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A .223 is inadequate for deer hunting
Authored by: myNym on Saturday, December 22 2012 @ 03:34 PM EST
Rounds that are designed to mushroom in tissue are, in fact,
the very kind that are used in deer hunting, as the kinetic
energy is transferred into the tissue instead of the bullet
simply passing through.

But most conscientious hunters wouldn't think of shooting at
a deer with something as wimpy as a .223. It's okay for
varmint hunting, up to about a prairie dog size game.

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As for "military style"
Authored by: myNym on Saturday, December 22 2012 @ 04:06 PM EST
This seems to be an intentional tactic used by the gun-ban
movement.

They like to conflate full-auto and semi-auto.

The M-16 is full-auto, otherwise referred to as "select
fire". Actually, most M-16 trigger groups these days do not
go into genuine full auto, but rather are designed to emit 2
or 3 round bursts. Military studies have shown that this
saves ammo, as genuine full auto often turns into "spray and
pray".

The AR-15 (and its counterparts) is a semi-auto. One bullet
is emitted for each trigger pull. It is a civilian rifle.
I'm not aware of any military anywhere in the world that
issues them for military use. While it may look an awful
lot like the military M-16, it is perfectly legal in all
50 states even without a Class III Federal Firearms License.

Incidentally, it is perfectly legal to own an M-16 if you do
have the correct license for it, and live in a jurisdiction
that allows you to pay the National Firearms Act of 1934
mandated $200 transfer tax.

As for the localities that refuse to collect the $200
transfer tax, and thereby enact a defacto ban, and whether
this is a legal tactic, well, that is another discussion
entirely.

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"the bullets were uniquely damaging"
Authored by: artp on Saturday, December 22 2012 @ 09:44 PM EST

Any bullet fired at the high velocity of a .223 will fragment when it enters something solid, except those bullets which are steel-jacketed. In other words, all bullets are just as damaging as the ones Lanza used UNLESS they are specifically designed to do something different.

Check out this article from "Guns and Ammo" magazine about how .223 ammunition works.

Hollow-point bullets and shotgun deer slugs are designed to fragment upon entry, but those are usually fired at lower velocities and need the hollow point to initiate the fragmentation. The article above points out that even hollow-point bullets will clog up on entering something solid and will act just like a round-nose bullet at the velocities of a .223.

And, just for fun. 'cause you can't make this stuff up, and truth is stranger than fiction, I submit this story, which proves nothing, but would be hilarious if it weren't so sad.

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