Effects of a .223 on steel plate.

[Rhodey 96]

Had a target using some steel just to see what effects of the .223. I'm using Hornady Vmax 55gr, I think soft points would have gone through. Still makes a mess of the steel tho.

 

 

[PlasticJock 539]

Soft points don't go through mate, they expand and dissipate their energy too quickly. You need a ball/AP round to do that

[cammy12 176]

nice grouping mate

[paulus 26]

kill it,cook it, eat it

[tegater 789]

Bet the one on the edge caused a great riccochet!

[tegater 789]

.223 Soft points on double glazing are interesting! They start to break up on the first pane, completely break up on the second and only fragments hit the Target behind.

 

Mind you, it shouldn't be suprising when glass is harder than normal steel.

[PLEDGEY 493]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&list=HL1338146871&v=QfDoQwIAaXg This is a good video. It shows all sorts of bullets hitting steel plate, ballistic gel, pellets hitting glass and i think some other stuff. Check it out!.

[Rhodey 96]

nice grouping mate

 

I spaced them out so could see the results. Don't need to worry about ricochets was using an old MOD range so the target was set in a sand bunker.

[quicksilver 0]

Obviously the type of steel plays a big part. I have 10mm hardox targets and a 6.5 x55 hardly scores it.

[tegater 789]

Obviously the type of steel plays a big part. I have 10mm hardox targets and a 6.5 x55 hardly scores it.

Yes off course. I was at a conference where Meggitt, a company who specialise in building ranges for the military, gave a presentation on hardox, and other metals used in shoot houses. The suprising thing with the 5.56 rounds, was that the old military ball rounds, caused more damage to the hardox, than the current SS109 with steel penetrator. Similarly and suprisingly, the 5.56 caused more damage than the 7.62.

[quicksilver 0]

When I first tested the hardox before I got shapes cut out, I shot it at 200m (just to be sure) with my223 and had to look very closely to see the poi. I couldn't believe how hard it was. The 6.5 didn't make much more of a visible mark.

 

I normally spray the targets white to see the impact. At 300m I was able to observe the shock wave on a steel target. The paint which had about 20mins drying time fell off the target in a visible wave after the bullet strike. The paint fell off the entire length of a fox profile target

[Fisheruk 1]

What is the thickness of that steel

[jamie g 17]

my mate has a steel target around the same thickness as that. we shot it at 100 yards and 200 yards. him with his 223 and me with a 22/250.

 

the 223 didnt go through at 100 or 200. the 22/250 punched a hole in it on every shot at 100 and 200 yards using factory sako gameheads