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Originally posted by Bozos of Bones:
A 10mm pistol more powerful than a 5.56(or even 7.62) bullet? No... How can it be!?
If I play a game in which the assault rifle or SMG is more powerful round for round than the pistol(not counting peashooters), I'll say the game outright sucks.
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To echo Sever, is that sarcasm?
Assault rifles, round for round,
are more powerful than pistols. Just because the caliber is bigger doesn't mean that the round is more powerful.
Pistol ammo is shorter, and thus contains less powder than rifle rounds. Even .223 (5.56mm) assault rifles have much more power than a 10mm pistol. Compound this with the shorter barrel (the longer the barrel, the longer the projectile is accelerated, and the faster the bullet is), and the pistol has
much less muzzle energy than the rifle.
5.56mm rifle rounds
some popular pistol rounds
left to right, 9mm luger, 7.62mm tokarev, .357 sig, 10mm auto, .40 s&w, .45 gap, .50AE (desert eagle)
5.56 mm NATO, 10mm auto
(5.56 × 45 mm)
wt: 3.95–5.18 g, 10-13g
muzzle velocity: 772–930 m/s, 366-408m/s
muzzle energy: 1,700–1,830 J, 861-943 J
The 10mm auto, btw, is one of the most powerful handguns in existence, barring exotics like the .44magnum and .50AE.
[ 09-24-2006, 01:49 PM: Message edited by: Sir Krustin ]