[sneakypete]

I'll go with the center of mass with my AK where I have a better chance of hitting.

Modern JBT body armor will defeat a AK round --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Travis McGee]

Only if they are wearing hard composite armor plates, which cover the 8X10" of their "center mass".

They are under 4 pounds now, and while not common, are getting fairly common for police raiding units in full gear.

Ditto kevlar (pistol proof only) helmets.

[from occupied ga]

Modern JBT body armor will defeat a AK round

Yes standard rounds and IF they have trauma plates, but.. look here

I understand that if you "roll your own" you can get similar performance with a core of hardened T-15 (NOT that I would do anything like that of course :-)

[from occupied ga]

BTW T-15 steel can be purchased from Kahl Specialty Steel in NC for about $10 a lb