>>Tom,
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>>Apparently the cartridge tumbles on the M-16 which causes a tremendous amount of damage inside the body.
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>An urban legend. The barrel has rifling which gives the bullet a rotational axis, creating more stability in flight. It doesn't tumble, it may wobble a little though.
While it is stable in flight, the bullet does tend to tumble on impact, more so than others. I believe this was intentional on the original designer's part, and results from the relatively high velocity the small bullet retains at combat ranges.
Dan LeClair
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