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7/14/2006 9:34:32 PM EDT
How well does M193 fragment after penetrating flak jackets and other heavy/bulky clothing?


LONGHUNTER
7/14/2006 9:39:28 PM EDT
[#1]
Penetrating the vest eats up velocity, so you'd need to be fairly close for the bullet to have enough remaining velocity to allow fragmentation.  But, otherwise, just like normal.  A small, fast, pointy bullet will sail right through a flak vest, which is only Level IIA or so.

-Troy
7/15/2006 5:20:05 PM EDT
[#2]
For what its worth I shot one of those military flak vests from the 1980s with a .22 magnum round from a 22 inch barrel from 10 feet. The ammo was CCI .22 WMR MaxiMag +V a 36 grain jacketed bullet with a 2200 fps muzzel velocity. The bullet buried itself in the layers of the vest but did not pass thru.
7/15/2006 5:27:01 PM EDT
[#3]
i have been wondering about this as well.  it would be cool if someone of greater financial means than i could acquire a couple of chronos and position a vest in between them, then shoot the vest to see exactly how much velocity is lost.
7/16/2006 1:18:23 PM EDT
[#4]
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7/16/2006 6:26:42 PM EDT
[#5]
here is a test for the m193
7/16/2006 8:15:58 PM EDT
[#6]
modeling clay != properly calibrated ballistics gelatin

what's the velocity threshhold for fragmentation in modeling clay?  i doubt anyone knows, but it could well be very different than the threshhold for ballistics gel, and therefore flesh.
7/17/2006 9:37:43 AM EDT
[#7]
There is no corrolation and noone who is reputable uses clay for testing terminal ballistics because it does not corrolate to tissue in ANY way.
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