[edsheppa]

Wrong kind of pound. You are better off thinking in terms of momentumn - lots of the energy of the bullet will go into deforming the bullet and vest.

Momentum-wise, looks like such a bullet would impart a velocity of ~6cm/s to a 175 lb guy. I'd guess it'd look like no more than a slight backward stumble if the guy were prapared for it.

If he holds the gun himself, it'd cancel of course.

[JamesP81]

Wrong kind of pound. You are better off thinking in terms of momentumn - lots of the energy of the bullet will go into deforming the bullet and vest.

Apparently not:

Last post indicates that people wearing kevlar when they get shot generally end up with broken ribs.

In other words, if this fellow did his demo and didn't end up with broken ribs and sever bruises, then the demonstration was rigged.