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Yep, and shoot'n stuff is FUN!
What was not mentioned is the 5.56 round that made my new holes came from a 10.5" barrel, and would have been traveling faster from a 20" A1/A2 rifle, so either way 5.56 has more than enough ass to do the job!
Yes, he WAS there, kept putting his shades back on although we never saw him take them off, then his horrible acting made Taco the Dog barf up her hamburgers and raccoon...
A 5.56 bullet is a little loose in the entrance hole but the case neck will not fit, so 5.56 it is! The bullet was likely a ball round and flattened a bit before exit, that would explain the fairly large exit hole, that and the thickness of the steel. I will try to save the wounded stake pocket...
Oh yes, a 5.56 would have more than enough poop to go through four layers of sheet metal. I put a 1/2" crater in a 4" thick piece of steel with a SS109 round, that is way more than sheet metal...
I was stripping down my M101A2 for my camper project and got the front and right side off OK, but ran into trouble getting the left side off, the stake in the middle pocket was stuck. When I looked closely I found a hole on the outside of the stake pocket, when I looked even closer I discovered...