The core/jacket "separation" on the sides is due to the lead core being compressed in the fixture I held the bullet in to section it, while the jacket "sprang" back after the bullet was released from the fixture.
The core/jacket "separation" on the sides is due to the lead core being compressed in the fixture I held the bullet in to section it, while the jacket "sprang" back after the bullet was released from the fixture.
Wonder if it tumbles much with that hollow nose. Still not as good as expanding ammo. Sigh.
If you're using the x39 for personal defense, there are definitely better rounds. CorBon makes a 123gr DPX round that should perform well.
I'm currently using 5.56 "Optimized" or 64gr Gold Dot in my long-guns, and 127gr +P+ T-Series in my G19 and Speer Gold Dot SB 124gr in my Shield.
The AK is "for fun". I didn't have one, so I bought one. Not sure if I will hunt with it, or not. yet. I cannot find that Corbon load in stock anywhere, but am aware of it.
I think Hornady makes a 7.62x39mm defense load. I know they make a 5.45 one.
Everybody knows that .311" bullets at 2,400 fps feel like a wet noodle if they don't fragment or expand.
Although the better choices are, well, better, I think sometimes we forget that even FMJ rifle bullets are still moving at RIFLE speeds and really jack people up. My HD rifle is a short, suppressed AR loaded with 75 gr PPU but if I had to grab an AK or SKS, I'd feel plenty confident using that or any other ammo.
I'm sure someone has already sectioned the projectile from M67 ball but I can't find it. Isn't it supposed to have a nice, big air gap like that, too?
Hornady makes a most excellent defensive loading in 7.62X39, but I am betting this bullet would do a decent job for a non-fragmenting type.
M67 doesn't have much of an inclusion at all.
7.62x39 that does not yaw wounds similar to 9mm FMJ.
I don't want to be hit with either, but if I'm the one doing the hitting, and I get a choice, I'd rather hit with something more violent. Why throw a rabbit punch if you have the chance for a good right cross?
Are there a lot of 7.62x39mm bullets that are unlikely to yaw after impact? I was under the impression that all spitzer bullets are base heavy and inclined to yaw in tissue. As I understood it, some might yaw earlier but most 7.62x39mm bullets would yaw before exiting an average torso.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=E8hL3WtKGY8#!
Missing out on a LOT of potential by having a 5"+ punctuate hole. Limbs, even a small thigh, as well as many organs in the torso will be minimally disrupted. Of course, angle and size of the torso matter, too. Still, sucking for the first 1/2 to 2/3 of the torso traversed is...sucking.
Yes, but TSC is a factor at rifle velocities, right?
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