VH>The bottom line is, bullet material does not influence the ability to
VH>penetrate a kevlar vest.  The key to penetrating kevlar is velocity.
VH>As I said -- if you get a marshmallow moving fast enough, it'll go
VH>through an M1 tank.
You're only telling 1/2 the story.  The original vest-piercing
bullet (at least the one that caused controversy) was the KTW
bronze bullet with some kind of nylon or teflon coating.  It was
designed for law enforcement use to disable cars by penetrating
the engine block.  Either American Rifleman or Guns & Ammo did an
article on it back in the 80's.  This was a truncated cone bullet
in .357 magnum.  The article showed cookie-cutter holes that it
punched in steel.
Yes, with enough velocity, anything will penetrate Kevlar.  But
certain materials such as bronze or steel, require less velocity
to do it than soft lead.
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