For people choosing light varmint bullets..... The bullet has to reach vitals from any angle first. 40/45/50/55 grain varmint bullets only penetrate a couple of inches. That is not enough for anything but perfectly facing chest shots on small individuals. The 60gr Hornady TAP only penetrates around 10 inches and is the ABSOLUTE minimum I would use.
When I lived in an apartment (and if I were extremely concerned about a single wall penetration) I had one mag loaded with 60gr TAP and another with a barrier round in a double mag carrier. Barrier rounds being TSX, SOST, TBBC, Fusion, etc.
All 5.56mm bullets penetrate less than pistol rounds and no one seems to worry too much about them.
Absolutely correct, were I in a populated area, I'd take up a position of defense on one knee and fire up at the BG/BG's so long as said position didn't hinder vision/accessibility.
That would buy ya a bit of height on exiting projectiles entering other residences/walls, etc.
Gunner
