Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow
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I gotta go with XCR also.
armoredman - dude; DUDE!
armoredman - dude; DUDE!
C-grunt said:FN M-16. Used them in the Army and had a DMR version for my 05 vacation to Iraq. Great rifle. Accurate, reliable and pretty light compared to some.
The average FMJ round for the military's 5.56x45mm round (I simply use that as an example because the military has more experience with the round than any civilian shooter) is the 62gr SS109, or M855 I believe. It has a "green tip" which allows it to punch through cover much more easily than its predecessor, the 55gr M193. However, that same ability to punch through 1/4in steel plates means that when you engage a target with the 5.56x45mm's standard FMJ round you are simply punching .223 caliber holes through the target...
M4 in CQB; M14 in open areas.
Shadow Man... the 62gr "green tip" still does yaw and shatter in soft tissue. Might not do it as reliably as the old M193 but from my experience it works really well. From my two deployments I have seen some really really nasty wounds from the M855.
In fact I have never seen a .223 caliber exit wound.