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To: Nachum

I have a purely theoretical academic question: Will a .308 penetrate that combat gear those storm troopers are wearing?


66 posted on 03/10/2014 10:13:34 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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To: TexasRepublic
I have a purely theoretical academic question: Will a .308 penetrate that combat gear those storm troopers are wearing?

Not if they have the ceramic trauma plates. I'm not sure how a .338 lapua or 300 win mag would do, particularly handloads with tungsten carbide cores

72 posted on 03/11/2014 8:51:10 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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