Kawtech87 I could not have said it better. In there hay day they were state of the art. The 30-30 was state of the art then and it is still deadlier than the 223 that we use today.
Kawtech87 I could not have said it better. In there hay day they were state of the art. The 30-30 was state of the art then and it is still deadlier than the 223 that we use today.
I guess I dont get the joke. 30-30 will kill anything a 5.56mm will. 30-30 just doesnt have the range that 5.56mm does. But out to about 150-200 yrds with Hornady Leverloution ammo its a hell of a medium game round. .223 is a much better Varmint round and will go farther and is more acurate at distance. But I wont say one is more deadly than the other, I think for thier intended purposes both are highly effective.
Has to do with the power of the 30-30, and the lack of ability of the 5.56....
Care to elaborate?
What are you trying to do with a 5.56 that it will not do? Moose hunting?
Or are you trying to kill Yeager's ego?
The 30-30 has more energy than a 5.56. This translates to being more "effective" at a distance, since at 400 yards - it still has more energy.
It does fall out of the sky like a softball, and the 5.56 has that on it - but claiming that the 5.56 is more effective at a distance is something I do not understand.
But will 30-30 still be on target at 400 yds? Doubtfull Im not saying its impossible and yes a bigger heavier bullet will have more kinetic energy to spare but in my experiance 30-30 with flat nose ammo drops like a stone after about 150yds. Hornady ammo solves this problem though and Ive heard tails of 300+ yd shots with 30-30 thanks to leverevolution ammo.
Also I never said 5.56 is more "effective" at distance I said it is more accurate.
Meh, true accuracy generally takes into account bullet drop. If a round drops like a brick, but holds a consistent group - it is accurate. This means a shooter has to calculate more drop - but that is the duty of the rifleman, and does not make the bullet "less accurate".
Also take into account - lighter rounds generally get drifted more by wind.
It really is an apples to oranges comparison, but has been discussed in depth on a few hunting forums - as both rounds are common deer calibers in other states (just not IN).