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Originally Posted by varmint
some speculation from listening to guys down at the lodge.
the shooter was most likely shooting cheap green tip ammo. it's military surplus designed to defeat body armor. experience in the middle east shows that it is less effective against people wearing regular street clothes. it goes right through them, hence the guy who was shot seven times charging the shooter but lived.
not sure how this impacts the body armor debate.
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The guys at the lodge need to stop talking out of their arse.
M855 is not armor piercing, it is light barrier penetrating. Pretty much an round in 5.56mm will defeat soft level IIIA and lower armor. On the other hand, short of M995, which is no longer available to civilians, a 5.56 is not going to penetrate hard armor.
As far as "going right through them", that's going to happen with any small caliber, high velocity ball round. It really is a shame we tie our troops hands by only allowing ball ammo. There are some very effective hollow point options available for 5.56 these days.