can a 7.62 cartridge pass through walls

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upsciLLion

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Originally posted by: fanbottle
can it?

can rifle cartridges penetrate through walls or is this all shens?
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Let us don the lab coat of curiosity and find out!

Oh shit the cops are coming.
 
crt1530

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The bullet will go through no problem. It would be hard to get the whole cartridge through without igniting the propellant.
 
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akshatp

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Yes... but just to be sure you should stand on the other side of the wall while someone tests this theory.
 
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Kelvrick

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Which 7.62. Thats the bullet, but there are so many versions of the casing lenghts behind it.

EIther way, I think they'll all pass through it no problem unless they hit a solid wood stud or something.
 
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A 7.62mm bullet will go through drywall. I dunno about concrete.
A 5.56mm bullet will go through a few walls of drywall spaced apart, but will go through sidways after the first one causes it to tumble.
 
shortylickens

shortylickens

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Originally posted by: crt1530
The bullet will go through no problem. It would be hard to get the whole cartridge through without igniting the propellant.
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Summitdrinker

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well, a 30-06, 180 grain rem core lock, will not go thru a 27 inch TV shot from a distance of 10 feet

depend on bullet construction
 
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Summitdrinker

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5.56 do not tumble thumbo as much as people think

maybe we should watch this fanbottle dude

he never drink beer, beer and guns do not mix for newbies of either
 
Nebor

Nebor

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Originally posted by: Summitdrinker
5.56 do not tumble thumbo as much as people think

maybe we should watch this fanbottle dude

he never drink beer, beer and guns do not mix for newbies of either
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Tumbling is a common term that most people understand. In reality, the 5.56 tends to "yaw" inside human flesh (or ballistics gel) creating a larger wound channel than if it stayed dead on course.

And there isn't much you could hide behind that would provide you adequate cover from a 7.62x51mm (.308 Win.) While certain a concrete wall 6 inches thick will stop it, that's around the bare minimum. A full metal jacket round will easily penetrate 1" of regular (non-hardened) steel. There is no place behind a car that would shelter you from a .308. Standard brick, or cinder block walls have 0 chance of stopping a FMJ .308.
 
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sdifox

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Originally posted by: Nebor
Originally posted by: Summitdrinker
5.56 do not tumble thumbo as much as people think

maybe we should watch this fanbottle dude

he never drink beer, beer and guns do not mix for newbies of either
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Tumbling is a common term that most people understand. In reality, the 5.56 tends to "yaw" inside human flesh (or ballistics gel) creating a larger wound channel than if it stayed dead on course.

And there isn't much you could hide behind that would provide you adequate cover from a 7.62x51mm (.308 Win.) While certain a concrete wall 6 inches thick will stop it, that's around the bare minimum. A full metal jacket round will easily penetrate 1" of regular (non-hardened) steel. There is no place behind a car that would shelter you from a .308. Standard brick, or cinder block walls have 0 chance of stopping a FMJ .308.
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OF course there is a place behind a car that would shelter you from a .308, it's called hide behind the engine.
 
mugs

mugs

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The cartridge? Depends on what's propelling it I guess. The bullet? If it's propelled down the barrel of a rifle by the gunpowder in the casing, yes it pass through walls.

I assume we're talking about 7.62x39
 
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Lalakai

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as someone noted above, depends on projectile type/construction. armour piercing round should be able to penetrate masonary brick wall fairly easily. Standard ball ammo might have trouble as it would "mushroom" and spread the force of the impact. Armour piercing is constructed to shed its skin as it penetrates, keeping it's core intact and the kinetic energy moving forward in a tightly focused point.

sounds like a good myth buster episode though
 
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mwmorph

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Originally posted by: Nebor
Originally posted by: Summitdrinker
5.56 do not tumble thumbo as much as people think

maybe we should watch this fanbottle dude

he never drink beer, beer and guns do not mix for newbies of either
Click to expand...

Tumbling is a common term that most people understand. In reality, the 5.56 tends to "yaw" inside human flesh (or ballistics gel) creating a larger wound channel than if it stayed dead on course.

And there isn't much you could hide behind that would provide you adequate cover from a 7.62x51mm (.308 Win.) While certain a concrete wall 6 inches thick will stop it, that's around the bare minimum. A full metal jacket round will easily penetrate 1" of regular (non-hardened) steel. There is no place behind a car that would shelter you from a .308. Standard brick, or cinder block walls have 0 chance of stopping a FMJ .308.
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I was under the impression the 5.56 fragmented while the 7.62 yawed.
5.56
http://www.firearmstactical.co...nd%20Profiles/M193.jpg
http://www.firearmstactical.co...nd%20Profiles/M855.jpg
7.62
http://www.firearmstactical.co...und%20Profiles/M80.jpg
http://www.firearmstactical.co...s/AK-47%20762x39mm.jpg
 
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