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Old 04-23-2008, 02:27 AM
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Originally Posted by TheChief View Post
a .50 cal rifle will rip you into pieces through cavitation were the bullet is large and has a cr@p load of energy behind it. When it hits you your body will split as it is forced away from the bullet.
Nope. Not so much. Say you are using a M2 Ball round. When it hits your body (even at close ranges) the temporary cavity will be between 200 and 500% larger than the projectile is wide. Meaning the largest temporary cavity you can expect would only be about 2.5 inches across. The only way a bullet can tear you in half would be if the temporary cavity is larger than you are wide. Hydrostatic shock does not break bones.

Typically, as has been found on the battlefield. the final entry wound is slightly smaller than the round is wide, and exits can range between .5 inches and 2 inches (only if the round yaws while in the body or it hits bone). FMJ does not deform very well.

Additionally. Even HEAIP rounds like the MK211 MOD0 will not literally tear you in half.

First off the round will only detonate in the body about 50% of the time.

Second it is a semi directed charge, meaning most of the very small blast is directed forward.

A few years ago we were working closely with the Army. One of their Bradley's had a ND with the 25mm. It hit a buddy of mine in the butt. It did not tear him in half. And he is still alive.

Bore. Sorry brother. I am used to people going on a rant about how magical the .50 cal is. It is not.

I understand what you are saying man. It is not that they will take them. It is that they could.
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