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Originally Posted by SOC Tab
Gentleman,
If you're speaking as to rifle rounds you should take into account the following...
How a round performs is a direct result of outside influences: the individual's marksmanship, the weapons platform, accuracy of optics, weather, etc. etc. the list goes on.
1.) Do you understand the fundamentals of good body position, proper breathing and correct trigger squeeze?
2.) Are you shooting from a sub-MOA rifle?
3.) Are your optics matched to the rifle/do you have a solid package?
4.) Will your barrel impede on or support/increase the rounds potential/is it "match grade", weighted, free-floated?
5.) Is your trigger accurate/2-stage?
6.) Is your stock custom-built to reflect your body's size/shape or at least adjustable at strategic points of body contact?
7.) Do you shoot from a hasty/deliberate sling, bi-pods, a ruck?
8.) Can you adjust for windage/elevation?
9.) Do you have a basic knowledge of metalurgy?
10.) Do you know anything of MOA computations, comeups, up/down compensation, high/low holds, wind holds, moving target compensation, range estimation, CQ or SD shooting?
11.) Do you know the bulletts ballistics: energy in ft lbs, velocity in FPS, drift from 10mph wind, drop from 100 yard zero?
Remember...ACCURACY=CONSISTANCY!
Do you understand/employ all of the above?
Buying exspensive rounds won't make you a better marksman, just unable to afford lunch after you leave the range.
You need the whole package and furthermore, you have to be able to replicate your results every single time you send rounds down range.
My advice would be, learn the fundamentals above before discharging high-performance rounds.
Now...If you're talking about pistol rounds, that's a no-brainer. More of a camera technique and alot easier at 10-20 yds.
You can buy them at $10 per round, and hit your target at the close to intermediate ranges just to make a larger whole or increase internal cavity damage and secondary fragmentation damage.
OR you can just as easily get the "job done" with a round off the shelf for less money. For the novice to intermediate marksman those will suffice.
I would think that if causing maximum damage and trauma to an intruder is your bag...well, then just about any 12 gauge off the shelf will work even with a bird shot loaded.
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