Anyone here into firearms?

synolimit · 07-05-2014, 05:55 PM

I've seen tons and tons of ar500 videos and almost nothing penetrates it. Yesterday we were shooting at a 6x8 1/4" plate you can get off ebay for a plate carrier. We shot 8mm Mauser 196gr from a 1944 Mauser 24.5", .308 150gr from a Springfield m1a 18", every 5.56mm you can think of including green tip from 10" to 18" barrels etc. not even more than a few dings.

A guy comes along and punches right through it 5 times with a ar15 like it was nothing! I ask him what ammo he used and he just said normal 55gr FMJ!! But he says with his 24" barrel they're doing 3700fps. Was this guy telling the truth? I get more velocity is better but even a normal 55gr round at that speed I'd think ar500 would stop it. Any thoughts or calculators out there to guess his kinetic energy when a .308 m1a wouldn't even scratch it? Was he lying? Using AP rounds?

07-05-2014, 05:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
synolimit A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2013 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 5,051 Drives: 2013 Silver 370z Rep Power: 3390	I've seen tons and tons of ar500 videos and almost nothing penetrates it. Yesterday we were shooting at a 6x8 1/4" plate you can get off ebay for a plate carrier. We shot 8mm Mauser 196gr from a 1944 Mauser 24.5", .308 150gr from a Springfield m1a 18", every 5.56mm you can think of including green tip from 10" to 18" barrels etc. not even more than a few dings. A guy comes along and punches right through it 5 times with a ar15 like it was nothing! I ask him what ammo he used and he just said normal 55gr FMJ!! But he says with his 24" barrel they're doing 3700fps. Was this guy telling the truth? I get more velocity is better but even a normal 55gr round at that speed I'd think ar500 would stop it. Any thoughts or calculators out there to guess his kinetic energy when a .308 m1a wouldn't even scratch it? Was he lying? Using AP rounds? __________________ 13 370z-