[Centurion2000]

I stay loaded with ammo that will penetrate a Cat III vest

Care to elaborate ? I'm wondering if you've got a 30-06 AP revolver or something interesting like that.

[Servant of the Nine]

stay loaded with ammo that will penetrate a Cat III vest

Care to elaborate ? I'm wondering if you've got a 30-06 AP revolver or something interesting like that.

I have a Para-Ornance P-14 with a 6" slide that is converted to 460 Rowland, but Mag Safe has a .45 ACP SWAT load that will do the job if you can find it for sale.

A Taurus "Raging Hornet" in 22 hornet will do it. All you need is velocity. Kevlar behaves much like silly putty. At a certain velocity (about 1800fps) it no longer stretches and deforms, but shatters like glass

I also keep a riot gun loaded with flechette rounds. The flechettes are narrow and sharp enough to go through the weave of the vest. Look for them in Shotgun News

So9

[Travis McGee]

Try a Tokarev firing 7.62mm bottle neck rounds in full metal jacket. I think they go about 90 grains at 1,500 fps.