Lethal Impact of M-16 Ammunition

Video describes the dissociation of the M-16's ammuntion upon impact of the human body - a lethal event

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• M16
• M-16
• bullet
• army
• gun
• rifle
• ammunition
• round

[killerex010]

@zooders Yeah im sure the pilot would love to unload some rockets and ammo since theres nothing much else happening.

[zooders]

@killerex010 yeah okay...for one enemy at 600 meters beyond your position...

[killerex010]

@zooders Call in air support, duh!

[zooders]

@killerex010 thats great dude...but what happens if your target happens to be shooting at you and pinning a position down and hes say 600 meters away...have fun with your glorified 22

[zooders]

@ppitm but the speed of the bullet when entering tissue does matter. well and a lot of other variables. the weight of the bullet, angle of entry, temperature, hardness of bullet, shape of bullet, diameter of bullet, like mentioned speed of bullet, direction and speed of rotation. all this has to be taken into account when wanting accurate results of damage of tissues

[zooders]

@SamJ1986 i have taken it into battle and wasnt impressed, at all. id sure as shit take an ak over an m4 any day. especially when it comes to reliability and penetration. What if your target is wearing armor of any kind. the 556 stops, and comes completely apart. the 7.62x39 also stops, but breaks ribs and punctures lungs. seen that first hand. but if you really want the job done..bring back the m1a...

[xxxpaintbal]

@cptromero5595 actually its pure adrenalin and fear of being shot for the taliban

[matt1523]

that was just one bullet entering the body, imagine a three round burst hitting you i dont think there is anyway you gonna be walking away from that. Never been into battle but i would rather have more "less potent" rounds than having less "more powerful" rounds.

[armynurseboy]

@oeyesea ALL spitzer shaped (ie pointy) bullets will yaw when they hit a medium denser than air. However, specific bullet shape and weight will determine WHEN it will yaw. 5.56mm typically yaws at 10cm of penetration. 7.62x39mm (ie AK rounds) yaw after 30cm. The sooner the yaw the better. Further, velocity is important. Faster impact velocities usually mean bullet fragmentation. 5.56mm will usually not fragment at velocities lower than 2500fps. 7.62x39mm usually doesn't frag at all.

[logipi79]

@labartic ya every situation is different. I have heard the near opposite from Vietnam and first hand I have shot deer in the heart and lungs with a 30-06 and seen them run over a hundred yards and have seen less perfect shots from a .223 drop them where they stood.