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Hunter B.



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PostPosted: Thu 22 Jan, 2009 4:49 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote
Brawn Barber wrote:
Agreed, Hunter. You would think that this type of claim would be substantiated by proof at the outset of the claim, at least a docmentation of the incredibly fashioned piece during and after deflection of the high velocity projectile



The only way I see it working is against low powered rounds using SWC or Frangibles, and anyone who is dumb enough to claim "bullet proof" status based on tests with frangibles needs to be taken out in the street and beaten with a sackful of doorknobs.

Granted, it's all just conjecture on my part, but I find myself at a loss to come up with any other reasonable explanation for their claim beyond mere marketing hype.
“It is the loose ends with which men hang themselves.”
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Lawrence Parramore




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PostPosted: Fri 23 Jan, 2009 12:52 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote
Yes Dr. Alan Williams' The Knight and the Blast Furnace is a great book, it shows that quality was quite inconsistent.
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