Recent content by Balrog

For trade value at a shop or sell to an individual?

It’s a 308

I have a Savage Model 10, 308 Winchester, 18 or 20” heavy barrel, digital camo accustock, accutrigger. It’s about 10 years old, shot very little, and basically in 100% condition. What is the trade value?

If you want one, I would buy it as soon as they come out, because they won't be in the catalog for long.

I don’t think they are equivalent. My question is at what point does the difference become significant.

I am not planning anything, and don't see there was a need for the accusation. I was asking about the terminal ballistics of 2 cartridges specifically at shorter ranges than are generally discussed for rifle cartridges. If this is an inappropriate topic, I am happy for a moderator to delete...

Bad guys, ie, people shooting at me. Its an unlikely scenario, but not an impossible scenario.

yes the intent of my question would be that the adversary is not wearing body armor. They also do not have access to a Bradley fighting vehicle.

Ruger Mini thirty would be about 3 pounds lighter than a M1A.

The tests I have seen show less than 10" penetration in gel.

No opposition to the rounds that could defeat your barrier test. I generally am going to want to should a couple hundred rounds of a particular ammo through a gun before I decide if its reliable. That could get costly with the ammo you mention, I would think, and that ammo can be hard to...

The majority of the rounds in the test that penetrate enough don't hardly expand. In my mind, its not worth the risk of getting a jam.

The problem with 380 hollow points is that if they expand, they usually don't penetrate enough. I prefer penetration to expansion. I agree with other that the XTP is one of the better hollow point designs for 380. It doesn't expand much though. I generally carry FMJ in 380. I want plenty of...

Property defense.

No doubt 7.62 NATO is superior to x39. That is not what I was asking. The question is, how much difference will it make at 100 or 150 yds. I was trying to be very specific with the question so the thread wouldnt go off on a tangent. To phrase a little more clearly, if you knew that you would...