Question on military rifles?

February 17th, 2010 by eranio

Which makes a louder report up close and at a distance? An M4/M16/M249 in 5.56X45 or an AK-47 in 7.62X39?

Assuming the 5.56×45 has a higher chamber pressure and muzzle velocity than the 7.62X39?

Posted in Military Rifles

4 Responses

  1. WRG

    M4… Shorter barrel.

  2. Dutch

    i swear you have asked this question 400 times

  3. AL G

    Having never stood there with a decibel meter I have no idea
    They both go BANG!

  4. Respect My Authoritah!

    ……………………You have a real facination with guns and ammo……..

    IT’S PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    …………………. ……. ……..,-"""¯""-,
    ………………………… ….,~"……….\
    ………………………… ,~"…………,..\
    ………………………,-" ……………..|..|
    ……………………,-"… ……………..|..|
    …………………,-"…… ……………..|..|
    ……………….,-"…….. ……………./..|
    ………………/……….. ……………’…|
    ……………../………… ………………|
    ……………./…………. ……….,„_„…|
    ……………/………….. …….,-,-~-,-~’,
    …………../…………… ….,-" ( . . o)_º)
    …………./……………. …/ . . ."-~" . . ¯¯¯¯¯""~-,
    …………|…………….. …| . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,-~"~,
    …………|…………….. …| . . . . . . . . . . . . . /:::::::\
    …………|…………….. …| . . . . . . . . . . . . . |::::::::l
    …………|…………….. …\ . . . ._ . . . . . . . . "-,„„„-"
    ………….|……………. …."-, . .(.."~,————~"
    ………….|._………….. ……"~,.."~-’— ,……….. …….,–~~-,
    ……….,~" . ¯"~,……………….¯"~~-", -\………….,-"-,"~, . ."-,
    …….,-"….,~",-~"\…..-’. ,„„„………………"-,….. …..| . . "-, "-, . |
    ……..\,,-",~"……/…..,- " . ."-,…………..’-,."-,….. …) . . . ."-,,-"
    ……….’-,……..(,–,.,-" . . . . |……………."-,"-,,("-~"- ,""~~~"
    ………….¯"""¯,-", .), . . . . ,-"………………."-,\,.". .,-"
    ……………….’-, .".,"-,_„„~"……………… ……"."-,"
    …………………."~"-,.\, …,–~~~-,………………, ~’,
    ……………………….¯" ~/ . . . . . .)……………,"-~’,
    ………………………… ./ . . . . . . |–„„„„„„–,~""¯ .¯.)
    ……………………….,- " . . . . . .,-"………/ . . . . . . , .)
    ………………………( . . . . . ,. . , ")……"-, . . . . .) ,’-"
    ……………………….." ~-,„_ . .)_,|-"……..

Leave a Comment

Please note: Comment moderation is enabled and may delay your comment. There is no need to resubmit your comment.