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They either don't know about the following study results, don't believe it, or don't care.
"Velocity drops rapidly as the barrel length decreases, especially below 10 inches where the velocity drops below 2,500 fps. M855 bullets traveling below 2,500 fps when impacting a target will not produce a lethal wound channel."
http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=1093
I'm wondering if anyone has tested it's "armor piercing" capabilities out of 10" or shorter barrels. If M855 isn't capable of piercing armor out of such short barrels then their entire argument could be thrown out.
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NONE of this makes any difference.
The only question is whether the M855 projectile meets the DEFINITION of an armor piercing projectile under the law. That definition uses the construction of the projectile NOT the performance.
If you constructed a magic .223 projectile out of lead that would blow through 6 inches of steel, it would not be an armor piercing projectile under the law.