VH>When I was in the Army, I was tasked to evaluate adopting "teflon
VH>coated" ammo to penetrate enemy soft armor.  I got two reports -- one
VH>from the Justice Department, and the other from the Treasury Department
VH>-- on teflon coated ammo.  They concluded teflon ammo does NOT enhance
VH>the ability to penetrate a vest.
Right, from what I hear:  The teflon, and nylon coating in Federal's 
Nyclad bullets, is to provide barrel lubrication, not terminal 
performance.
VH>stopping there.  The skin wasn't broken, but the bullet -- wrapped in
VH>kevlar -- was INSIDE the ribs.  They had to cut the vest, leaving a
VH>ragged swatch of fabric sticking out from between the ribs, then break
VH>the ribs to get the bullet out.
Ouch.  Twice.
VH>makes no difference.  To penetrate a kevlar vest, you need velocity.
Or a cone shaped bullet, in order to put the most pressure on the 
smallest point possible.  Velocity (energy) helps, but even a SWC bullet 
at twice the speed of a narrow cone shaped bullet is going to place a 
much lower PSI on the material.
þ SLMR 2.0 þ Don't buy furs.  It takes 14 trees to make protest signs.
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