[CRogers]

Ok...let's see...politically correct...Hmmmmm.
If Shit Hit The Fan and a roving band of average human size rabid Chimpanzee's (anti-gun F...never mind) that needed to be put down were to try and take over the world and we were hypothetically given permission by the anti-gun Fu...never mind (PC), what Commercial SSA Ammo would you use to stop them and restore peace to the human (excluding the anti...never mind) population?
Damn, that's one hell of a run-on sentence. Ha!

 

[marinesg1012]

OTM or TSX.. depends of if you think they will be driving cars or not

 

[CRogers]

Which one between the two penetrates barriers better and which one does better on, ummm...rabid chimps that aren't behind cover?

 

[marinesg1012]

the TSX is the best barrier peneterator... the OTm is the best against soft targets not behind cover... the accubond or the pro hunter may be good choices as well...

the ammo section has all of the gel test data there.....

 

[CRogers]

Yah...I saw the gel data but I don't really know what to make of it. That's why I just wanted a simple answer to what would kill rabid chimps the best. From what I've read the TSX seems to be the favorite. What would be the advantage of using the Accubond ballistic tips?

 

[marinesg1012]

the accubonds are bonded (I think) so they would hold up through a barrier and still perfrom on soft tissue....

if you wanted to stock up then go with the pro hunters or the OTM's and have a mag or two of the TSX's incase you need to shoot through something....

 

[constructor]

MOST non armor wearing rabid chimps would be thin so IMO you would want a bullet that upsets the quickest in the bare gel test. I have seen a 90gr TNT 2900fps liquify a deer's insides at 80yds, the pro-hunters work well on deer too. The 85 TSX at very high velocities expand quick by Docs gel photos yet they retain their weight so they penetrate well also just in case you run across a fat rabid chimp.
I chose the 85TSX because I can drive them at 3200fps and the 1/2" plate did not stop them.
For barrier busters the 115 fmj has enough weight it could penetrate well.

 

[CRogers]

Perfect! Thanks for the info! Now I can plan my Ultimate Strategic Multiple Chimp Defense...(U.S.M.C.D.)....haha!
EVERYONE should have a U.S.M.C.D...let's hear 'em.
Thanks Marine & Constructor!

 

[rcrandall]

Even at reduced velocities those little 85gr TSX's expand well. I fired one into a jug with newspaper and water with a chronograph set up about two feet in front of the target, I was 15 feet from the chronograph. Weapon had a 8.5" barrel and the round chrono'd at 2672 and penetrated all the way through the first jug and halfway into the second (about 18 inches). The bullet retained 100% of it's weight and expanded to .55 caliber.

 

[CRogers]

So...if you only had one magazine left, didn't know what kind of situation you'd be in, and it happened to be loaded with your ONE favorite most versatile CDR's (Chimp Defense Rounds)...what would be in that magazine? Commercial SSA...no home made nuclear tipped incendiary ferry dusted rounds.

 

[marinesg1012]

in my BOB I carry full mags of the OTM round, I have boxes of misc ammo in my truck for whatever may come about like Vmax's for varmints, pro hunters for deer season, TSX's just becuase.... I dont feel undergunned with any of the 6.8 loads....

 

[paulosantos]

Pretty much any 6.8SPC round is good enough to get the job done. That is the nice thing about the 6.8SPC compared to the 5.56. Most 6.8SPC ammo meets the 12" minimum requirement, even the Speer 90 Gr. TNT.

 

[rcrandall]

I carry the 115gr OTM's and a few mags of the 85 grain TSX's just in case I need to get through barriers. If I could only use one 6.8 round it would be the OTM, at least for what is available now.

 

[CRogers]

Well that's good to hear because 115 gr OTM is all I have right now. Looks like I need to start stocking up on 85 gr TSX's now. Would my SAMMI Bushmaster handle the 85 gr. TSX's as it is now? I want to eventually get it reamed but right now I have other things that I want to do to my rifle. Paulo, are you still offering to do the ream job if the upper is shipped to you? Thanks guys!

 

[paulosantos]

Paulo, are you still offering to do the ream job if the upper is shipped to you? Thanks guys!

That slows things down. It is actually moving pretty fast now that we have two reamers going out.

 

[CRogers]

That slows things down. It is actually moving pretty fast now that we have two reamers going out.

What all do I need to do it myself? I don't have a work bench with vice clamp or anything. I assume you can't just hold it between your legs while you crank on this thing. I'm a patient man and it may be cheaper for me if I sent my upper out. I can't go out and buy a table, vice, etc right now. We (my wife, 3 yr old daughter, and I) are going to Costa Rica in July for my baby girls Stem Cell Transplants (for her brain injury) so my gun account is very small right now! Will the 85 gr TXS go through a SAMMI rifle without damaging it?

P.S. You can see my daughters INCREDIBLE story @ www.Makenziesmiracle.blogspot.com

 

[BillBond]

It is very simple and easy to do it yourself.

All you need is some oil, nothing else but the reamer.

 

[paulosantos]

What all do I need to do it myself? I don't have a work bench with vice clamp or anything. I assume you can't just hold it between your legs while you crank on this thing. I'm a patient man and it may be cheaper for me if I sent my upper out. I can't go out and buy a table, vice, etc right now. We (my wife, 3 yr old daughter, and I) are going to Costa Rica in July for my baby girls Stem Cell Transplants (for her brain injury) so my gun account is very small right now! Will the 85 gr TXS go through a SAMMI rifle without damaging it?

P.S. You can see my daughters INCREDIBLE story @ www.Makenziesmiracle.blogspot.com

WOW. She is an amazing girl.

 

[CRogers]

Thank you...that means more to me than you know!

 

[6.8Vol]

She sure looks like a bundle of joy. I hope everything works out for you.