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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
While the 5.56mm round is very accurate, it was not designed as a manstopper; it's more commondesignation is .223 Winchester, and it originated as a varmint-hunting round...it wasn't designed for use against human targets, but against prarie-dogs and coyotes.
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I was under the impression that the 5.56mm NATO round was developed the same way as the 7.62mm NATO: as a standardized round for the militaries of Western European and North American countries.
Also, regarding the different attachments found on rifles, doesn't the regular army use designated marksmen? They'd have M16s fitted with better optics than the average soldier, and I imagine they get those "bells and whistles" for being better shots than their comrades.
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Last edited by Suave; 01-06-2006 at 01:17 AM..
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