There is the factor of particular ammo used also. 5.7X28 has a load that will defeat Level III plate pretty easily. It isn’t widely available but it IS there.
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Yes and I have a case of 30-06 armor piercing around here . I got mine mainly for a home defense situation .
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Someone offered to sell some to me at a gun show once. He wanted $10 per round. I declined.
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The 5.7x28 was designed to defeat body armor.
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I don’t think III armor. That stuff is suppose to stop.308, which is no walk in the park.
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Head shots make body armor useless
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There needs to be something in the head to damage .
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At the time it came out no one wore level 3 or 4 plates.
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Nah, head shots make plate wearing useless.
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They had lots of barrels on there cheap !
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Hmmmmm that looks like fun. A 175gr bullet supersonic out of a small frame AR.
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Larue triggers for $84.99 at Primary Arms’ Texas Independence sale.
https://www.primaryarms.com/ad/sale/sale-name/LaRue-Tactical-MBT~2S-Triggers-On-Sale
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For those who have a 5.7 of some description @Belt-Fed,
here’s a deal on some ammo from PSA.
https://palmettostatearmory.com/fiocchi-hyperformance-5-7x28mm-ammunition-50-rounds-hollow-point-40gr-57pt40.html
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Dang that is a good deal, let me get my CC. Thanks
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Hundreds off S&W hunting revolvers and of S&W pistols etc..
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