Which cartridge would you prefer for a rifle purchased exclusively for home defence?
5.56 Nato or 7.62x39mm
first time gun buyer looking to buy a rifle for when shit hits the fan but I hear that 5.56 might not be the best choice for my purposes since the cartridge is designed to severely wound moreso than outright kill.
As you all know, choice is restricted in Canada, therefore my prospective rifles include the AR15, SA20, and SKS.
5.56, without question.
>first time gun buyer looking to buy a rifle for when shit hits the fan but I hear that 5.56 might not be the best choice for my purposes since the cartridge is designed to severely wound moreso than outright kill.
Rehased. Fudd. Bullshit. Load something like a Mk. 262 clone and maximize your terminal performance while reducing over penetration risk.
> I hear that 5.56 might not be the best choice for my purposes since the cartridge is designed to severely wound moreso than outright kill.
yeah
you realize this is a retarded myth right?
literally just look at some barrel length and wound profile/ballistics gelatin samples for common ammunition and determine which you prefer.
hint: first world SF choose 5.56
5.56
7.62x39 Hornady SST or Tula 8m3
Any 223 rounds available thatll go through a plate? Cause unless you can pierce armor, you're gonna have a hard time when SHTF.
>Which cartridge would you prefer for a rifle purchased exclusively for home defence?
5.56 is fine, 5.45 works well too. They're easy to suppress and the rifles can be fairly small.
That said, I'd pick 5.45 well before I'd consider 7.62x39. Terminal effects of 7.62x39 are dogshit in my experience, it just pokes a hole through.
Never knew this was a retarted myth, since I was told this by a friend who is an army reservist. he advised me that 7.62 would do me better in a shit hits the fan scenario since 5.56 nato was meant to severely wound and in a SHTF scenario my goal is not to wound but to kill as fast as possible.
I'm new to the scene but I'm listening to everyone, please be patient I have autism.
>army reservist
Congrats, most people in the military don't know fuck all about shooting.
>he advised me that 7.62 would do me better in a shit hits the fan scenario since 5.56 nato was meant to severely wound
He's double retarded, 5.56 is meant to maximize carrying capacity.