2007-06-16 22:46:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Too big and powerful.
A common method for understanding the actual power of a cartridge is by comparing muzzle energies. The Springfield .30-06, the standard caliber for American soldiers in World War II and a popular caliber amongst American hunters, can produce muzzle energies between 2000 and 3000 foot pounds of energy. A .50 BMG round can produce between 10,000 and 13,000 foot pounds or more, depending on its powder and bullet type, as well as the rifle it was fired from. Due to the high ballistic coefficient of the bullet, the .50 BMG's trajectory also suffers less "drift" from cross-winds than smaller and lighter calibers.
Actually not much will stop a .50 BMG. It can penetrate engine blocks, brick and concrete walls, and "bullet proof" glass.
2007-06-16 22:53:08 · answer #1 · answered by David M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a .50 BMG can go through a 1/4 inch steel plate; 27 layers of Kevlar won't do much to stop one and even if it did, the impact would be enough to crush organs inside the human body.
Police issue vests are rated for pistol ammunition and some shotgun ammunition, but not rifle ammunition.
2007-06-16 22:54:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because of the velocity of these rounds and the energy it imparts. Even if the bullet did NOT go through the vest, the blunt trauma of a hit to the chest could very well kill the person.
2007-06-17 00:43:11 · answer #3 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A cops vest can't stop much of anything at 50 feet!
2007-06-16 22:52:00 · answer #4 · answered by cantcu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If a fat girl falls in the forest do the trees laugh? Does your question really have a point or are you just trying to act like "Billy Bad A**"
2007-06-17 00:29:36 · answer #5 · answered by Michael N 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why? You going to saw one off and put it on a sling under your trench coat?
Simple physics will explain it if you just spend some of your valubale computer time to look it up.
Or look at David's damn good answer. He seemed to do your home work for you.
2007-06-17 16:30:30 · answer #6 · answered by shdwkat2099 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me - i will take my opportunities at one million,000 yards. with the aid of fact I even have seen lots of the interior sight lugnuts happen at our municipal 3 hundred backyard variety with a 50bmg conversing each and all of the tacticool communicate - and that they cant hit squat. merely with the aid of fact a rifle if able to firing to one million,000 yards would not advise the owner can.
2016-12-13 05:12:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because a 50.cal BMG is very powerful
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSOUWtd-mec
2007-06-16 22:57:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why shoot a sparrow with a cannon?
2007-06-16 23:01:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
because your mother is too ugly to get a date
2007-06-16 23:00:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋