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Originally Posted by swatsurgeon
My only wish is that I am able to reach the appropriate people that have narrowed their mindset on the necessary properties of bullet wound formation: bullets are meant to kill; an injured patient or opponent is a mission failure.
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SWAT Surgeon:
Excellent and clear comments. Thank you for taking the time as well.
If we are talking about the Army then wounding isn't considered a failure. The military has always gone for penetration of hard material at relatively long distances over terminal effects. Being able to punch holes through walls, steel, trees etc and then wound someone is better than allowing the guy to continue to shoot because the bullets couldn't get to him. Impossible to model so the Army goes with the BFFI concept. Probably more right than wrong.
BTW -- are there any independent tests of the Le Mas rifle ammo in terms of exterior ballistics? Got to hit the guy before the bullet can do its job.
Gene