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Posted: 6/13/2008 8:43:10 PM EDT
| Maybe i'm simple, but how do these things work? |
You don't want to be at the sides, to say the least. I was punching some ASTM A500 square tubing to make hanging targets. It was 8x8 with 3/8" wall thickness. Used 68 grain HPBTs from my AR, doing about 2900 FPS. Punched it fine but a small jacket frag caught my buddy in the hand, drawing blood. It was shot from about 10 feet and my buddy was standing right at my side. |
the shape of the compensator makes me think they intend on you placing the rifle against the re bar point blank. |
There will be frags. Use proper protective equipment. The frags backsplattering will be small. The stuff coming out front will not. |
I'd love to have one! We own a ready-mix concrete plant and sell rebar along with other supplies. It would be funny if someone came in and said they needed a few pieces of rebar cut and I the AR out and "cut" them to size. |
Would you rather carry that or a saw/cutting torch? When placing holes in reinforced concrete, some of the rebar may be left. Easier and quicker to cut it with something like this then to use a saw, cut it with a torch, or place another charge. |
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If you have a good breacher you will never need one of these. It would take more time to cut through the remaining rebar than to go through another door/window/hole. IMO they already know you are there after the bang. No since in sitting around to cut the rebar. |
Good point. Unless the enemy in that particular structure are deaf... 
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