In the hands of the average soldier, the M-16 was not only more lethal but more forgiving of poor marksmanship. Firing range instructors
pointed out that with an M-16, any hit on the human profile target was
scored as a “kill.” The M-16’s small-caliber, high-velocity bullet would
do more damage than the once standard, slower and larger 30-caliber
projectile. A single M-16 bullet was designed to take off a hand at the
wrist or ricochet inside a body to cause more medically untreatable
damage. Though the M-16 could be fully automatic, we were taught to use
it in semi-automatic mode — in other words, like an AR-15.
"Therefore you pretend soldiers should be good citizens and surrender the too-deadly guns you own, for the public good!"
So your 1903A3 and Garand and such are just poor substitutes for the AR. And you can keep them until they decide they're also too dangerous for us peasants to own.
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The M16 was more forgiving of poor marksmanship because it had a flatter trajectory. Thus, every soldier could be trained to aim center mass from 0-300 meters and expect to get a first round hit.
The 5.56mm could NEVER do more damage. There are some modern varieties that can. But it's a trade off between penetration and high damage.
-generic
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