To: SandRat
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)
To: Wiseghy
Military-grade body armor is rated to stop rifle rounds. Eg, this vest produced by
Pinacle Armor
The future of armor: Pinnacle Armor Inc. SOV-1000 Level III "scalar" body armor shot with multiple 7.62x51mm M80 ball steel-jacketed rounds at 2850-2900 fps, at a distance of 15ft (muzzle to body armor). The rounds were all successfully stopped with minimal backface deformation signature (BDS).
5 posted on
12/01/2005 4:25:40 PM PST by
SauronOfMordor
(A planned society is most appealing to those with the conceit to think they will be the planners)
To: Wiseghy
I should have said "is supposed to be rated to stop rifle rounds"
6 posted on
12/01/2005 4:26:51 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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