leadcounsel
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The clay examples are impressive, but they are against a solid backstop.
A human wearing a vest and shot in the torso will likely suffer broken ribs or bruised organs, but will likely be able to return fire.
I watched a video of a US soldier, a medic in fact, standing next to his HumVEE. On the video he took a 7.62 to the chest. His armor (heavier than mine, but also a significantly heavier bullet) absorbed it. It knocked him back a step, and he took cover behind the Humvee and returned fire.
He had bruising to his chest (maybe some cracked ribs, I don't remember) but that vest absolutely saved his life and he was able to function just fine. It's rather cool video.
Downscaling both the armor and caliber, if one were shot with a handgun load covered by civilian armor, one could still function.
Ask any cop and he'll agree.
A human wearing a vest and shot in the torso will likely suffer broken ribs or bruised organs, but will likely be able to return fire.
I watched a video of a US soldier, a medic in fact, standing next to his HumVEE. On the video he took a 7.62 to the chest. His armor (heavier than mine, but also a significantly heavier bullet) absorbed it. It knocked him back a step, and he took cover behind the Humvee and returned fire.
He had bruising to his chest (maybe some cracked ribs, I don't remember) but that vest absolutely saved his life and he was able to function just fine. It's rather cool video.
Downscaling both the armor and caliber, if one were shot with a handgun load covered by civilian armor, one could still function.
Ask any cop and he'll agree.