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1 kwi 2023 · Let’s take a look at the primary small arms cartridges for the two sides: America’s 5.56 NATO and the Soviet Union’s 5.45x39 mm. Just as the U.S. Army downsized from the .30-’06 Sprg. to the 7.62...
17 lis 2023 · From a 16-inch barrel, a standard 5.45x39mm bullet (53-57 grains) travels at about 2,900 FPS. This increase in velocity bumped the effective firing range of the AK-74 to 500 meters, a 150-meter...
The 5.56×45mm NATO (official NATO nomenclature 5.56 NATO, commonly pronounced FYV-fyv-six) is a rimless bottlenecked centerfire intermediate cartridge family developed in the late 1970s in Belgium by FN Herstal. [5] . It consists of the SS109, L110, and SS111 cartridges.
Od 1997 roku nabój 5,56 mm NATO znajduje się na uzbrojeniu Sił Zbrojnych Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, zastępując jako amunicja podstawowa dotychczasowy nabój 7,62 × 39 mm wz. 43.
Depending on what load your using, 5.45 can have a better ballistic trajectory to ~400m, but much better precision (~700m) loads for 5.56 exist. 5.56 has a more ample selection of excellent soft-tissue wounding rounds, though crucially one of it's best rounds in this category is also good at penetrating barriers - though 5.45 has some excellent ...
Service rifle cartridges loaded with projectiles: (Left to right) 7.62×54mmR, 7.62×51mm NATO, 7.62×39mm, 5.56×45mm NATO, 5.45×39mm. The 5.45×39mm cartridge was developed in the early 1970s by a group of Soviet designers and engineers under the direction of M. Sabelnikov.
22 paź 2005 · The 5.56 fires a slightly larger caliber bullet (.22cal) versus the 5.45 which is .21caliber (I believe). Does the air cavity and longer bullet make the 5.45 more effective? I guess it all depends on the type of bullet/load you have in the 5.56.
