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Using a ballistic calculator, they determined that a 55-grain bullet would have to be fired at 3,300 ft/s (1,006 m/s) to achieve the 500-yard performance necessary. [ 5 ] Robert Hutton (technical editor of Guns & Ammo magazine [ clarification needed ] ) started development of a powder load to reach the 3,300 ft/s (1,006 m/s) goal.
The 5.56 mm round had to penetrate a standard U.S. helmet at 500 yards (460 meters) and retain a velocity over the speed of sound while matching or exceeding the wounding ability of the .30 carbine cartridge. [50] This request ultimately resulted in the development of a scaled-down version of the Armalite AR-10, named the ArmaLite AR-15. [51]
This means that although they both use the same parent case, the 277 WLV has more powder capacity, which is a benefit when trying to achieve the best possible velocity when using the lighter super-sonic bullets (24.5 gr of water in an unloaded case for the 300 BLK, 27.6 gr for the .277 WLV)
The 5.56mm round had to penetrate a standard U.S. helmet at 500 yards (460 meters) and retain a velocity over the speed of sound while matching or exceeding the wounding ability of the .30 Carbine cartridge. [83] ArmaLite AR-15 with 25-round magazine An M16A1 with 30-round magazine
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For example, a rifle capable of firing a ½ or 0.5 MOA (approximately 0.5 inch center to center of the two holes furthest apart) 5-round group (often referred to as "grouping") at 100 yards will theoretically fire a 12.5 inch group at 2,500 yards (0.5 × 2,500/100 = 12.5). Unless the group is centered perfectly on the target at 100 yards, the ...
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