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Podcast with Ian McCollum and Jari Laine

🕑 Added 2023-08-30 18:15:32 +0000 UTC

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Mick Gillen

At 1:40 you're all talking about range and limitations of cartridges. With a couple of pals we did a very unscientific trial of 7.62x51 (147 German ball surp), 7.62x54R (STV/Norinco surp )and 7.62x39(STV/Norinco surp) at a 1200m range in Sicily. All the rifles were with iron sights, no scopes. Basically, we could make accurate shots on 80x60cm steel plates out to 700m with the x51 and x54R. After that the rounds went trans-sonic and accuracy fell dramatically. The x39 from a standard 16" Cugir AK74 wouldn't make hits over 500 with any accuracy. The other rifles used were an AIA No4 with 24" barrel and a Finnish Mosin M91/30 which is basically new (1944 Tikkasalo barrel), came from Finnish reserve stocks. Having carried the FN FAL and then the AUG in the Irish Defence Forces I'd rather more ammo in .556 than a bigger round - more bullets, more hits....