This type of caliber is not so common these days but it has a great history. It is for instance the caliber that was in M1 carbines during the World War 2. It was very popular until the Korean War. And it may not be in great use these days but it is the best caliber for those...
The Tale of the Tommy Gun .. Kyle Mizokami Kyle Mizokami is a writer on defense and security issues and has been atPopular Mechanicssince 2015. If it involves explosions or projectiles, he's generally in favor of it. Kyle’s articles have appeared atThe Daily Beast, U.S. Naval Institut...
The Tale of the Tommy Gun .. Kyle Mizokami Kyle Mizokami is a writer on defense and security issues and has been atPopular Mechanicssince 2015. If it involves explosions or projectiles, he's generally in favor of it. Kyle’s articles have appeared atThe Daily Beast, U.S. Naval Institut...
See, this is one of the areas i would have hoped DICE would have released more info on by now. My assumption (hope) is you wont be able to change a 5.56 to a 7.62 on the fly as thats basically a different gun, but within the caliber you could swap out AP rounds, or higher velo...
but it was never built to withstand bullets and would not protect the user from rifle rounds. While later PASGT-style flak vests were able to stop small pistol caliber ammo from short range, flak jackets stood no chance against high-velocity rounds, such as those fired from a 7.62x39mm AK...
cartridges in .45 caliber and larger. These super heavy revolver loads are way beyond what most auto pistols and DA revolvers can stand. The Colt name, of course, is synonymous with single action revolvers, and Colt still makes their famous Single Action Army (in limited numbers), as well...
The expansion of the jacket is the caliber less about 0.0001 inches, minus the pin size that you just discovered. The 0.0001 inches is an approximate difference between final caliber and the size used to make the core seating die (or the rebated boattail dies, which replace the core seater...
Slugs are different than birdshot and buckshot shells because they are actually bullets. The other two are just metal pellets inside of a shell that burst out when fired. When you shoot a shotgun filled with slugs, it will fire single direct projectiles that go straight into the target just...
The level of a security threat due to a gun generally depends on the shape, composition, caliber, mass, and velocity of the bullet. To determine the standards, tests are performed using specific guns to ensure that the glazed shielding must stop a specified number of bullets placed within 12...
but you can set enemy on fire or destroy some important module. High explosive ammunition should be also used when shooting at the bow (front) or the stern (back) of the warship. The armor is set there under such angle that the HE bullets will ricochet. Your cannon's caliber is very ...