>>64151092
Ah but don’t forget the biggest takeaway from the adoption of 5.56: it’s designed to be as effective, if not more effective, than the typical .30 cal rounds within 300y. Another interesting thing they found was that since it dumped almost all of its energy into the target rather than going through like how 7.62x51 tends to do, it is absolutely devastating when it hits, especially within 200y out of a 20” barrel. Wounds that were normally treatable from the .30 cal rounds would be lethal or harder to treat if done with 5.56