Lucky
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Mike thanks for the thread link man.
JShirley
You're incorrect, though if you have source material that says otherwise it's welcomed of course.
JShirley
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Because it takes 2 soldiers to rescue one fallen soldier so it's strategically better to wound than to kill.
There is NO historical basis for this as a driver for the 5.56*. More gunshop commandoing.
The .44 Mag could be more effective as a manstopper with a lightweight, rapidly expanding bullet.
*Instead, the reason for the 5.56x45mm is a 300 meter cartridge that can be carried in bulk, and was more controllable in full auto.
You're incorrect, though if you have source material that says otherwise it's welcomed of course.
"COL. MARTIN L. FACKLER, USA. Col. Fackler is a surgeon with extensive expertise
in military weaponry and ballistic wounds, and is currently director of the
United States Army Wound Ballistics Lab. He described the purpose, function and ballistic affect of military munitions and provided the military definition of
"assault weapon". Col. Fackler testified that such military ammunition was
intentionally less powerful and thus less lethal than sporting ammunition. He
explained that the purpose of such military ammunition is to inflict only a
wound on the enemy causing other enemy soldiers to stop their participation in the battle when they go to the aid of their comrade. He explained that the
military definition of assault weapon was a "select fire" weapon which he
described as a weapon having a switch which would allow the user to shoot the weapon in the fully automatic mode (multiple shots with a single pull of the trigger) or in semi automatic mode (one shot for each separate pull of the
trigger). "
"STOCKTON -- THE FACTS by Martin L. Fackler, MD
Madman shoots 35 in Stockton schoolyard; 30 of those hit survive. That
would have been the appropriate headline. Why did the media dwell almost
exclusively on the five that did not survive?
A military type AK-47 rifle was used. Full-metal-jacketed military type
bullets were used. That 86% of those children recovered from their wounds comes as no surprise to those who understand this particular bullet's wounding potential. Those familiar with the international laws governing warfare recognize that the military full-metal-jacketed bullet is specifically designed to limit tissue disruption -- to wound rather than to kill. Purportedly
mandated for "humanitarian" reasons by the Hague Peace Conference of 1899, this type of bullet actually proves to be more effective for most warfare. It
removes not only the one hit from the ranks of the combatants, but also those needed to care for him. Full-metal-jacketed bullets are prohibited for hunting; they are too likely to wound rather than kill. Most full-metal-jacketed AK-47 bullets do not deform significantly on striking the body, unless they strike bone. They characteristically travel point-forward until they penetrate 9 to 10 inches of tissue (if a bullet yaws, turning sideways during its tissue path, it causes increased disruption). This means that most AK-47 shots will pass through the body causing no greater damage that produced by handgun bullets. The limited tissue disruption produced by this weapon in the Stockton schoolyard is consistent with well documented data from Vietnam (the Wound Data and Munitions Effectiveness Team collected approximately 700 cases of AK-47 hits), as well as with controlled research studies from various wound ballistics laboratories."
