Trying to cut tree down......with ak-47

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02-14-2008, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by 97RamBeast

Are they a full metal jacket with a black painted tip? if so the black painted tip means armor piercing (correct me if im wrong) and therefore illegal, i have seen a few of these for a 30-06 and have shot a few at an old engine block, Very effective!!

Actually your incorrect:

"ATF has specifically exempted the following rounds:

5.56 SS109 and M855 NATO rounds, with a steel penetrator tip.
.30-06 M2 AP ammo."

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02-14-2008, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by marine4life

Our new SAPI's plates are rated for stopping armor piercing 7.62 rounds, seen a plate take 20 rounds during a demonstration, only a few pierced through just enough that would cause skin penetration. If you get shot 20 times, than you're not using cover when you're supposed to be or you're in the Army(haha, just kidding).

This is true. We had some extra time out on patrol a few times and had extra sapi plates both standard and then the new enhanced plates. A 5.56 had nothing for either. A 7.62 out of the 240B could pierce the regular plate some times but not the enhance armor piercing plate only got 1 thru out of many many round at same plate. Oh and I seen more Marines doing dumb things on patrol that cause a few of them to be killed in front of us. Something about them thinking there always right and invincible.

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02-14-2008, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by CowboyDave

Well after watching Mythbusters you will need a Dillon mini to take down a 2ft wide pine tree, in 45 seconds. 30 per second, 3,000 rounds per minute. HA! Man I want a turret on my truck now.

I watched that also. According to them, ( and assuming all rounds hit the tree ) it took 1,350 rounds. That would equal out to be 42 magazine changes with an AK !! that might take a while...

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02-14-2008, 05:55 PM

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Thanks for doing the math, I watched then posted up then thought "Huh, I should do the math." Ended up the beer was more on my mind than the math. Ummmmmmmmm beer buzzzzzzzzzz.

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02-14-2008, 06:48 PM

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Bigger Axe

You have a good idea, but need a bigger axe. Maybe one like my Armalite 50 cal BMG. It is a real sweetheart to shoot. Would only take 1 maybe 2 incendiary rounds to do the job. Also it may be cheaper and more fun to try hunting deer with a chainsaw.