Exactly. We've known since Mogadishu that 855...

by mcassill, Sunday, November 10, 2013, 18:02 (4036 days ago) @ Miles Fortis

left a lot to be desired against targets not wearing Warsaw Pact steel helmets or body armor. "Like shooting them with an icepick". Crying shame it's taken this long to field something better.

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AR vs AK47 comparison - mcassill, 2013-11-08, 20:54
- One would have to ask.... - Byron, 2013-11-09, 13:19
  - One would have to ask.... - Sarge, 2013-11-09, 16:03
    - That's what M193 (55gr) will do at that distance - Miles Fortis, 2013-11-09, 16:09
      - That's what M193 (55gr) will do at that distance - rob, 2013-11-15, 23:58
  - now obsolete! M855A1 is standard. - Miles Fortis, 2013-11-09, 16:15
    - Any upgrade from Green Tip is a blessing - mcassill, 2013-11-09, 18:02
      - What is wrong with green tip? - cubrock, 2013-11-10, 07:10
        
        M855 was a compromise from the start - Miles Fortis, 2013-11-10, 11:29
        
        Thank you! - cubrock, 2013-11-10, 14:28
        
        Exactly. We've known since Mogadishu that 855... - mcassill, 2013-11-10, 18:02
        
        Exactly. We've known since Mogadishu that 855... - cubrock, 2013-11-10, 20:12
        
        You're welcome. You can see why... - mcassill, 2013-11-11, 08:23
        
        designing the new bullet took thinking "outside the box" - Miles Fortis, 2013-11-11, 15:20
        
        Oh I fully understand that - mcassill, 2013-11-11, 16:29
- My pick would be the AK all day long..... - TomC, 2013-11-09, 15:50
  - You're probably right.... - Byron, 2013-11-09, 17:28
    - You're probably right.... - Jhenry, 2013-11-09, 17:53
- I enjoyed the parody video. - Rob Leahy, 2013-11-10, 14:32
  - Do you think... - Byron, 2013-11-10, 14:43

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