Reply #17: Probably not. [View All]

[AtheistCrusader]

We actually don't know that any of the dead were shot with this weapon. It's entirely possible that the wounded survivors were all the ones hit with this pistol. But we'll see. The 5.7mm round is not well suited to killing humans. Not compared to your standard, 'good ol' .45, .357, hell a 9mm is better suited.

The 5.7 works on a different principle. That poking a small hole with a higher velocity, fragmenting bullet of lower mass, is better than failing to cause an enormous hole with a lower velocity 9mm that expands, because the 9mm was stopped by armor. Take away armor, and the possible use of armor-defeating ammo in this pistol, and it is not well suited to killing ANY animal as large as a human.

The 5.7's round, in rifle form, is not legal for hunting deer in this state, because it will not humanely kill the deer. It may kill, but possible just a wound. Deer weigh in the 200-300lbs range, for the most part, comparing favorably to humans.