What ammo do you want to see tested against body armor?

[Raggedyman]

I have a Level IIA body armor panel that was donated by a member on Arfcom for testing. The first shot will be 9mm Magsafe because that's what it was donated for. I should be able to shoot it several times, though. I plan to shoot it with the Lehigh extreme penetrator. Is there anything else you'd like to see tested?

[Intercooler]

  An arrow and a Mosin surplus round.

[Rich10]

What is the panel made of (AR500, ceramic, soft, etc...)?

[Raggedyman]

  An arrow and a Mosin surplus round.

Maybe an arrow. Pretty sure any rifle round will zip through like it wasn't there.

[Raggedyman]

What is the panel made of (AR500, ceramic, soft, etc...)?

Derp. Sorry. Thought I said but I didn't. I edited the OP. It's Level IIA.

[Dave84]

Interesting. Maybe the uw 220 grain hard cast and the 155 grain xtp.

[pacapcop]

Underwood 200 fmj.

[Centimeter]

Can I ask what kind of backdrop you're going to have behind it? Would you consider putting a slab of ballistic gel behind it to see what kind of effect the vest has on penetration (for rounds that do manage to penetrate it) or possibly a big piece of modeling clay behind it so we can get a measurement of back-face deformation for rounds that don't? I think that would be pretty rad, if you're able to. Otherwise: I'd like to see what it would do against a heavier hollow point, say a 200gr XTP, or perhaps a speedy light-weight hollow point, like the 155gr XTP Dave84 mentioned.

[The_Shadow]

Interesting, many of the test I have seen use a gel torso or similar as an absorber and back stop to the armor panel like it would be worn.  if they are placed against a hard backing it may affect the performance.

Hit with what you got even those old 44 mags!   
Looking forward to the results!
Best regards!

[mag360]

Velocity defeats armor but since most folks carry hollow points it would be cool to see if a 180gr underwood xtp will go through.  I think a 155gr tmj would.

[Raggedyman]

Can I ask what kind of backdrop you're going to have behind it? Would you consider putting a slab of ballistic gel behind it to see what kind of effect the vest has on penetration (for rounds that do manage to penetrate it) or possibly a big piece of modeling clay behind it so we can get a measurement of back-face deformation for rounds that don't? I think that would be pretty rad, if you're able to. Otherwise: I'd like to see what it would do against a heavier hollow point, say a 200gr XTP, or perhaps a speedy light-weight hollow point, like the 155gr XTP Dave84 mentioned.

I'll use modeling clay since that is the standard. I expect it to stop most rounds but the back face deformation is important because that can still cause substantial injury.

[4949shooter]

Guys, the vests aren't designed to stop pointed objects like knives and arrows.

It would be interesting to see though. I am sure it will slow it down at the very least.

[Intercooler]

  I always heard a simple arrow will defeat one. Kind of nuts and I would love to see it!

[4949shooter]

Yep would be cool to see.

We won't bother giving them to deer during bow and arrow season. 

[Intercooler]

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