[tumblindice]

.223/5.56: You can carry more. Flat trajectory. Bullet “tumbles”. A wounded man ties-up another/other men. Less recoil. The Russians copied it.

But even the manufacturers call it a “varmint” round.
I still like 7.62 better.

[MHGinTN]

IIRC, the 74 round is actually superior to the 5.56 in ‘tumble factor’. Their bullet design is superior, too.

[null and void]

FYI...

.223/5.56: You can carry more. Flat trajectory. Bullet “tumbles”. A wounded man ties-up another/other men. Less recoil. The Russians copied it.

[doorgunner69]

The Russian AK74 round was a clear violation of the Geneva convention on the use of non expanding projectiles.

I attended a classified (at Ft Irwin because of the early time after capture of a few 74s) briefing on the AK74 and was shown the cross section of the round with the thin nose over a hollow cavity. Quite clear what the intent was.

Now that the 74 is mainstream, I am curious if the early bullet design carried on or went conventional.

Anyone jnow?

[gundog]

But even the manufacturers call it a “varmint” round.

"Mankiller" was giving the PR folks fits.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The 5.56 doesn’t “tumble”. That is a falsehood that won’t die. It will, however, yaw and break apart when it hits a man.