| Gang of Four – Armalite Rifle Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I think you mean AR15. And the nonsense about the bullets tumbling, hitting you in the arm of leg, and then proceeding to "scramble your insides" is a myth. It comes from early version of the rifle which were first used widely in Vietnam when they began replacing the M14. These early examples carried a 1:14 bbl (barrel) twist, meaning the bullet would spin one full rotation at 14" down the bbl. The standard M16 bbl was and is 16", meaning the bullet would only fully spin one time before it left the bbl. This is not nearly enough spin to properly stabilize a 69 gr. bullet, resulting in the bullet destabilizing mid-flight and tumbling. This effect resulted in very poor accuracy, but had a tendency to create some unusual-looking (but no more dangerous) wound cavities when it did hit some poor fella. But all the stuff about the bullet hitting you in the arm and tumbling through your body is rubbish. As for the song/lyrics.. It comes across as typical misinformed anti-gun prattle. |
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