• umbrella@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    i was under the assumption an ar15 would explode something like a rabbit without useable trace?

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      4 months ago

      Nah, it’s a small round as rifles go. “High powered military rifle” is a complete misnomer.

      • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
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        4 months ago

        The likely issue there is less the size of the round and more the impact of the pressure wave on tissue. Body shots with a standard high-powered rifle round may not leave much useable meat on something the size of a rabbit.