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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
AR15/10 Rifles
5.56 or 300blk AR pistol?
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<blockquote data-quote="dogbuster0006" data-source="post: 1851534" data-attributes="member: 39547"><p>5.56 in a short barrel is quite anemic, the muzzle blast is abusive unless running a Noveske pig style device or one that directs all blast away from you. I've shot a few and it only takes being near one at the range to appreciate the nonsense of having a pistol length 5.56. </p><p>300blk was designed to be in a short barrel 9" I believe was the original idea and it excels with super or sub ammo. I've shot one both with and without cans, both sub and super ammo. For home defense 50yd max work think of one with sub ammo as a 45acp carbine wth 25 rounds on tap, ballistics very similar. Bullet weight and energy wise bullet design is another argument entirely. I'm not going to argue ballistics and all that there's plenty of info on that already. 180-220gr bullets at roughly 1000fps and no one argues with the stopping power of 45acp at normal handgun range.</p><p>Being able to throw a mag of super sonic to reach out to say 200yd using a red dot you've got a short barreled carbine/pistol with more punch than 5.56 at all ranges. I'm saving up for a similar build myself with it primarily being a truck/barn/house gun with a mini red dot enabling me to quickly react out to 50yd and stomp racoons/coyotes/"other associated vermin" which I regularly see without waking the neighbors/my dogs/wife once suppressed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dogbuster0006, post: 1851534, member: 39547"] 5.56 in a short barrel is quite anemic, the muzzle blast is abusive unless running a Noveske pig style device or one that directs all blast away from you. I've shot a few and it only takes being near one at the range to appreciate the nonsense of having a pistol length 5.56. 300blk was designed to be in a short barrel 9" I believe was the original idea and it excels with super or sub ammo. I've shot one both with and without cans, both sub and super ammo. For home defense 50yd max work think of one with sub ammo as a 45acp carbine wth 25 rounds on tap, ballistics very similar. Bullet weight and energy wise bullet design is another argument entirely. I'm not going to argue ballistics and all that there's plenty of info on that already. 180-220gr bullets at roughly 1000fps and no one argues with the stopping power of 45acp at normal handgun range. Being able to throw a mag of super sonic to reach out to say 200yd using a red dot you've got a short barreled carbine/pistol with more punch than 5.56 at all ranges. I'm saving up for a similar build myself with it primarily being a truck/barn/house gun with a mini red dot enabling me to quickly react out to 50yd and stomp racoons/coyotes/"other associated vermin" which I regularly see without waking the neighbors/my dogs/wife once suppressed. [/QUOTE]
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