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Originally Posted by Chock
Just to correct a minor omission on this topic, while it is true that the AK-74 has a comparable round to the NATO 5.56 (being 5.45), the AK-47 in it's original form is very much more deadly with its 7.62 round. These rounds (more by accident than design) tumble upon penetration and create a massive wound channel with horrendous shock damage, which can indeed be fatal simply from shock in many cases, let alone the trauma and blood loss...
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This is also a myth in more ways than one.
1. The AK-47 round in ballistics data enters and exits with nothing more than a small pistol round exit wound. It will tumble, producing mostly a temporary cavity. It will almost always enter and exit, never lodging in the body. It has much less damage than it's NATO 5.56 counterpart. It however is better able to penetrate cynderblock commonly found in Iraq due to it's higher weight than it's NATO counterpart.
Here is it's ballistic profile:
If you notice, the tissue disruption is minimal. Temporary cavity does not cause permanent damage, so it is an excellent wounder, instead of being a killer. This makes it an excellent close range battlefield weapon in that regard since you take both the wounded soldier and a medic off the battlefield instead of only killing and removing the soldier in question.
The AK-47 does have some major drawbacks however. It was built to be relible in any environment, so it's tolerances were purposely designed loose. This translates into poor accuracy at any range, and an act in frustration at any range beyond 100 meters. The bullet is also heavy, suffering from major bullet drop at 100 meters and beyond as well. The sights are too close together, further hampering aiming at range.
The good news - The bullet is so likely to wound vs. kill, if some crazy criminal gets one and shoots up everyone in his path, you are very likely to survive. Last statistics showed a survival rate against an AK-47 at nearly 78%. Change that to a shotgun loaded with buckshot and your survival rate drops below 30%. But you can't ban the shotgun because its used for hunting - go figure.
2. No one dies from shock like this - ever. THat is a fallacy created by Sanow for GUns Magazine. Him and his BS to sell magazines. Complete fallacy on knock down power (Laws of physics says that if a bullet could knock down an assailent, it would also knock down the shooter who sent that bullet flying) and shock and other BS. Even after his database was proven a fake and didn't really exist, people still read his crap and beleived it. I guess there are people in this world that will believe anything. The FBI and how they tore into Sanow's BS is entertaining to read though. A simple math teacher can prove this guy wrong.
With your heart removed from your body, you can live for up to 20 seconds. A mortally wounded person can continue to fight unhindered for an exceptional amount of time as well. Sanow played on Hollywoods idea that if you get shot, you go down, so everyone beleived him. This is not real life and it's all a fake however. SOme people will stop at the idea that they have been shot according Fackler, since that is how they perceive in their minds that they should act, but this does not stop the determined assailent ever. It is not shock they are experiencing, it is their own mind telling them they should react this way because they've seen it in so many movies.
Bascially - don't believe one word that Sanow says - more cops have been killed over his data than one could count. His recommendation of 115 gr 9mm for example - a pathetic round that can't even kill some people when cops are trying to save their own life.
If you want to read up on how this BS is a fake, let me know.
-S