Which round shot by a rifle had the most devastating effect during WW2?

I was think more on the lines of penetrating power, accuracy, which could reach out the farthest and hit the target. Which round was the best all around? 30 06? .303? 7.62x54R?
 
The British Mk.7 bullet was noted for its very damaging effects when hitting flesh, the bullet was very light in the tip and tail heavy. When it hit flesh the bullet would yaw sideways doing far more damage than a normal full jacketed military bullet. If I remember correctly the Germans complained that it violated the Geneva Convention but the Mk.7 bullet did not have exposed lead at the tip and was kept in use.

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bigedp51 said:
The British Mk.7 bullet was noted for its very damaging effects when hitting flesh, the bullet was very light in the tip and tail heavy. When it hit flesh the bullet would yaw sideways doing far more damage than a normal full jacketed military bullet. If I remember correctly the Germans complained that it violated the Geneva Convention but the Mk.7 bullet did not have exposed lead at the tip and was kept in use.

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Probably this.
 
points said:
The one that hit the target.
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You beat me to it!!!

And like others have said, the British .303 round was no slouch!!

One day while bored my brother and I hung up a 1/4 steel plate at the range. We shot it from around 220 yards with my mildly loaded .303 handloads. They were fired out of a no1 and a no4

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Notice there are several that didn't go through. Those are 13 grain red dot cast Harris loads. Either way I wouldn't want to be on the wrong end of a .303 or any milsurp!!
 
>303 Br. Military Rounds - Penetration

In the classic "Man Eaters od Tsavo" a true account of pre WWI railroad building in Africa, the author relates to using a .303 Br round to punch thru the web of the steel rails! :cool: He found that it was superior to hand drilling the steel.
 
Sly Old Fox said:
In the classic "Man Eaters od Tsavo" a true account of pre WWI railroad building in Africa, the author relates to using a .303 Br round to punch thru the web of the steel rails! :cool: He found that it was superior to hand drilling the steel.
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Once knew a guy who punched a hole in his concrete basement wall, for a pipe, that way. :)

Grizz
 
I saw a you tube vid of some Americans in Afghanistan. The Americans encountered what they said was a "sniper" {read, slow deliberate fire} from what I'd say was 1200 yards or better. This "sniper" was using a No4Mk1 with ball ammo when the call for corpsman came out. One of the American kids caught the round through the triceps area on his left arm {lucky it missed bone and artery} they, including the wounded kid were laughing about it as the corpsman was wrapping him up.

Lucky shot on the part of the Afgan Taliban? Maybe, it took him 4 or 5 rounds to zero in the Yanks... all the while under fire from a "SAW" {damn thing couldn't hit the broad side and the Afgan knew it!}

The Americans eventually called in an air strike if you can believe that ( for 1 guy, with an antiquated rifle and 60 year old ammo) and they couldn't even get that right. The air strike hit a small group of houses in what looked like the next village.

Anyhow, the wound was small with no tumbling backside blowout. Straight through and through. I'll bet the kid was asking for pain meds the next day though! Laugh2
 
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