06-19-2011, 03:50 PM
Tony Williams Wrote:The calibres were tested for penetration, terminal effects, accuracy, initial, retained and striking energy, wind drift, etc. and calculations were made for stowed kills...Anybody know how that calculation is made?
Quote:.224 calibre (5.56mm) had the greatest Probability of Incapacitation by “Stowed Kills” (due to the lighter single cartridge weight).That doesn't seem logical. If it takes three hits from .224 bullets (30-rd magazine) to kill or incapacitate, but only two hits from a larger caliber (25-rd mag), wouldn't that mean .224 has fewer stowed kills? Or maybe I have the wrong idea of what "Stowed Kills" is?
Quote:Larger calibres had superior post-barrier target effects, with .277 calibre (7.0mm) equalling .308 (7.62mm) against barriers by weight.What does "by weight" mean?