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Stealhead · 12-22-13, 07:57 PM

To me the thing about the entire caliber argument is simply put any round can kill you or very seriously injure you.Granted there is no "magic bullet" that kills no matter where it hits (that is reasonably man portable).

People say 9mm para this and .45 that 5.56mm this and .308 that. I say I'll pass on getting hit by any of them because they all very much have the potential to put me six feet under at worst and damaged for life at best if they happen to hit you in the right spot and any of the above mentioned can achieve that with a solid torso hit.

It all depends on the person anyone who has fought another man to the death hand to hand can tell you just how much damage the human body can take.I could tell you a story from Vietnam my father vs. a very hardy NVA solider but it might be a bit much for this forum.Suffice it to say that the Vietnamese took an entire magazine of M1911A1 rounds at very close range and still kept coming and it ended hand to hand.It is all relative and how strong ones adrenaline is has a factor as well some will go on from a fatal hit that would put others down in seconds just like deer some can have the heart and lungs gone and keep going for a surprising distance not mention hogs.

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Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	To me the thing about the entire caliber argument is simply put any round can kill you or very seriously injure you.Granted there is no "magic bullet" that kills no matter where it hits (that is reasonably man portable). People say 9mm para this and .45 that 5.56mm this and .308 that. I say I'll pass on getting hit by any of them because they all very much have the potential to put me six feet under at worst and damaged for life at best if they happen to hit you in the right spot and any of the above mentioned can achieve that with a solid torso hit. It all depends on the person anyone who has fought another man to the death hand to hand can tell you just how much damage the human body can take.I could tell you a story from Vietnam my father vs. a very hardy NVA solider but it might be a bit much for this forum.Suffice it to say that the Vietnamese took an entire magazine of M1911A1 rounds at very close range and still kept coming and it ended hand to hand.It is all relative and how strong ones adrenaline is has a factor as well some will go on from a fatal hit that would put others down in seconds just like deer some can have the heart and lungs gone and keep going for a surprising distance not mention hogs. Last edited by Stealhead; 12-22-13 at 08:15 PM.