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      04-16-2021, 05:47 AM   #2242
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"AR bullet velocity is like 2-3x than a handgun or something which is a huge difference on impact."

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No! You're wrong. This is where education and experience will provide insight. Velocity is partially about round design and partially about mixture. Some 9mm rounds are only a few hundred feet-per-second difference than the AR .300 Blackout round, for example. What a bullet/round does on impact has more to do with how the round is designed. Just because it's a high velocity round does not mean it will do more damage. Velocity provides more reach....

So is his!!! I don't mean that pejoratively; just a fact.
Physics 101: F=MxV
Force = mass x velocity.

I do not want to explain how this force, plus the modern design of bullets, impacts on a body.
Probably the biggest reason rifles have more muzzle velocity than pistols is because the longer barrel can harness the the power of the powder for a longer time/distance. Bullet design & weight are also factors.
There is a reason even the poorest "soldiers" use an AK rather than an Enfield, like they used to. A: Because it is a better killing machine.

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