Standard M193 with a 20″ barrel vs AR500 armor at 15 yards.
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M193 vs AR500 Armor @ 15 Yards – 20″ barrel
I smack my AR500 target plates with m193 and M855 all day.
Never leaves a mark.
…but that's from my 16"
Maybe I should buy a 20" 🤔
When the time comes. You'll be frail.
This never ceases to impress me, as 556 ball on 1" of steel with AR-500 hardness is a complete no-sell. M193? Might has well been wearing wet paper.
Still, I was under the impression that AR-500 was a commercial name for a specific blend of steel, with a given surface / inner hardness? And therefore AR-500 by itself can't be rated for anything, it's just, well… the material. I assume that's a level III plate with AR-500 + a liner, how thick was the steel itself?
(I'm not saying a level IV steel plate is practical in any way, I just want to draw comparison with the steel targets I have at home)
EDIT: I also wonder how angling would impact penetration, as it's still a very small and light bullet (all things considered). It could be fun to see what happens when a bullet hits some sort of 3D honeycomb with no front-facing flat surface (besides the obvious spalling extravaganza)…
The 20” is choice 🤌
Ar500 isn't meant to stop 5.56, it's for slower velocity rifle rounds like 7.62×39 and 7.62×51 many times
That's why you run 3+ MINIMUM
Damn this means I'm lethal to myself. Who would've guessed.
The watercan spoke volumes .
M193 out of 20" for win. Breaks at canlicure in things and goes threw things. Not "best" at anything but underestimate at own peril.
k=mv²
Never underestimate theses tiny little pills going at 3000 feet per second.
20" chads stay winning.
They're definitely banking on people having a 16 inch barrel.
That said Ive been thinking of a new upper build. Probably gonna start with a gunner profile 18 or 20 lol
Karl talks way too much in his videos
I strongly prefer the KP15 polymer lower to traditional aluminum, it feels more sturdy somehow. 🙂
RIP.
“Are those level IV plates?”
Cover and concealment. Fire and maneuver. I'm up, he sees me, im down. That's how you avoid this. Also, how well does it penetrate at distance? Say 50 yards? And no, im not saying steel armor is great. Just that tactics are more important to living than what gear you have.
20 inch barrel supremacy
Speed kills
But lead can't penetrate steel. That's like if aluminum penetrated steel on 9/11. Tannerite can't melt steel plates!