Reference "5.56 is bad for home defense 'cause' thread?

[WillBrink]

Have gotten myself into one of those debates in the "5.56 is bad for home defense because it over penetrates which is why handgun rnds are a better choice" type threads on another forum, and was hoping for the definitive thread would be a sticky here, but no luck.

Is there a definitive source to correct that fallacy, and can I make a suggestion it be made a sticky here or some other section? Or, due to lack of neurons, did I miss it?

This being M4C, and the above being one of the most common fallacies of the 5.56, a reference thread (as sticky?) would be helpful.

[Eric Kozowski]

http://www.olyarms.com/index.php?opt...d=14&Itemid=26

Yes, it's on the Oly Arms web site, but it's the best link I've found to R. K. Taubert's article.

[WillBrink]

http://www.olyarms.com/index.php?opt...d=14&Itemid=26

Yes, it's on the Oly Arms web site, but it's the best link I've found to R. K. Taubert's article.

Thanx, will give it a read. Seems like it would be a great stick topic for Doc Roberts et al.

[DocGKR]

Have you tried this: https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=44869?

[WillBrink]

Have you tried this: https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=44869?

I did not! Thanx

[bernieb90]

It's funny how some guys claim that .223/5.56 is no good because it can't penetrate barriers, and can only kill chipmunks then say that it will kill your neighbors 10 houses over.

[4thPointOfContact]

It's funny how some guys claim that .223/5.56 is no good because it can't penetrate barriers, and can only kill chipmunks then say that it will kill your neighbors 10 houses over.

That's because at close range the bullet is still rising, so it has less power. When the bullet starts dropping again it picks up power and that's when it can kill your neighbors just by passing within a foot of them.

[kh86]

I can't remember which show it was on (Personal Defense, Guns and Ammo, etc.) but they shot .223/5.56 @ a piece of dry wall @ like 5 yrds. It fragmented through the first wall into 3-4 pieces and I think 1 or 2 of those might have made it through the second piece of dry wall that was placed like 5 yrds away from the first. I'm pretty sure they weren't using a bonded softpoint.

[Hispeedal2]

I used this NAVSEA video when I was an instructor to explain the importance of building description for micro-IPB. It should answer your questions regarding military ball penetration.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKhMOfaYwvE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w22M1...eature=related

[kh86]

Any idea what types of ammo are being used in this video?