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Originally Posted by Suave
However, the general ineffectiveness of 5.56 compared to larger calibres is sort of "common knowledge" at least for me. I'm not entirely sure which sources I got it from, but the size and weight of it, along with the fact that it doesn't tumble past 400 m are detrimental to its capabilities.
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whats really fucking up the 5.56 are the short ass barrels we're shooting it out of. You can't shoot a .223 out of a 14inch barrel and expect a lot of lethality, you need barrel to get that thing up to speed...
Sho Nuff, you're NYPD? If so, I really think they need to adopt more than one caliber, 9mm for idiots who don't care to learn to shoot, and something that starts with a 4 for people who actually care enough about their job to learn the tools of their trade.
and I know someone who is carrying a SAW in Iraq right now, he testifies that the thing rips cases apart on a constant basis.