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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow" data-source="post: 1218625" data-attributes="member: 7123"><p>Yeah, exactly. So the answer is no - nothing in that general family of .45-50 cal, fit-in-.223-magwell, short-range magnum-buttstomper rounds will have off the shelf ammo at Academy, if that's what you mean. But I think they do have their place, as a heavy-but-soft-barrier penetrator**, or maybe a walking-hunting pig gun - very limited place however, other than cool factor. Of those, I like the .50 Beo the best of that general category of round.</p><p></p><p>As for the getting-sumpin-more-mainstream idea, don't forget to add the .243 Win and .260 Rem AR10 types to the .308 AR10 types, for your consideration, to add to what Jeff suggested. .338 Federal as well. And 7.62x39. </p><p></p><p>6.5 Grendel ain't *quite* an off-the-shelf round yet, is it? It's close, but I've seen 6.8 lyin around local stores, but don't remember seeing 6.5 grendel yet.</p><p></p><p>**small and fast penetrates thin hard barriers better, but big and slow penetrates a large quantity of softish barrier better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow, post: 1218625, member: 7123"] Yeah, exactly. So the answer is no - nothing in that general family of .45-50 cal, fit-in-.223-magwell, short-range magnum-buttstomper rounds will have off the shelf ammo at Academy, if that's what you mean. But I think they do have their place, as a heavy-but-soft-barrier penetrator**, or maybe a walking-hunting pig gun - very limited place however, other than cool factor. Of those, I like the .50 Beo the best of that general category of round. As for the getting-sumpin-more-mainstream idea, don't forget to add the .243 Win and .260 Rem AR10 types to the .308 AR10 types, for your consideration, to add to what Jeff suggested. .338 Federal as well. And 7.62x39. 6.5 Grendel ain't *quite* an off-the-shelf round yet, is it? It's close, but I've seen 6.8 lyin around local stores, but don't remember seeing 6.5 grendel yet. **small and fast penetrates thin hard barriers better, but big and slow penetrates a large quantity of softish barrier better. [/QUOTE]
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