The M-16, military half-brother to the civilian AR-15, was not designed to kill. It’s design is to injure and maim. The theory is that an injured enemy will take out the effectiveness of two others to care for him..................
“The M-16, military half-brother to the civilian AR-15, was not designed to kill. It’s design is to injure and maim. The theory is that an injured enemy will take out the effectiveness of two others to care for him..................”
I would rather face a guy with a an AR-15 than a guy with a Remington 700 chambered in .308. Or any other caliber for that matter.
The number I have heard is that a wounded soldier requires 7 people, a dead soldier none.
Well, that’s just bullshit.
The M-16, and every other rifle in military service, was designed to KILL. Period.
The 5.56mm round is a smaller, faster round than the .308/7.62mm “main battle rifle” cartridge it replaced, but there was NEVER any intention to just “wound” the enemy.
It may not do the job as well as other rounds, but that’s a defect, not a feature.