.223 is the mil issue round and 5.56 is civilian. That's my point though, they used a pistol round to minimize ricochet and/or over penetration. ARs chambered in 9mm aren't "rare", per se, but not common. If he knew what he was doing, he'd have used a shotgun to blow the lock off.
The initial reports were 3, then 2, then 1 shot fired. Original story was that he shot the lock off to the little "computer closet" in CPP. The narrative skips over all those details because forensics doesn't support it.
Then there is the issue associated with firing a 9mm handgun round at a tower PC and getting that "money shot" which renders a hard drive completely unrecoverable.
Which would be almost impossible even if you memorized where the key components were. more so if you accidentally did it through even a small lock. 9mil is hardly bigger than a 22. Total BS.
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darkknight111 ago
For those unaware, 9mm is standard issue PISTOL rounds.
5.56 IIRC is low grade rifle rounds (translates to .223?).
Blacksmith21 ago
.223 is the mil issue round and 5.56 is civilian. That's my point though, they used a pistol round to minimize ricochet and/or over penetration. ARs chambered in 9mm aren't "rare", per se, but not common. If he knew what he was doing, he'd have used a shotgun to blow the lock off.
YogSoggoth ago
Lock? The initial story was he fired at the computer, disabling it forever with one shot.
Blacksmith21 ago
The initial reports were 3, then 2, then 1 shot fired. Original story was that he shot the lock off to the little "computer closet" in CPP. The narrative skips over all those details because forensics doesn't support it.
Then there is the issue associated with firing a 9mm handgun round at a tower PC and getting that "money shot" which renders a hard drive completely unrecoverable.
YogSoggoth ago
Which would be almost impossible even if you memorized where the key components were. more so if you accidentally did it through even a small lock. 9mil is hardly bigger than a 22. Total BS.
Blacksmith21 ago
For clarifications sake, I saw early forensic photos which I've not been able to find, that showed the AR carbine was chambered in 9 mm not 5.56.
But yes: https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/myth-busters-show-shooting-locks.416776/