Depends on the round

They do basically nothing against rifle calibre rounds

thats what i mean

against smaller ones, I think it's somewhat reliable

Saw Donut do a video where a guy in full armour with mask got 1 hit killed

It's probably not bad against 9mm, I wonder about .45 though

theres no way you wouldnt knock a guy on his ass

I don't think there's much practical armour that can stop .50 BMG, it's always a balancing act

It would be like being punched in the face by a bullet, literally

Nothing should be able to stop a fucking .50

A thick enough shield might.

???

is anyone watching that census video?

Plenty can stop a 50

It would be highly impractical

and heavy

It goes through most vehicles

you can stop a 50 by entombing yourself in 100 tons of concrete

Thin skinned ones @Samaritan

My woad Celtic body paint can stop a .50

basically the goverment alters the results before they are released... whats the point 😛

I think some of the tougher commercial shields can stop a 5.56/7.62 even.

we should just entomb all of our soldiers in 100 tons of concrete so they're immune to small arms fire

Plenty of body armour can stop 5.56 and 7.62

Level 4 plates will do that all day

They can't take multiple hits very well though

They can

They're made of steel

Ceramic ones on the other hand

Can't take many hits

And you probably are going to sustain injury just by the force of such a round

Yeah you're right about the steel ones

Yeah, the energy hitting you does quite a lot of damage

If you shoot enough, even concrete doesn't last forever.

Breaks ribs and whatnot

Depending where you get hit

"jittering the figures" the gov calls it

Also depends on shield vs body armor

Giving out shields would be more practical then you'd think

well police does use them sometimes, do they not?

No, shields aren't practical