Re: Marksmanship

	Howdy!

On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Roger Books wrote:

> I believe (back to those old NRA mags) that an M16 was basicly
unusable
> for hunting at ranges beyond 100 meters.  Seems the bullet tumbles
after
> about 100 meters so hitting anything beyond that range is sheer
> luck.  (Well, they were testing a non-auto version of the M16, AR15?).
 
> I wonder what the Pentagon claims for ranges on an M16.

	I believe that was the 1 in 12 inch twist on the old '16s.  The
A2
has a 1 in 7 twist, which over-stabilizes the bullet.  It is more
accurate
and longer ranged, but it has a decreased wounding potential.

	Ken