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Originally Posted by KirStang
I have a question, how does a .22 go about penetrating a lev-III vest while the vest can stop something like a .357 (or something similar?). Is it because of the narrow contact point...?
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yeppers, thats why you can't stab people with a 2x4, at least not easily...
the smaller the contact area, the smaller the area the projectiles energy is focused on, and it will just tear through...
it also has to do with the bullet itself, a hollow point doesnt have a prayer of
penetrating a vest, a FMJ has a better chance...
someone can prolly explain this better than I can
truthfully, if cops wanted to feel safer they would ban the ammunition that would do LESS damage to their person if they were actually shot with it...
will a .22 mag penetrate a vest? yepp. will it kill? most likely not unless whoever was shot with it doesnt get medical treatment for a while, or it was a million dollar shot, the whole reason the .45 acp came into being was because of an insurrection in the phillipines, we were fighting tribesmen called the Moro and the .38 caliber (9mm) projectile we were firing just wasnt ballsy enough to take em down, hence the .45 was born, but I'm getting off topic here...
its weird, because the most lethal ammo is stopped by the vest, while the less lethal stuff will go through it...