Shooting Tutorials. Film And Author Consulting. Book series reviews. YouTube Gallery. History Toward the end of his second term as President of the United States, George Washington announced his intention to retire in his farewell address, given in Passing on the wisdom of his years to the young country, Washington, as part of his address, advised the American people to maintain trade but not become entangled in European rivalry, seeking neutrality at all times.
This became a core value of the American people and policy makers. Due to industrialization, the First World War was dramatically different to all those before it. The main cause of casualties came from the widespread use of artillery. This new style of warfare forced millions of troops to dig trenches running parallel to their enemies. These trenches stretched some miles across Europe.
Of particular interest was the effectiveness of the machine gun compared to the bolt action. The downfall of the machine gun was that it had to be fired from a static position however if it could be scaled down into a rifle sized weapon it would give a squad of twelve men the power of a 40 man platoon.
Employed by the US ordnance department, firearms designers John D Pederson and John C Garand began work on prototype rifles capable of semi-automatic fire, a compromise between rapid fire power and economy of ammunition. While John Garand was having success with designing a rifle, Pederson had become convinced that the. To this end he designed his own cartridge, the.
In the Garand rifle in. However when presented to General Douglas MacArthur for final approval, MacArthur rejected the design finding favor with the rifle but not the cartridge. MacArthur stated that the new rifle should fire the. Garand subsequently remodeled his rifle for the. Following the principles applied during the First World War, America initially refrained from involvement in this second European war.
During several US firearms companies submitted designs for an extremely compact, lightweight rifle and suitable cartridge. The Thompson and were both chambered in. At just 2. This became a very popular rifle with troops throughout the second world war, Korea and the early stages of the Vietnam war. Ideal for use at close ranges inside yards , the M1 did not fully bridge the gap between the infantry rifle and sub machine gun.
During this Second World War, allies witnessed the brutal effectiveness of the German soldier armed with the MP43 , MP44 and Stg 44 fully automatic assault rifles. These weapons were chambered for a low recoiling scaled down version of the 8x57 cartridge, the 7. The major goal was to develop a selective fire rifle chambered for a cartridge that would give controllable recoil during fully automatic fire as well as a useful and generous effective range.
Experiments were conducted exploring the feasibility of a shorter version of the. Starting with the. The T had less body taper than the. The case rim was thickened for added reliability during extraction and a longer neck gave superior bullet grip as well as increased case capacity. Outwardly, the cartridge appeared to be a shortened version of the. Along with military ballisticians, the U. S Repeating Arms company Winchester was heavily involved in the development of the T Today, with the Winchester brand having changed hands several times since the development of the T, it is difficult to identify to what extent Winchester influenced the final design.
What is clear is that in , Winchester applied and was granted permission from the Office of the US chief of Ordnance to standardize the T commercially as the. The American military was not alone in efforts to develop a selective fire rifle and cartridge. British ballisticians had been submitting prototype 7mm cartridges to the British Armament design establishment, beginning in As part of this alliance it was agreed that one military cartridge should be standardized for use by all parties.
This needs to be kept in mind when planning your shot and insure there is a suitable backstop behind the target. Because of the fragile nature of the Match King bullet, the FBI conducted some tests a while ago and concluded that the Trophy Bonded Bear Claw bullet was the most suitable bullet at that time for punching through glass and a factory Federal loading using that bullet has been included in this list as well.
This load is not a match grade load but is still loaded to high commercial standards which typically will yield sub MOA performance from precision rifles. Keeping some of these rounds on hand for glass busting is a good idea, though routine confirmation of zero adjustments will need to be implemented. The polymer tipped bullets are designed to expand rapidly, and lend themselves well to situations where over penetration is a concern, which for Law Enforcement can be quite often.
We have included a HSM load using the Hornady gr Amax bullet which will deliver high energy with a bit less penetration which may work in these scenarios. Of course, extensive testing of any load should be conducted before adopting it as an agency standard. Fgr : Federal Gold Medal Match.
Our Services Learn More. So I'm not sure how 5. At approx 20 yds, the round went through the windshield, out the rear glass and into a shed. I have shattered toilets are urinals with. I would say all in all, 5. Not that any round isn't lethal. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: As a side question Quoted: Quoted: I shot a 5" Oak tree once with my. Depends on bullet construction and range. Too close with a thin jacketed bullet and it will break up and penetrate shallow.
I was shooting my sks at a round oak with FMJ like butter yds. Quoted: I have shattered toilets are urinals with. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I shot a 5" Oak tree once with my. Probably somewhere between two feet and one meter, but I'd love to see a test. Quoted: Quoted: I have shattered toilets are urinals with. It'll shoot through most trees. I have shot through trees in the 14" diameter range with 7. Lots of "my bullet went through it like butter" talk but have yet to see someone that can put any configuration of 7.
To answer the OP, I'd bet any live tree 1meter in diameter between you and the shooter will keep the bullets off ya. Watch your angle when shooting at trees I know, I know, the chances and the scenario are highly unlikely to happen, but it did and can happen. Quoted: I was shooting at a 10" rd log with 7. Quoted: Quoted: I was shooting at a 10" rd log with 7.
Quoted: I think also that the type of round used would influence the out come of what it is your asking. Quoted: Time for a Box o' Truth!!! Is it basically the same as 6 and one half dozen Yes. Is it basically the same as 6 and one half dozen unlike 5. It won't make a difference in a bolt action, but there may be issues with the semi's How many rounds? In COD4 or in real life? Peak pressure is one issue. Pressure at the gas port is the other. Many gas rifles will not like ammo that is loaded with slower burning powders since the gas system will see higher pressures.
Ya dont say?! Huh, I shot one with a. The only bolt I action I know of that it isn't advisable to shoot. I was actually pretty amazed, probably something to do with density and woodgrain of that particular tree.
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