5.56/223 is running around .31-.35 a round for brass cased vs. .23-.26 a round for 7.62x39. That really isn't too much cheaper. If I can't afford to feed my 5.56s then my I probably can't feed my 7.62x39, and I should find a new hobby.
As a college student .10 a round can make a pretty big difference to my buying behavior. Say you shoot 1,000 rounds a year, that's $100.
I saved over $250 last year by owning/shooting my 9mm vs. a .40. It may not seem like a ton, but if you shoot a lot then it can make quite a difference.
besides, my argument was because of all the plastic. If they start making them will steel and wood furniture, then i'll buy one!
agree i seen 556 do scary damage to coyotes and other various items, its really destructive out of a 20 inch barrel i have plenty of faith in the round if you got good ammo. my ak does damage but but it goes about it differently normally punches a nice hole right though.Not sure where the myth about not a powerful round comes from. Having ran our own non scientific tests in the old farm scrape yard with a .223/5.56 I find they tear the absolute crap out of most anything you shoot. We have popped through block walls with them and cast engine blocks as well. Green tip wears an engine out.
No, not as much destruction as a .308 in a side by side but any new car with an alloy block/heads will not survive an onslaught from an AR.
If you are (as so many do) shooting crap A$$ cheap ammo then yeah, they ping off a lot of things. Run some good rounds and see and hear the diff.
agree i seen 556 do scary damage to coyotes and other various items, its really destructive out of a 20 inch barrel i have plenty of faith in the round if you got good ammo. my ak does damage but but it goes about it differently normally punches a nice hole right though.
I'm trying to figure out the whole AR15 thing, what with the pomp and hype over who makes the best this or that, honestly of which a lot of it seems to be or posing points, but isn't comparing a well built AR to a AK like comparing a scalpel to a meat cleaver? Accuracy vs brute force?
Well here you go then...
When I was in the service I had an RCO, broom stick, and a surefire light with IR filter. Other guys got issued the IR lasers. I do not understand the need to throw all sorts of junk on an AR. I understand to each their own, but come on. If you can't hit a man sized target at 500 yds with iron sights, on an M4, in the prone, with 10 rounds in 10 minutes, on an Okinawa range you probably shouldn't be putting giant scopes on your weapon. If I ever decide to relive my service days as I have by buying a 92F. I would rather have a plain jane 5.56 with rails to put a broom stick on, and have the option of using iron sights or a RCO. None of that fancy junk for me.
Nah gotta break down military terms barney style so those on the civilian side can understand.
Well, they aren't military terms per se (RCO is, I grant you). Perhaps you're just lost and don't realize this isn't Military.com.