Posted: 11/9/2005 7:13:23 PM EDT
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What is the approximate minimum distance at which you could be struck in the head by a .223 fired in your direction, and have it bounce off w/o causing any damage? Is that even possible? |
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...or if you were standing outside a small town where a firefight was going on. How far away could you be, and be struck by a random .223 fired in the town, and have it cause you no significant damage. Not a bullet falling straight down from above. There might not be any such distance. |
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www.processassociates.com/process/separate/termvel.htm Someone figger out the .223 55gr and let us know...I guess it would be an "ouch WtF was that!" |
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A 55gr .223 projectile can travel around 1800 yards when fired with the rifle at about 35% of elevation. I would estimate, based on velocities, that it could produce a deadly wound to the temple out to at least 1500 yards, if you could somehow get the bullet to strike precisely in the temple. If you were TRYING to do this, you would probably have to fire several thousand rounds to even get close. -Troy |
Ok, so if you were struck in the back of the head at say, 2000 yards, it would at best break the skin and make a bruise, but it would not penetrate the skull? |
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While just my opinion, your comment above appears to be in conflict with this entire post. Put down the crack pipe, stop hitting that joint and go on the wagon....., in a few years you might be qualified to apply for some. (sense, that is) Mike ps - I wouldn't bet on it though. |
Your point is that Troy is on crack? ETA: Very useful post by the way. Thanks for the insult... |
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So, it is a personal question to ask the terminal range of a 55gr .223, and what the impact effect would be if you were struck outside of that range? I was just wondering if the bullet slows down enough to not cause significant damage upon impact, or would it fall to the ground by that time. Why in the world would people think I was somehow interested in trying it out myself? Oh, and Rebel, a hearty F**K You to you also...  |
Unless someone was actually trying their damndest to lightly tap someone in the head with .223 at distance, the round will hit the ground before slowing down enough. |
You're welcome. Actually, the personal insults were hurled in your direction because in all honesty, it's kind of a stpid question. Or, it's a good question asked by an inquisitive idiot. I'll have to think about this.  (I keed! I keed!) Honestly, if you had simply asked at what range .223 was terminaly effective, you would have recieved better answers - or maybe just a link to the ammo oracle. The funny responses were due in large part to asking how far out you had to be before the round bounced off your head. You have to admit, it's kind of a funny question. You can't let such a question die quietly. It needs to be lampooned and laughed at. It's the ARFCOM way.  For what it's worth, I'm pretty sure someone could pull it off once every few thousand rounds or so, at the expense of a willing participant with an apparent death wish. |
Mythbusters disagree. On a more serious note, maybe someone with a ballistics calculator can tell us what the velocity of a, say, 55 grain projectile with a muzzle velocity of 3240 f/s is at maximum range. |