User blog comment:Griever0311/Ask A Marine/@comment-1462637-20100316211123

@Griever: I figured you didn't plan them, but the information you had given was about what I wanted.

About the larger vs. smaller calibers: I thought the same, the 5.56 may have less recoil but you would more than likely need a follow-up shot, it may be harder with a larger bullet, but you probably wouldn't need one. I just didn't know how effective it was in combat.