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Originally Posted by BigBen
Energy equals one half mass times velocity squared;
Recite that equation 5 times before you go to bed at night.
What you want is a small bullet going very fucking fast. The 5.56 round does that, and does it well.
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Only problem is that if you get the wrong combination of mass and speed, the bullet just shoots right through and doesn't dissipate enough energy into the target.
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