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From: auspex!bae@uunet.UU.NET (Brian Ehrmantraut)
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Subject: Re: .223 to little for deer, but big enough for people?
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Date: 22 Apr 91 12:10:12 GMT
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In article <544@erb1.engr.wisc.edu>, tas@sat.datapoint.com (Tom Stewart) writes:
> However, I haven't really ever
> understood why a .223 is big enough for the military to shoot at
> 200+ pound warriors in a battle but not big enough for a 50-130 pound
> deer at rest.  

	The intent of the .223 "in battle" is not to kill the
opponent, but rather to inflict a disabling wound.  An injured soldier
results in more drain on your opponent's resources than a dead one.
(source: Dr. Martin Fackler, Military Trauma Research Division,
Letterman Army Institute of Research)

	The intent of a hunting cartridge is to drop the target
cleanly and as humanely as possible.

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		Brian A. Ehrmantraut

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