Author Topic: Battle of France  (Read 1089 times)

Offline Oldman731

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Re: Battle of France
« Reply #15 on: March 08, 2009, 10:26:44 AM »
I don't know why, but distance between 400 and 200 last night it took 1000 rounds to effectively rip a wing off an opponents 110.  And I mean, 1000 rounds on target! 

Remember that the .303 is your basic deer rifle cartridge, ballistics aren't even quite as good as the .30/06.  At 200 yards your velocity is significantly worse than a .30/30's muzzle velocity.  You shouldn't expect much after that, especially when you're asking the bullet to penetrate engine blocks &c.

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Offline B4Buster

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Re: Battle of France
« Reply #16 on: March 09, 2009, 04:26:44 PM »
Remember that the .303 is your basic deer rifle cartridge, ballistics aren't even quite as good as the .30/06.  At 200 yards your velocity is significantly worse than a .30/30's muzzle velocity.  You shouldn't expect much after that, especially when you're asking the bullet to penetrate engine blocks &c.

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Spoken like a true Mainer  :aok

Yes the .303 is close to the same thing I use to hunt Bambi with in the Fall  :devil
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