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<blockquote data-quote="Hugnot" data-source="post: 2954174" data-attributes="member: 115658"><p>Taking a look at the little 7.62 X 39, 123 FMJ.</p><p></p><p>Commonly used by those supported by Russia, like NVA.</p><p></p><p>I have some experience with these but have never shot one.</p><p></p><p>About 20 years ago I was involved in a real estate conflict with a contractor and a bunch of attorneys. Things got ugly; the contactor walked off the job & barricaded my property preventing entry. I broke into my own property & completed the interior work & hired this nice guy & his wife to complete the exterior. I did a masterful job inside - beautiful paint, floor, plumbing, trim -looked great. We moved in. We then hired an attorney to respond to the contractor's lien of $.3 M on the property, alleging the lien was frivolous and countered/asked for $.1M damages. The business went into mediation, The contractor caved in & accepted our gracious offer. Much rage was generated as the contractor made a commitment to his guys to finish the interior work for some 3rd party who made a $.5M offer on our property, Nice inside winter work was jerked away - no pay, no real estate 6% commissions, no cash, unhappy (PO'd real bad).</p><p></p><p>We happily lived in our nice house, celebrated Christmas, my mother's 94th birthday, and had many good meals with friends - stuff that makes life good.</p><p></p><p>Then -- I moved our big old CRT TV into the living room from our sunroom because it was warmer & darker. I was watching the weather when I heard what sounded like glass falling & breaking. Dumb like, I walked into the sunroom & picked up a hot 7.62X39 123 grain bullet from the floor. Dumb, a second shot would have hit me.</p><p></p><p>Checking stuff out - the range was estimated at 300-350 yards, a drive by shot from road, most likely from a SKS. The bullet hit the window screen & flipped sideways then busted thru glass, went across room, and hit inside heavy vinyl window frame at 90 degrees from entry. Had I been sitting at my usual place the bullet would have hit my head, like blood & brains on nice rug on the tile floor. The shot missed wifey by 6-8 feet, she was standing at kitchen sink in next room.</p><p></p><p>The 7.62X39 is not a powerful round but my thinking is that it is marginally stabilized by shifting the bullets center or mass towards back of bullet by changing core material causing bullet to go sideways (yaw) upon impact, increasing wounding while being compliant with Hague convention(s). Twist is more than adequate being faster than 1-10.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hugnot, post: 2954174, member: 115658"] Taking a look at the little 7.62 X 39, 123 FMJ. Commonly used by those supported by Russia, like NVA. I have some experience with these but have never shot one. About 20 years ago I was involved in a real estate conflict with a contractor and a bunch of attorneys. Things got ugly; the contactor walked off the job & barricaded my property preventing entry. I broke into my own property & completed the interior work & hired this nice guy & his wife to complete the exterior. I did a masterful job inside - beautiful paint, floor, plumbing, trim -looked great. We moved in. We then hired an attorney to respond to the contractor's lien of $.3 M on the property, alleging the lien was frivolous and countered/asked for $.1M damages. The business went into mediation, The contractor caved in & accepted our gracious offer. Much rage was generated as the contractor made a commitment to his guys to finish the interior work for some 3rd party who made a $.5M offer on our property, Nice inside winter work was jerked away - no pay, no real estate 6% commissions, no cash, unhappy (PO'd real bad). We happily lived in our nice house, celebrated Christmas, my mother's 94th birthday, and had many good meals with friends - stuff that makes life good. Then -- I moved our big old CRT TV into the living room from our sunroom because it was warmer & darker. I was watching the weather when I heard what sounded like glass falling & breaking. Dumb like, I walked into the sunroom & picked up a hot 7.62X39 123 grain bullet from the floor. Dumb, a second shot would have hit me. Checking stuff out - the range was estimated at 300-350 yards, a drive by shot from road, most likely from a SKS. The bullet hit the window screen & flipped sideways then busted thru glass, went across room, and hit inside heavy vinyl window frame at 90 degrees from entry. Had I been sitting at my usual place the bullet would have hit my head, like blood & brains on nice rug on the tile floor. The shot missed wifey by 6-8 feet, she was standing at kitchen sink in next room. The 7.62X39 is not a powerful round but my thinking is that it is marginally stabilized by shifting the bullets center or mass towards back of bullet by changing core material causing bullet to go sideways (yaw) upon impact, increasing wounding while being compliant with Hague convention(s). Twist is more than adequate being faster than 1-10. [/QUOTE]
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