[Terabitten]

Consider: when Kevlar stops a handgun round, it pretty much debilitates the wearer. He's not in the fight anymore. And we're talking about handgun rounds that probly don't exceed 1200 feet per second.

So how was it that Richard Davis, president of Second Chance body armor, would shoot himself in the chest while wearing his body armor, as part of his sales pitch?

Wouldn't get too many sales if he ended up gasping on the floor and needing medical attention afterwards.

[JamesP81]

Wouldn't get too many sales if he ended up gasping on the floor and needing medical attention afterwards.

What kind of firearm? Were the bullets standard factory issue, or were they toned down for the demonstration? (which, if they were, I'm sure no one would mention that. It'd kinda ruin the sales pitch) Given what you're saying, I seriously doubt standard manufacture ammunition was used. You can't take a .45 to the kevlar vest at short range and remain on your feet. It's not physically possible. The force of impact alone would be sufficient to knock you down, not counting any damage the impact would do to you.

[JamesP81]

So how was it that Richard Davis, president of Second Chance body armor, would shoot himself in the chest while wearing his body armor, as part of his sales pitch?

Ballistic info on a common pistol round, the .45 ACP

Standard .45 ACP ammo has around 400 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. That's enough to move a four hundred pound object a foot. So if the guy weighs 175 pounds, he's going to get blown backwards at least 2.2 feet. I don't know about you, but that would knock most people cleanly to the ground with no fuss. His demonstration is either rigged, or he is an unnaturally strong or large person. I'd betting more that his demonstration is rigged.