Thread: 6.5 Creedmoor

Understanding how a Sabot round out of a tank gun works, gives a better understanding how rifle projectiles perform (or dont).

Saying an arrow will out penetrate a rifle bullet.... well that would be dependent on the bullet.
My moneys on the one that goes bang.

Most of you fellas will have seen this. But for those that haven't... the final words are "no more iron".

https://youtu.be/0ABGIJwiGBc

Originally Posted by Tribrit

Understanding how a Sabot round out of a tank gun works, gives a better understanding how rifle projectiles perform (or dont).

Saying an arrow will out penetrate a rifle bullet.... well that would be dependent on the bullet.
My moneys on the one that goes bang.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u6swHOH7iY

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

SD .....plurry heck you fellas.....back in the 80s a TV show called "thats incredible" did this one to death....bullet Vs arrow into bag of sand....arrow went through,bullet stopped. the arse of the arrow or a long bullet is still pushing the front as it meets resistance,,,,plus the pencil Vs fist thing..smaller frontal area meets less resistance than a larger area so LOGIC will dictate it will penertrate better....shows the futility of standing behind something less than a solid brick wall if being shot at....

Again, can be explained by SD.
An arrow has a way, way higher SD compared to a hunting bullet so can afford to hit it's target with a far lower speed to achieve the same penetration. Plus an arrow is not designed to deform like a bullet so it's SD doesn't change inside the target as per ChrisW's comment.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

SD .....plurry heck you fellas.....back in the 80s a TV show called "thats incredible" did this one to death....bullet Vs arrow into bag of sand....arrow went through,bullet stopped. the arse of the arrow or a long bullet is still pushing the front as it meets resistance,,,,plus the pencil Vs fist thing..smaller frontal area meets less resistance than a larger area so LOGIC will dictate it will penertrate better....shows the futility of standing behind something less than a solid brick wall if being shot at....

I’ve seen a demo on military ranges of a brick wall being smashed up in seconds by good old 7.62 from a general purpose machine gun. Check what’s coming the other way before thinking a brick wall will save you.