Against soft targets, what is the furthest shot you would take with a typical 16" carbine in 5.56?
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Against soft targets, what is the furthest shot you would take with a typical 16" carbine in 5.56?
Sorry I didn't make myself too clear. I know the technical limitations, but my Q should have been more about realistic limitations. Would you be confident in an 800 yd shot, assuming you would get the hit?
do WHAT?
you must have come over from TOS.
what kind of nonsense is this? why would one ever ask such a question?
what are the atmospheric conditions/weather?
what kind of optic are you running?
what's the load and/or bullet weight?
are you benched or off hand?
please think before you type.
I'm not thinking a specific optic, or load...My inquiry is more about the longest possible range at which 5.56 would be effective. For the sake of argument, let's say a 75g TAP, or a 77 SMK...
Yea, and he posted this same question on TOS....:rolleyes:
550 meters on point targets out of a 14.5" M4 with iron sights.
There's no magic bullet's You question is one a 14yr old would ask.
Man, why do you guys have to be so hard on me askin this question??? Really. I don't think it's a stupid question. It's just asking about the range limitations of the 5.56 out of a 16" bbl. I know there are no magic bullets, and there are many variables to be considered. You guys are really looking too much into a simple question.
It really depends for me anyway with how well could I see/locate the target, optics used, weather conditions and ammo capability. I've shot well beyond 500yds before on human sized steel targets but at a match in NC in the rain I had trouble seeing LaRue steel at 300yds with a 1.5-5x scope because my scope fogged up on the outside of the lens (and it was crazy humid probably 95%). It was summer time and everyone started the stage with muzzle up leaning against the back of a van with rain filling the my objective lens and I didn't have a scope cap, hard lesson learned now I carry around bikini type scope cap for such occasions. For effectiveness of .223 I personally wouldn't count on it past about 500yds
A very well known good friend of mine Travis Haley when with Blackwater in that video in Al Najaf Iraq was hitting insurgents out to 650 meters and slightly beyond using 77gr ammo using a 20" 1x7 Bushmaster with a 3.5-10x Leupold IIRC. In the video his spotter says something about 800 meters but Travis said they were just guessing and were guessing too far. He said even though he was making good hits many times it required more than hit to kill/stop. He told me that he had wished he had something bigger like a .308
Wow...Thanks, GotM4, for a reasonable answer. These guys here have got me feeling like a troll.