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In Other News. Mark Milley. Out of our rifles, it still yields sub-MOA accuracy and penetrates slightly less then the 5. This article is now nearly 8 years old. My snipers and I have been examining the better options over the last years, with the field narrowed down to RUAG, and Hornady. My snipers are ASA certified snipers, and we routinely incorporate the physical, and time restrictions of real-life call-outs into every bit of our training.
However, to be fair, the prices of the ballistic tip ammunition that is recommended by ASA, is significantly higher than Federal Gold Medal or Remington Premier Match for that matter. I fully understand that the price of one through-and-through accidental hit, will require a lot more payout than the double-priced new ammunition, but police work is a game of odds.
I cannot think of a recent scenario where a police sniper hit their intended target and the bullet passed through and hit an innocent. We are VERY grateful for the work the ASA has been doing to educate American law enforcement snipers, and to move the community to a better suited sniper round. We are absolutely behind the movement, support the movement, and are in the process of making changes locally for our team.
Another consideration is the ability of the ballistic tip rounds to penetrate barriers. During our studies, only RUAG had a round that remained consistent in soft gel and after penetrating barriers. We have pictures!
Finally, the A-Max, and other ballistic tipped. Hence, another reason that Commanders may simply choose to stay with the cheaper and F. I use Hornady SST ballistic tip ammunition to hunt deer, and still have punch through issues. Even then the bullet was found between the muscle and hide on the other side — almost all the way through.
Ryan is right, Match King is a great round for getting to the target with sub MOA accuracy, however, we Police Snipers need bullets that have an effect after impact. Agreed Chris, and thanks for posting. The one benefit of RUAG is that they offer a steel penetrator round and boast same point of impact despite different round type. We were shocked at the almost imperceivable lack of deviation with RUAG rounds being fired through glass, even at angles up to 45 degrees.
Definitely something to look into. Sorry to resurrect and old post, but what are you guys currently using? The RUAG round is actually one of the rounds ASA has approved during their performance testing, but it is not their first choice because it is more expensive than Hornady, and Swiss made.
We shot through plywood, drywall, and glass with very accurate results. We used a known target behind the barriers so the snipers could gauge their aiming point on the partially blocked target. Finally, we shot through glass at angles up to 45 degrees, and were amazed to find accuracy good enough to justify a shot. Using these I hope to get a Good Yd Zero.
Has anyone Used the gr. After that the. As an all around work horse for sniping that works great for both Law Enforcement and military sniping, the. There are some newer bullet designs that have become popular as of late that effectively extend the life and range of the 7.
The heavier weight and newer designed gr Sierra Matchking with better designed boatail shape has helped the perform better past yards where transonic velocities had proved problematic. The US military has adopted the MLR as their standardized sniping round which uses this excellent bullet. Another trend has been to moving to lighter high BC bullets such as the new Sierra Matchking VLD gr bullet and the Lapua gr Scenar, and launching them fairly rapidly, up around fps.
This has proved to be a successful combination with competitive Palma shooters and can prove effective for sniping use as well. Recommendation: The. If you are a Law Enforcement sharpshooter, keep in mind the penetrating power of the.
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