only hits count, you can only carry just so much ammo, along with the other needed gear. ONE solid hit with a 223 softpoint is PLENTY, even if "onlY" to bicep, forearm, thigh, or calf. That 3/4" gaping hole, SPOUTING blood, is REAL hard to just "ignore', unlike, the .308 " hole from 308 or .30 ak ball rd.