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Gunfixr · February 23, 2015, 09:10 AM

Supposedly, one of the reasons le has gone to the ar platform for swat type operations instead of smg type guns is that 5.56mm has much less barrier penetration (not using green tip) in things such as house walls than 9mm. Therefore, missed rounds are less likely to do collateral damage in the next room. At the ranges presented inside a dwelling, lost ballistics from a short barrel are irrelevant.
That would make the ar pistol a good choice for a high firepower HD gun, better than a pistol cal carbine.
I still prefer my pistol cal.carbine in the house, though. Even with the suppressor, its only barely longer than the ar pistol.
But that's me.
The carbon 15s have always been a bit more finicky.

February 23, 2015, 09:10 AM	#23
Gunfixr Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 2007 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 360	Supposedly, one of the reasons le has gone to the ar platform for swat type operations instead of smg type guns is that 5.56mm has much less barrier penetration (not using green tip) in things such as house walls than 9mm. Therefore, missed rounds are less likely to do collateral damage in the next room. At the ranges presented inside a dwelling, lost ballistics from a short barrel are irrelevant. That would make the ar pistol a good choice for a high firepower HD gun, better than a pistol cal carbine. I still prefer my pistol cal.carbine in the house, though. Even with the suppressor, its only barely longer than the ar pistol. But that's me. The carbon 15s have always been a bit more finicky.