Posted on 01/04/2015 11:24:35 AM PST by Kartographer
The round hit the ground right in front of him, but it seemed as though he started to pedal harder. I noticed now that he had something on his back wrapped in a blanket. When he did not stop after the warning shot was fired, that same Staff Sergeant began unloading the entire magazine of standard 9mm ball ammunition carried by NATO forces. I remember thinking, “Wow, this guy can’t hit shit” because it appeared that the man on the bike wasn’t getting hit. I expected him to be thrown from the bike with the first shot.
After the first few shots were fired, the man changed directions and went around a large dirt mound to his right and out of view from the Marines at the checkpoint. I watched as the Staff Sergeant changed mags in his pistol and rounded up two other marines armed with rifles to go and check on the man. Fifteen minutes later, the Marines brought the guy who had been riding the bike on a stretcher to the FOB where I was on post. I immediately searched the man, as was SOP, and noticed his torso covered in blood. I counted at least nine bullet wounds and radioed the corpsman to come to the gate. When the corpsman arrived, the man was pronounced dead; I was later told it was from blood loss. The point here is that a man on a bike was shot at least nine times at close range by 9mm ball and still managed to pedal a bike 75 meters. Where is the stopping power in that? It is incidents like this that have prompted the Corps to adopt the 1911 Colt as their primary side arm, going back to a gun it used 70 years ago.
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If they’re gonna be using 9mm, they at least shouldn’t be running FMJs.
The author seems to have read Rachel Carson, fwiw.
Bump for after the game.
"A 9mm may expand, but a .45 won't shrink."
If'n I'm gonna be heaving slow rocks, I'd just as soon they be heavier. d;^)
LOAC bans all but FMJ.
An informative article. Thanks. I look forward to the next Installment.
Link to Part 2 in Post #2 this thread.
Thanks for the post, Kartographer. Good read.
For my part, I’ll hang onto my 1911’s. I’ve used/carried them for many years. Only thing I add is an ambi safety, as I shoot left-handed, and hard rubber grips.
Oh yeah.... Forgot about the banning of expanding/frangible ammo in ‘professional war’... (lol)
Hows a 9mm JHP work compared to a 9mm FMJ.
Another barter item is imported alcohol. Hard and expensive to get in a shtf but still sought after.
Much better. A great 9mm jhp seems to be almost as good as a 45 jhp. But for ball ammo, 45 is way way better.
Yeah, my wife doesnt have the strength for a .45 though. Going to have her try a .40 but probably going to a 9mm. Have a new M&P Shield .40 which she likes.
Rachel Carson
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Yipes!
While I fully agree..., it is my understanding that the arcane "Geneva Convention" requires FMJ rounds! Bizarre since fragmentation grenades and countless other far lethal weapons are "OK"!
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