• Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    I’ve heard that special forces practice aiming for the pelvis as many of the U.S.A.’s adversaries use body armor.

    The goal is to dump rounds into the pelvic bone until it breaks. Which will incapacitate their opponents and cause them to bleed out very carefully.

    Did you know you are legally allowed to buy “green tip” 223 ammo. It’s the same ammo the military uses and can penetrate up to Level IV body armor.

    • in_my_honest_opinion@piefed.social
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      20 hours ago

      You want to aim for the pelvic girdle for a lot of reasons;

      • you can tell the direction of a target so you know where to lead
      • it’s the main pivot of the body so it moves the most predictably when in motion.
      • it’s full of arteries and will incapacitate the target which is more disruptive to a group than a kill shot as they are incentivized to render aid
      • it’s the least impacted by adipose tissue ensuring full terminal ballistic effect.

      But if you look at a lot of the plate carriers meal team six are wearing, they’re thin, so it’s level 3 body armor max. Any 223/5.56 round will punch right through.

      • JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca
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        18 hours ago

        I want to aim for the dick because I only have .22, and because I want to shoot these fascists in the dick.

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          12 hours ago

          Aim for base. Getting hole in the tip of penis is not so painful and devastating as getting all your junk partially ripped of.

    • ElectricTrombone@lemmy.world
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      18 hours ago

      Green tip (M855) are usually cheaper too! At least in my area. I believe it’s because indoor gun ranges don’t allow them.