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Toss in 9mm and similar.  .45 packs *PUNCH* not speed.  big difference.
	Nick

On Sun, 30 Dec 2001, Kurt Huhn wrote:

> >
> > Excuse me for being a nitpicking jerk, but pretty much any ammo other
> > than .22LR that comes out of a rifle barrel IS armor-piercing.
> >
> 
> Thank you, Patrick!
> 
> You bet you're ass, if you get shot with a 30-06, and are wearing anything
> less than steel armor plate, you'll have a hole in you.
> 
> Even a .22 can pierce armor - take the 22-250 (rifle) Remington that's a
> favorite of varmint hunters.  That round has a *flat* (1.5 inch drop)
> trajectory out at about 200 yds.  52 grain bullet, 3750fps muzzle velocity.
> Compare that to a .357 Mag's (pistol) average muzzle velocity of 1300fps,
> and you can see the difference in rifles and pistols.  Even a .45 ACP
> (pistol) has a muzzle velocity of only about 900fps at the high end.
> 
> Kurt
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