Is there a magic number to accomplish this? Is it repeatable? How big a bullet, and of what construction, does it need to be to accomplish the magic number?
I’m no expert, but the experts I’ve trained with all tell me that there is no set number of shots it takes to kill a bad guy. Shoot until the threat is over, regardless of caliber chosen…
Though Taylor has done some pretty impressive things with firearms on a range; credibility issues exist through some of his writings and statements. Like his long term assessment of the Glock 17. When the math was done on his numbers (I do not remember the details-but the article has been reprinted a few times in the “Glock Annuals”) I found it hard to believe that he was doing a couple thousand draw presentations a day for over a year with it while running and teaching his school.
Chuck don’t know Logistics!
A major ammo shift in the middle of a war?
And we would have to NATO on board with the round as well?
We will have 5.56mm for the foreseeable future. At most we could go to a heavier/longer bullet.