Just a firearm related point of information [View all]

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I'm not posting this in any of the GD threads where misinformation is king.

As I understand it. The 5.56 NATO round shot has a FMJ which generally prevents or at least limits deforming, mushrooming and spreading out after it hits. I remember reading that this is due to laws of warfare against unnecessarily lethal weapons. The same reasoning mandated that triangular bladed bayonets were outlawed.

Also, while I received some Army rifle training, I've never been in the service nor trained for combat. All I know is academic so please correct me on this. My understanding is that the principle advantage to a full-auto from an attack perspective is the ability to overlap fields of fire to provide disabling coverage of the area being assaulted. Also, when the force defending is near in number to that attacking the full-auto becomes more advantageous as a defensive weapon should a retreat be mandated.

If this is correct, I believe that even a full-auto is only marginally more lethal than a semi-auto when used in criminal activities.

Thanks