Terminal Effectiveness

[Tony Williams]

I have posted a new article on my website in an attempt to summarise and clarify some of the issues involved with the terminal effectiveness of small-arms ammunition. Comments welcomed as usual. The link is here:
http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/terminal.htm

Tony Williams
Homepage: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk

[big_les]

Excellent work, Tony - a very difficult field to summarise, but you've done it well and impartially.

I only recently discovered that the British Army actually had (or was made to have) our version of the 5.56 bullet altered with the result that it is less effective than the US M855 or even the older variants. The jacket is strengthened such that it cannot break at the cannelure and fragment, causing politically-unacceptable (in Northern Ireland at least) wounds.

[cmhm20]

Very interesting read sir, thanks!

[Herrmannek]

first paragraph is good, no mumbo jumbo... reading further...