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In reply to the discussion: More scaremongering about centerfire .22's... [View all]Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)3. Wait a minute! I smell a rat!
From the second link you provided the OP wrote --
After studying millions of casualties of battlefield gunfire it was determined that most wounds were not a result of carefully aimed fire, occurred from 100 meters or closer and multiple wounds were more effective than carefully aimed single shot injuries.
Simply put, volume was more important than skill.
Several weapons were evaluated and the Armalite model 15 was awarded the winning bid. It was light, fired up to 700 rounds a minute (M16 full auto model), ammunition was half the weight of the M14 it replaced allowing troops to carry more of it and was useful up to 300 meters.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12629188
Simply put, volume was more important than skill.
Several weapons were evaluated and the Armalite model 15 was awarded the winning bid. It was light, fired up to 700 rounds a minute (M16 full auto model), ammunition was half the weight of the M14 it replaced allowing troops to carry more of it and was useful up to 300 meters.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12629188
Emphasis added.
The OP is claiming close-in fighting is the purpose of the design but the design has a purpose for distance fighting. And I'm not shooting expert but no one is unleashing volume against 300 meter targets. That's single shot distances.
Which is it OP? Can you explain the apparent contradictions?
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You are approximately five times more likely to win the lottery than be murdered by a .223 cal rifle
the band leader
Jul 2015
#8
+1. Once again, verifiable truth is shown to be superior to mere weight of verbiage
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2015
#12