The Shooting (Firearms) Thread

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You can kill someone with a finger.

My point, or the point being that the bullets were smaller calibre but not only that, the way the bullet behaves after entering a body. On a 7.62 or .303 round, the round will fragment as it enters the body. It leaves a nice clean entry wound but rips a massive exit wound as the spinning round fragments inside the body. The lower calibre and slower round of the 5.56 does much less damage. Of course it can still kill but that's not the point.

I have been told exactly the same thing, nigh on 30 years ago..
5.56 will go in, bounce about a bit, before (if) it comes out, so while it'll kill you it'll be more likely that you die from the internal bleeding than an out and out kill shot, and while you're dying you'll be noisy which has a psychological effect on those around you and you'll also need to be assisted.