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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1072613" data-attributes="member: 14668">Which one of these is really the &quot;high powered assault rifle&quot;?Both of them are semi-automatic, meaning they fire one round every time the trigger is pulled. Both of them have detachable magazines. Both of them fire a cartridge that was originally developed for military use. Both of them are capable of penetrating conventional level IIIA body armor. However...Only one of them is powerful enough to hunt deer and elk with, the other is not. One of them has an effective range out to almost 1000 meters, the other does not. One of them generates over 3000 foot-pounds of ballistic energy at the muzzle, the other generates barely half of that amount.Which one would you rather get shot with? Which one is truly the &quot;high powered assault&quot; rifle?[ATTACH=full]8113[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]8114[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1072613, member: 14668"] Which one of these is [I]really[/I] the "high powered assault rifle"? [I]Both[/I] of them are semi-automatic, meaning they fire one round every time the trigger is pulled. Both of them have detachable magazines. [I]Both[/I] of them fire a cartridge that was originally developed for military use. [I]Both[/I] of them are capable of penetrating conventional level IIIA body armor. However... Only [I]one[/I] of them is powerful enough to hunt deer and elk with, the other is not. [I]One[/I] of them has an effective range out to almost 1000 meters, the other does not. [I]One[/I] of them generates over 3000 foot-pounds of ballistic energy at the muzzle, the other generates [I]barely half[/I] of that amount. Which one would [I]you[/I] rather get shot with? Which one is [I]truly[/I] the "high powered assault" rifle? [ATTACH=full]8113[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]8114[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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