[Vigilantcitizen]

"The AR-15 or M-16 with the 5.56/.223 was designed so that the new recruits would have an easier time getting hits with it's low recoil. All the other stuff about being designed to tumble in the body, to wound, etc. was and is only the side attaction to the ability to hit.

According to my Navy gun school instructor, another reason the military wanted to go with the M-16 is an infantryman could carry alot more rounds for the weight than an M-14 or M-1.

[Shooter 2.5]

That was part of the "etc."
Thanks for letting the lurkers and other posters become aware of it.

[556x45]

First, the police have no clue *exactly* what cartridge is being used. By weighting and examining the bullet frags they can conclude its a 22. However, they dont have conclusive evidence which loading it is. They wont know this until they catch the perp(s).

The bullet in the 5.56x45 loading usually frags at the cannulure which causes multiple wound channels. This is its claim to fame in the lethality dept. There are a number of varmint (hunting) bullets with thin jackets/polymer tips which I doubt would be very effective. They'd breakup too much when bone is hit to do deep damage.

Despite what the media and police are saying I dont think this guy is a stellar shot esp if hes keeping his shots around 100m. So far his greatest accomplishment is terror. At that he's been very successful.