To: Azeem
The 5.56mm is facing increased scrutiny by our military because jihadists are taking several hits before staying down.Interesting as one of the reasons the Army switched to the 1911 Browning .45 was the previous side arm had insufficient stopping power used against fanatical Muslims in the Philippines.
27 posted on
12/22/2015 7:51:26 AM PST by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Interesting as one of the reasons the Army switched to the 1911 Browning .45Same reason the MARSOC Marines at Pendleton switched back to the 1911 .45ACP from the M9 in the 90s after training with the LAPD SWAT (and now more units are giving the option). But bigger bullet requires more training and ability.
37 posted on
12/22/2015 8:19:19 AM PST by
Azeem
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