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1 posted on 12/01/2005 4:12:48 PM PST by SandRat
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2 posted on 12/01/2005 4:13:08 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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I thought their gear could stop rifle rounds. Few insurgents use 9mm.


3 posted on 12/01/2005 4:17:07 PM PST by Wiseghy (Discontent is the want of self-reliance: it is infirmity of will. – Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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Those vests were recalled for contractual purposes only, not for ballistic impact. It still stopped 9 millimeter and fragmentation as intended.

WAIT A MINUTE. Police under-the-shirt vests stop 9mm

An outer-garment tactical vest is supposed to stop rifle

4 posted on 12/01/2005 4:20:37 PM PST by SauronOfMordor (A planned society is most appealing to those with the conceit to think they will be the planners)
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