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By the way, it is very interesting that such a high percentage of those shot are dying from their injuries. The .223 is of course very powerful, but it was always my understanding that you would rather be shot by a .223 than by a .45 handgun round. I wonder if the sniper is good enought that he is hitting the head or the heart every time.

From the photos Ive seen on the news, the bullet that was shown as the type used by the sniper appeared to be a 7.62mm russian round. Not a 5.56mm like that is used in an AR 15. It is very accurate and is a larger bullet that does not need to tumble to do damage as the AR 15 round does.

I could be wrong about this, but it struck me as kinda funny that the sniper would use a round and weapon that has been supplied in great abundance to various despots and terrorists world wide by our good friends the Russians.

Put your Richard Jewell filters on, an 8 year Marine Veteran, gun collector, if he lived with his mother it would finish the picture.

Haven't read through all the posts to see if this has been commented on, but the .223Rem doesn't tumble. It spirles just like other rounds fired out of a rifled barrel. Once inside a highly viscous material (like flesh), it begins to do some pretty funky things.