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AR15/10 Rifles
Doubting what I saw at the LGS
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<blockquote data-quote="Riflehunter1776" data-source="post: 1465134" data-attributes="member: 103369"><p>I'm too lazy to type out several paragraphs out of Ackley's books, but here's a short synopsis of his test:</p><p></p><p><em>At 30 feet, he fired rounds into the half-inch-thick glacis plate of a GI half-track. The results were astounding: A 100-grain .270 bullet left a shiny spot on the armor plate; two shots from GI .30-06 AP left shallow craters of .070 and .098 inches; and a wee 48-grain .220 Swift bullet consistently burned holes with 0.375-inch diameters completely through the armor. The results spoke for themselves.... the bullet crossed the threshold of hypervelocity, creating a dynamic that cannot be achieved any other way. But does that translate to performance on game animals? Ackley allowed that, if he had to pick only one rifle for hunting North American game, it would be a .220 Swift.</em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.tactical-life.com/firearms/long-gun-legends-p-o-ackley/" target="_blank">https://www.tactical-life.com/firearms/long-gun-legends-p-o-ackley/</a></em></p><p></p><p></p><p>as far as hunting results, I know a guy who hunted cape buffalo with the swift.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Riflehunter1776, post: 1465134, member: 103369"] I'm too lazy to type out several paragraphs out of Ackley's books, but here's a short synopsis of his test: [I]At 30 feet, he fired rounds into the half-inch-thick glacis plate of a GI half-track. The results were astounding: A 100-grain .270 bullet left a shiny spot on the armor plate; two shots from GI .30-06 AP left shallow craters of .070 and .098 inches; and a wee 48-grain .220 Swift bullet consistently burned holes with 0.375-inch diameters completely through the armor. The results spoke for themselves.... the bullet crossed the threshold of hypervelocity, creating a dynamic that cannot be achieved any other way. But does that translate to performance on game animals? Ackley allowed that, if he had to pick only one rifle for hunting North American game, it would be a .220 Swift. [URL]https://www.tactical-life.com/firearms/long-gun-legends-p-o-ackley/[/URL][/I] as far as hunting results, I know a guy who hunted cape buffalo with the swift. [/QUOTE]
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