.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.
IIRC, the 74 round is actually superior to the 5.56 in ‘tumble factor’. Their bullet design is superior, too.
.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.
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?
"Mankiller" was giving the PR folks fits.
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.