Comments | olegvolk: No poodle shooter this!

olegvolk

No poodle shooter this!

Oct 26, 2010 00:05

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hd7, lucid, ar15, rifle, red dot, 458 socom

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Nice setup dukephotos October 26 2010, 05:41:19 UTC

And even though its not partiularly realistic, I always liked this Teppo Jutsu video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERQdRkG5Hko

You know, in case you get attacked by AK weilding green melons and need to switch uppers in the middle of a firefight. LOL But at least its beautifully filmed.

Re: Nice setup perspicuity October 26 2010, 07:17:32 UTC

seems kinda silly to be swapping uppers and not just having having the whole kit ready to go... as you say, not realistic :)

might as well have the PSE crossbow in another backpack!

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zeeke42 October 26 2010, 19:40:24 UTC

I don't really see a practical use for it, but being cool is enough for some people. For medium/large game, I'd rather have something with more typical rifle velocities like an AR-10 in 308Win. I'm not sure what you gain to offset the loss of usable range and ability to buy ammo almost anywhere.

What advantage does it have for urban sniping? Suppressor use with subsonic ammo?

olegvolk October 26 2010, 20:31:28 UTC

500-600gr subsonics are pretty serious. 458 SOCOM i sbasically penetration king in 223 sized platform.

zeeke42 October 27 2010, 18:44:16 UTC

Some of the more exotic bullets from specialty bullet makers make it even more interesting - Lehigh bullets, for example, make a .458 caliber 528grn VLD. Probably too long to feed from a magazine, but in a short heavy barreled bolt action with a big suppressor?

zeeke42 October 26 2010, 21:21:35 UTC

Urban sniping. That's exactly it. Subsonic and suppressed! It's getting just about the maximum terminal effect out of a subsonic, suppressed AR platform. The terminal ballistics of 300 Whisper and similar cartridges just don't compare. If a bullet has to go slow, it might as well be big. Very big. Although I would wonder how it compares to a suppressed AR in .45 ACP, in a practical sense.

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darkknight9 October 26 2010, 21:54:38 UTC

I totally forgot those guys were still out there.... I remembered when Tony Rumore had some of their stuff on his website...

turkchief October 27 2010, 01:03:47 UTC

Why not just use .450 Marlin?.....TC

turkchief October 27 2010, 18:40:58 UTC

450 Marlin won't fit in AR-15(will fit in an AR-10 though - AR15barrels.com sells barrels)

turkchief October 27 2010, 23:15:41 UTC

Ahhh I though it might be something like that...Thanks!! TC

458 Socom - why? anonymous October 27 2010, 16:14:12 UTC

Here in Indiana a legal rifle cartridge for deer must be at least 35 caliber and have a case no longer than 1.625 inches (same as 357 Maximum basically). The 458 SOCOM meets this requirement and therefore can be used to hunt deer. It is one of the highest powered cartridges that can be used and for AR fans allows use of that rifle.

I hunt with a single shot H&R in 357 Max however since I'm not concerened much with firepower.

Re: 458 Socom - why? turkchief October 27 2010, 23:16:40 UTC

I have always been intrigued by .357 max....TC