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#Post#: 221--------------------------------------------------
5.56x45 stopping power...
DIR By: 54r man
Date: July 30, 2013, 5:29 pm
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#Post#: 229--------------------------------------------------
Re: 5.56x45 stopping power...
DIR By: hashash
Date: July 30, 2013, 5:40 pm
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It's a varmint round. You need a headshot on a person, or it
generally won't bring them down. If they are hopped up on some
drug, it's even less effective.
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Re: 5.56x45 stopping power...
DIR By: 54r man
Date: July 30, 2013, 5:53 pm
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In the Vietnam war there was an instance of a VC getting super
dosed on opium or something and taking 14 hits with a .308
before he went down!
#Post#: 545--------------------------------------------------
Re: 5.56x45 stopping power...
DIR By: SN33K
Date: August 2, 2013, 1:04 pm
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fishheads and mama-sans opium? say it aint so!
a heartshot is just as effective as a headshot,considering the
ballistic tumbling upon impact,a smaller round will cause more
internal damage vs. a large bore that blows straight through.the
idea was to enable more fragmentation upon entry,thus creating
more tissue damage over a wider area.that being said,the
5.56/.223 isnt the IDEAL round for this,even a .243 or .270 is
better,but the cost of mass production is cheaper and the weight
of the basic load out is lighter.thats why the eggheads in the
pentagon chose that caliber.
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Re: 5.56x45 stopping power...
DIR By: Spaxspore
Date: August 2, 2013, 2:44 pm
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--- Quote from: hashash link ---
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> It's a varmint round. You need a headshot on a person, or it
generally won't bring them down. If they are hopped up on some
drug, it's even less effective.
>
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+1, only way to live with it is shot placement.
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