No matter what caliber they choose, they’re probably still stuck with an FMJ.
IIRC, JHP round are prohibited by the Geneva Convention.
Is it any wonder why we don’t win wars anymore?
JHP not allowed for military use as per Geneva convention, I heard.
Al-Qaeda and ISIS probably don’t give a crap about any conventional rulings.
But DHS has purchased millions of rounds and will not hesitate to use them (or they would not have purchased them in the first place).
FMJ is preferable for infantry combat because a wounded soldier is a drain on an enemy, while a dead soldier isn’t. FMJ is also better for penetrating enemy cover.
Yes, because we have always complied with the Hague Convention prohibiting expanding bullets even though we are not a signatory on the Convention.
It is presumed that they will use a flat nose FMJ bullet similar in profile to a conventional hollow point bullet. A flat nose FMJ bullet will disrupt enemy bodies more than a pointed or round nose FMJ bullet.
And, a single column magazine is entirely adequate. More available rounds just encourages "Spraying and Praying". That is one of the reasons our military removed the full auto capability from most of the M16/M4 series of weapons and replaced it with a 3-shot burst.
Aiming is a very under rated survival tactic in combat.
“No matter what caliber they choose, they’re probably still stuck with an FMJ”
And that’s why it needs to be a big slug.
That’s because America tries to play by the rules, while our enemies say they play by their own rules. “The Hague Convention of 1899, Declaration III, prohibited the use in international warfare of bullets that easily expand or flatten in the body”.