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From: ke4zv!gary@gatech.edu (Gary Coffman)
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Subject: Re: .223 to little for deer, but big enough for people?
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Date: 22 Apr 91 12:10:19 GMT
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In article <544@erb1.engr.wisc.edu> tas@sat.datapoint.com (Tom Stewart) writes:
>
>If anyone would care to express an educated (or not so educated)
>opinion on why 55-65 gr. bullets work on people but not whitetails
>I'd appreciate it.

The purpose of the military weapon is to *wound* an opposing soldier
rather than kill him. The purpose of a hunting weapon is to cleanly
*kill* an animal. Therein lies the difference. It's a well known fact
that wounding a soldier takes *three* soldiers out of the battle line.
The wounded one and two of his buddies to carry him back to the aid
station. Thus wounding is better militarily than killing. So light
little pipsqueak caliber weapons that an infantryman can carry a *lot*
of ammo for is a big plus in combat and a lousey choice in the hunting
field.

Gary