Zaelaa@lemmy.zip to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that target shooting could be causing brain injuries. Scientists are worried about this. www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square86linkfedilinkarrow-up1280arrow-down115
arrow-up1265arrow-down1external-linkTIL that target shooting could be causing brain injuries. Scientists are worried about this. www.nytimes.comZaelaa@lemmy.zip to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square86linkfedilink
minus-squarermrf@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoA 50ae from a desert eagle doesn’t get anywhere close to that of a 50bmg. It’s about 15% of the energy, if even, which is about the same as typical infantry rifles. Caliber is probably is among the worst metrics for determining energy honestly
minus-squareDookieman12@piefed.socialBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoCame here to say this. .50 AE and .50 BMG are worlds apart. Hell, even the difference between .45 ACP and .45-70 is pretty big.
A 50ae from a desert eagle doesn’t get anywhere close to that of a 50bmg. It’s about 15% of the energy, if even, which is about the same as typical infantry rifles.
Caliber is probably is among the worst metrics for determining energy honestly
Came here to say this.
.50 AE and .50 BMG are worlds apart. Hell, even the difference between .45 ACP and .45-70 is pretty big.