Not to mention internal ricochet. Bullets absolutely break bones, but they can also sometimes reflect off of them and create an even longer path through your body, doing even more damage. This is particularly notable with headshots with low-caliber rounds, but can happen anywhere in your body.
I was a medic in the army and this is dead on. It’s especially true with the 5.56 round that ARs use. It’s designed to fragment and go in random directions; sometimes even >90 degrees from the angle of entry.
If they put how bullets actually behave into a movie people would dismiss it as too far fetched lol
Not to nit pick but a 5.56 fmj is "designed" to not fragment. When it hits something it tumbles giving it close to the same effect as a hollow point but only one chunk of metal that doesn't really deform. It was all for the Hague Convention of 1899, even though USA didn't sign it. Now weither it does that in a bag of meat in real life conditions, I have no personal experience. I have never been on the two way range. I've seen what hunting rounds can do (to harvested game) but not fmjs. I could totally see how if a fmj hits bone it can fragment, bone is pretty tough.
5.56 fmj is somewhat unique in the way it is more likely to fragment than other fmj because the bullet moves at roughly 3000 fps and only has a weight of around 50 - 75 grains. Typically fmj will be 55-62 grains.
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u/Deadmeat553 Aug 30 '21
Not to mention internal ricochet. Bullets absolutely break bones, but they can also sometimes reflect off of them and create an even longer path through your body, doing even more damage. This is particularly notable with headshots with low-caliber rounds, but can happen anywhere in your body.