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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Remember, when "rated" it's usually rated at that strength for a certain number of rounds. Not continuous fire. For instance, a vest rated for 5.56 can usually take 1-3 at most before it loses effectiveness.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Man, if you take 3 rounds of 5.56 to the chest that's a bad day

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago

    True but 5.56 rounds are... Interesting. Their high velocity/low mass makes them ricochet inside the body sometimes. There's stories of being hit in the shoulder and the round coming out of the toe. I don't know how true it is and I don't intend to find out through personal experience. But that round was explicitly designed to wound over killing.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah, nobody's getting more than a couple shots off anyways

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Depends on whether it's one person or 10.

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