stanc Wrote:I doubt that hard body armor can be penetrated by ball ammo, be it M855A1-type or conventional FMJ. Other than that, I concur with the other proposed barrier tests.
Why? It can be penetrated fairly easily with the right velocity and projectile. My 7mm WSM blows through steel plate that AP 308 barely penetrates.
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The little penetration holes are the penetrators from .308 AP, only the penetrators made it through the plate. The big holes are 180 grain Berger VLD's, they blew through, making holes literally twice the diameter of the bullets. Thats an open tip, match bullet, not a penetrating bullet. I seriously doubt that plates that would be cracked by 7.62x39 would tolerate that Berger.
If you meant that making a 6/6.5mm bullet from a carbine do it, I understand. None of the Grendel loads I tried made it through, Including AP 130 grain loads, though I haven't tried the 110 grain AP loads yet. I think velocity has a big part to play in AP penetration.
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