Fresnel
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- Posted: Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:02:08 +0000
rev117
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FNP 90 and 5-7 are both legal in America, provided one has the proper permits, which say if you have more than a parking ticket you cant own one.
Buy your own ammo, or better yet make it.
.22 isn't reliable at range.
And .22 isn't more reliable. I've shot both. And the short 7mm of the FNP90 is much more reliable at mid-range shooting. Which truly is the range which you will find yourself engaged in.
Again, not legal in most countries.
How do you know you'll be at home or able to get home when Z day comes? What if you run out? You won't have enough supplies to make ammo forever.
You don't need range. Beyond 50m range would be handy but not necessary. The main advantage is the likelyhood of finding ammo.
The second advantage is the lack of weight to the ammunition.
I wouldn't bother with a large caliber if I could run around with 10 times as much .22 ammo at the same weight.
It isn't a large calibre. its smaller than a 9mm lol. And 50m is the bread and butter of a tank crewman's personal defense gun, which the FNP90 was originally created for.
Secondly, my entire plan is ruined if i cant get home. But my truck'll get me home.
The "likelyhood of finding ammo" is meaningless, and yes i can make ammo forever. Such a small round as the FNP90 and 5-7 doesn't use much lead or brass. You can use your .22, and chance a miss at longer than 150 yards. I'll hold my FNP90, and rock the s**t out of 'em when they get close. 17 rounds per second is enough to buy me enough time to get away. Plus Im incredibly accurate with.
And i have my AUG should long-range be necessary. I'm prepared.
Whoa, you actually plan on MAKING your own bullets from scrap? You'd have to pick up ALL your old brass that you used, while avoiding the zombies you were using it on, and you'd have to make your own smokeless powder, and cast your own bullets. Even if you COULD do all that, that's too much work to do while trying to survive. I'd rather nab a box of 550 .22 rounds from Wal-Mart. And so what if it's not reliable at a range? If the zombie's more than about 100 yards away, I plan on running anyway.
It's a large caliber when compared to the .22 "smallbore". Only the .22 and .17 are common smallbore rounds. Anything else is "large bore".
Of course, I have had many misfires with .22s, moreso than with any other round. The hammer goes down and it just goes click, because the primer was badly packed inside the round, but on a bolt rifle, it's easy enough to clear.