[Woahhs]

A short-barreled .22 just cannot be it...

Huh?! They don't call the 5.45 Russian the "poison bullet" for nothing. Even the Muj are affraid of that round.

We got zero from the arabs. Why can't we get bullets from the Russians?

[PoorMuttly]

They call it that because it has an air pocket at the tip, causing it to be wildly unstable after it hits virtually anything. OUR bullet needs a LOT of velocity do perform the same trick, but is a better all-around performer in every other circumstance. Our bullet is still incorrectly known (suprisingly, by vets and LEOs) for "tumbling through the air, so it goes in one place, and comes out the other." Well, if it tumbled in flight, you couldn't aim it anywhere it would eventually hit. It keyholes upon impact...and this can sometimes be seen even on paper targets, if the velocity is high enough. It's too short, with not enough weight and mass up front. Larger bullets of these dimensions are never used for deep, straight penetration on big game, for the same reason. They are nasty little numbers, that when launched at very high speed, do a lot of nasty...not particularly directional damage.

CAR's have been reported to cause the dreaded "Failure to Stop" nightmare, which no American soldier should be put into a position to ever experience, because of questionable equipment. Barrel length for the load, that's all.