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Originally Posted by SPEMack618
In OSUT, the M-16A2s we trained with were simply referred to as "gas operated".
If I were Chief of Staff for the day, I wouldn't concentrate so much on a new carbine, but on a more effective round to use in it.
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Even then, 5.56mm isn't exactly some pathetic whelp of a round that can barely even punch a hole through a Middle Eastern insurgent. The round's been used for ages and on many different targets by people in many countries for many years; the complaints have only recently started to come out in force. The problem doesn't seem to be with the 5.56x45mm cartridge itself, but rather the changes made when switching to the M16A2 standard.
Then again, I personally find the ban on expanding bullets in warfare to be inherently stupid. Police and hunters use it to ensure a quicker stopping and/or death of the target, so it would probably be MORE humane to use it against other people that you're trying to kill. It seems less about being "humane" and more about trying to make wounds look cleaner and help sanitize the concept of war.