Terminal Ballistics," but for now we'll discuss it separately. The topic is "power" and just what "power" increments are meaningful. As with the pistol, the way that a rifle bullet works is by creating as much permanent damage as is possible and what does this is the destruction of tissue by the bullet's passage.
The trick is to determine the damage level you need for your intended target and to then choose your weapon. It stands to reason the bigger and/or more dangerous your target the more damage you need/want to do. As a bonus, with rifles we don't have to worry much about a "power ceiling" as we do with pistols because controllability is not a real issue here...
207.181.246.106/johns/power.htm
www.remington.com/firearms/centerfire/7400syn.htm (http://www.remington.com/firearms/centerfire/7400syn.htm)
Wise men learn more from fools than fools learn from the wise.
piffin
Gold Star Member
posts: 56
(1/31/01 8:21:48 pm)
Reply Re: The Power of the Rifle
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Given the above, an air pistol will do for the likes of Algor since he's just a bag of hot air.
The Sonarman
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posts: 110
(1/31/01 10:30:11 pm)
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Re: The Power of the Rifle
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Personally, for "close up" defense, I like my SPAS-12 with #4 buckshot (sorry.... I know this is a shotgun). As to "damage", that's about the high end of the scale, while preventing shooting my neighbor through the wall at the same time.
Longer range, about 20 - 40 yards, I prefer a flamethrower over a shotgun.... although a shotgun still serves well.
:-)
The trouble with modern US Foreign Relations is.... we utilize way too much BS and not enough napalm.
Edited by: The Sonarman at: 1/31/01 10:30:29 pm