Like many questions in life, the short answer is: “it depends.” There’s no magical vest capable of stopping every kind of ammunition. The bigger and faster a round is, the more powerful it becomes—and the harder it is to stop....
When it comes to staying safe in dangerous situations, the material in your bulletproof vest makes all the difference. Two of the biggest players in bulletproof technology are UHMWPE (Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene) and Kevlar. Both are amazing at stopping...
Armor-piercing rounds are the stuff of action movies, military documentaries, and a lot of internet debates. But what are they really? Are they illegal? And most importantly, can they be stopped? Not every bullet with a cool-sounding name is actually...
