Quote:
Originally Posted by Dattebayo
Purpose of the caliber was designed to maim and to take a soldier out of action - not to kill them. The hydrostatic shock, bullet weight and size gained from high calibers will give much better results when killing and accuracy is the goal.
|
Umm, no.
The boys at Aberdeen Proving Grounds (look it up) wanted smaller and lighter ammo so a soldier could carry more along with lighter recoil than the common M14 of the day so inexperienced soldiers could shoot it more accurately (less flinching).
It didn't hurt that the M16 was in the low 7lbs and the M14 is...well...heavy.