US uses bullets ill-suited for new ways of war-(the old .223 vs .308 media style)

ap ^ | 5/26/08 | ap

[Flavius]

ASHINGTON: As Sgt. Joe Higgins patrolled the streets of Saba al-Bor, a tough town north of Baghdad, he was armed with bullets that had a lot more firepower than those of his 4th Infantry Division buddies.

As an Army sniper, Higgins was one of the select few toting an M14. The long-barreled rifle, an imposing weapon built for wars long past, spits out bullets larger and more deadly than the rounds that fit into the M4 carbines and M16 rifles that most soldiers carry.

"Having a heavy cartridge in an urban environment like that was definitely a good choice," says Higgins, who did two tours in Iraq and left the service last year. "It just has more stopping power

[n230099]

I believe that's correct. I was noting it because the piece seemed to imply that the M-14 was such an "imposing weapon built for wars long past, spits out bullets larger and more deadly", that it was some bizarre extra lethal contraption when, in fact, is was a standard weapon.

[TomasUSMC]

The way you solve this problem is you use

I
C
B
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No one ever complains about the stopping power of a 10 megaton warhead.