223 Softpoints do a better job than 308 ball,with poor hits
because the 223's blow 1" diameter holes in buttock, thigh, bicep, forearm, calf. If they hit bone, you can expect near-amputation, too. They do a great job, and let me not bother with an extra 10 lbs of gun and ammo. That's a great advantage and there are other advantages to the AR and the 223. Like short barrels, one-handed use and concealment when disassembled. I know you guys would just leave your buddy laying in his blood, but I'd help him, and that means that I'm likely to have only one arm with which to fire my rifle. Rifles often have to be used out of vehicles, while driving, etc, etc, too.