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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AR_platform_cartridges#:~:text=The%20AR%2D15%20rifles%20usually%20comes%20chambered%20for%20either%20the%20military%20cart

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AR_platform_cartridges#:~:text=The%20AR%2D15%20rifles%20usually%20comes%20chambered%20for%20either%20the%20military%20cartridge%205.56%C3%9745mm%20or%20the%20.223%20Remington https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AR_platform_cartridges.... For anyone that says "It's not an assault rifle!" - the AR platform comes off the shelf chambered for two different types of MILITARY ammunition. It is a weapon specifically meant to fire human-killing rounds. This is not an opinion; it is a statement of fact. So to answer the question posed by the OP's post: the AR-15 mutilates the human body, as it was designed to do.

Scoundreller 3y ago
> chambered for two different types of MILITARY ammunition. Isn’t that the hardest to get a hold of these days? I figure the entire western supply is being stockpiled by militaries and/or being sent to Ukraine. Or unavailable due to sanctions (not sure how much was manufactured in Russia and making its way to North America). Though I’d argue military ammunition is moreso built to pierce through armour that most civilian’s bodies and personal vehicles won’t have.
- blinded 3y ago
  nope 223 and 556 are super easy to get. civilians can get armour and high powered rounds too. also easy to get provided you have the funds.
- mmh0000 3y ago
  No, it isn't hard to get at all, that's part of the problem. .223 one of the more common AR-15 rounds is cheap and most options have free or reduced shipping[1]. You can get 1000 rounds shipped to your door for ~$400. [1] https://ammoseek.com/ammo/223-remington https://ammoseek.com/ammo/223-remington
jleyank 3y ago
According to Google, it's straightforward to militarize an AR-15 into a semi-automatic (possibly more, didn't chase links). No need to hunt with a semi unless you're interested in hamburger. Per comments - brain-fart. Militarize into full auto. I don't hunt, sorry, merely worked with hunters back in the early 80's.
- Scoundreller 3y ago
  Semi-automatic just means you get one shot per pull of the trigger. Very common. Very little is “manual” these days. I think you mean “militarize into an automatic”.
- aksss 3y ago
  A) the AR-15 is a semi-automatic rifle out of the box. B) "militarize a [gun] into a semi-automatic" - yeah, that's not a thing. C) "No need to hunt with a semi-auto" - no, there are several subjective reasons one might prefer to use a semi-auto hunting, and several objective circumstances where it makes sense. Remember that semi-auto means one pull of the trigger = one round fired.
- brodouevencode 3y ago
  Ask anyone who's seen action if a fully automatic rifle is useful. On a vehicle or defensive position, yes - it's great for a variety of uses. But during a breach or even open field fire fight no one, and I mean no one, flips to full auto.
aksss 3y ago
Many rounds get their start in the military - .30-06, 45-70, and do substantially more damage to a human body than the 5.56 round, not because they started in the military, but because of ballistics. Other rounds start off in the private sector and get brought into the military, like the .308 and 6.5 Creedmoor. There is nothing particularly deadly about the .223 round that isn't common to all rifle rounds, particularly larger calibers. Rifle rounds are deadly to living creatures, human or not. The military has, time and again, dropped and adopted rounds balancing many interests, not only effectiveness on the battlefield, but also the logistics of moving ammunition from point a to point b. Sometimes the latter comes at the cost to the former. Recall that when the 5.56/223 round was introduced, it was panned as being completely inadequate for human targets. It was replacing a .30 round that had more stability in flight, more range, and more punch when it got there. Those rounds replaced a .45 caliber round before that. The reason people say, "not an assault rifle," is because in the gun world that has a particular technical definition that the AR-15 does not meet. Using the term outside of its technical definition is nakedly an appeal to emotion for political purposes. There are more sober ways to make the gun ban argument without resorting to this language, but I'm not holding my breath. Fearmongering is effective.

Scoundreller 3y ago

> chambered for two different types of MILITARY ammunition. Isn’t that the hardest to get a hold of these days? I figure the entire western supply is being stockpiled by militaries and/or being sent to Ukraine. Or unavailable due to sanctions (not sure how much was manufactured in Russia and making its way to North America). Though I’d argue military ammunition is moreso built to pierce through armour that most civilian’s bodies and personal vehicles won’t have.

blinded 3y ago
nope 223 and 556 are super easy to get. civilians can get armour and high powered rounds too. also easy to get provided you have the funds.
mmh0000 3y ago
No, it isn't hard to get at all, that's part of the problem. .223 one of the more common AR-15 rounds is cheap and most options have free or reduced shipping[1]. You can get 1000 rounds shipped to your door for ~$400. [1] https://ammoseek.com/ammo/223-remington https://ammoseek.com/ammo/223-remington

jleyank 3y ago

According to Google, it's straightforward to militarize an AR-15 into a semi-automatic (possibly more, didn't chase links). No need to hunt with a semi unless you're interested in hamburger. Per comments - brain-fart. Militarize into full auto. I don't hunt, sorry, merely worked with hunters back in the early 80's.

Scoundreller 3y ago
Semi-automatic just means you get one shot per pull of the trigger. Very common. Very little is “manual” these days. I think you mean “militarize into an automatic”.
aksss 3y ago
A) the AR-15 is a semi-automatic rifle out of the box. B) "militarize a [gun] into a semi-automatic" - yeah, that's not a thing. C) "No need to hunt with a semi-auto" - no, there are several subjective reasons one might prefer to use a semi-auto hunting, and several objective circumstances where it makes sense. Remember that semi-auto means one pull of the trigger = one round fired.
brodouevencode 3y ago
Ask anyone who's seen action if a fully automatic rifle is useful. On a vehicle or defensive position, yes - it's great for a variety of uses. But during a breach or even open field fire fight no one, and I mean no one, flips to full auto.

aksss 3y ago

Many rounds get their start in the military - .30-06, 45-70, and do substantially more damage to a human body than the 5.56 round, not because they started in the military, but because of ballistics. Other rounds start off in the private sector and get brought into the military, like the .308 and 6.5 Creedmoor. There is nothing particularly deadly about the .223 round that isn't common to all rifle rounds, particularly larger calibers. Rifle rounds are deadly to living creatures, human or not. The military has, time and again, dropped and adopted rounds balancing many interests, not only effectiveness on the battlefield, but also the logistics of moving ammunition from point a to point b. Sometimes the latter comes at the cost to the former. Recall that when the 5.56/223 round was introduced, it was panned as being completely inadequate for human targets. It was replacing a .30 round that had more stability in flight, more range, and more punch when it got there. Those rounds replaced a .45 caliber round before that. The reason people say, "not an assault rifle," is because in the gun world that has a particular technical definition that the AR-15 does not meet. Using the term outside of its technical definition is nakedly an appeal to emotion for political purposes. There are more sober ways to make the gun ban argument without resorting to this language, but I'm not holding my breath. Fearmongering is effective.