They may have been propoganda photos.
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It would be interesting to compare them in a shoot out.
I don't know the figures for the 7.92
Various tricks have been used to increase the probability of a bullet tumbling; the British .303 Mk VII bullet had a lightweight tip filler with the weight concentrated towards the rear of the bullet, and the current Russian 5.45mm rifle bullet has a hollow tip.
It is noteworthy that the commercial loadings will perform at up to 400 fps lower impact velocity than some of the reloading brand bullets, which translates into extended effective lethal range. Here too, we see a trend which explains the effectiveness of many an "obsolete" cartridge whose kinetic energy figures simply pale in comparison to many high powered rounds of today. With a bullet matched in its metallurgical characteristics to the velocity of the rifle (or handgun), performance equivalent or even surpassing that of chamberings of greater theoretical power could be achieved. This is because, as alluded to earlier, an instantaneous kill through massive trauma is not more effective than a kill which drops the animal inside 50 to 100 yds; a level of lethality which can be achieved rather easily with far greater penetration. The X-Bullet is being touted as a phenomenal slayer of game, yet it is clear from the penetration (fully 33 % greater than most conventional designs) and the narrow profile of recovered bullets that the wound channel is of more modest dimensions than that produced by many bullets (see actual test results hereafter). Similar observations have been made of the long heavy bullets used in low-velocity loadings of the .303 British, .30-40 Krag, 6.5 x 54 mm (aka .256) Mannlicher-Schoenauer and 7 x 57 mm Mauser from the turn of the century. These cartridges, considered "underpowered" by contemprary standards, were considered phenomenal slayers of very large game, including the largest species of African antelope, elk, moose, and even grizzlies.
Lee Enfield Mk 5 carbine
schwarzpanzer said:It would be interesting to compare them in a shoot out.
The Mauser's recoil is straight back.
In a wind tunnel the Mauser wins, otherwise the Mosin-Nagant, SMLE and Kar98k draw.