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<blockquote data-quote="loseth" data-source="post: 4023284" data-attributes="member: 54535">See my earlier clarification of what constitutes a civilian sidearm. Military weapons owned by civilians are not civilian sidearms, nor are hunting rifles.5.56mm ammo is a controversial topic, and it's possible (though heavily debated) that it is less lethal than the kind of ammunition used in the military rifles of the past. However, it's still a much more powerful cartridge than comparable cartridges for civilian sidearms, and much more likely to kill or incapacitate a target*. Really, if that weren't the case, the armies of the world would be smart enough to use pistol ammunition in their rifles instead--it's much lighter (and thus easier to carry) and cheaper to manufacture. They don't use it because it doesn't have the same military potential as rifle cartridges. Certainly, there will be instances of targets hit with military grade weapons and not being hampered, but there will be far fewer than with corresponding civilian weapons, and as I said, the effects are much more exaggerated with pre-modern non-firearms, where the difference is not one of a few centimeters and grams, but one of several inches and pounds of steel.*This is quite different from 'dropping' a target with a firearm. FBI reports suggest that this is a psychological effect as much as a physiological one--most criminals that are hit drop even when there is no physiological reason for them to do so.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="loseth, post: 4023284, member: 54535"] See my earlier clarification of what constitutes a civilian sidearm. Military weapons owned by civilians are not civilian sidearms, nor are hunting rifles. 5.56mm ammo is a controversial topic, and it's possible (though heavily debated) that it is less lethal than the kind of ammunition used in the military rifles of the past. However, it's still a much more powerful cartridge than comparable cartridges for civilian sidearms, and much more likely to kill or incapacitate a target*. Really, if that weren't the case, the armies of the world would be smart enough to use pistol ammunition in their rifles instead--it's much lighter (and thus easier to carry) and cheaper to manufacture. They don't use it because it doesn't have the same military potential as rifle cartridges. Certainly, there will be instances of targets hit with military grade weapons and not being hampered, but there will be far fewer than with corresponding civilian weapons, and as I said, the effects are much more exaggerated with pre-modern non-firearms, where the difference is not one of a few centimeters and grams, but one of several inches and pounds of steel. *This is quite different from 'dropping' a target with a firearm. FBI reports suggest that this is a psychological effect as much as a physiological one--most criminals that are hit drop even when there is no physiological reason for them to do so. [/QUOTE]

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