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The latest house bill on gun control is cheese
4 Jul 2022 8:27 pm
Huey » 04 Jul 2022, 5:13 pm » wrote: ↑ The US military has been using the 5.56 mm round for nearly 60 years — here's how it all got startedThe smaller rounds weighed less, allowing troops to carry more ammunition into the fight. They also created less recoil, making it easier to level the weapon back onto the target between rounds and making automatic fire easier to manag
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No...that's not how it got "started"..here's how it all got started
The smaller rounds weighed less, allowing troops to carry more ammunition into the fight
It got "started" when someone discovered that a smaller mass delivered at high velocity was more likely to incapacitate due to the "temporary cavity" effect.
The M16 prevailed over the M14 for reasons you listed.