All of those factors affect textile armor

I have yet to find any compelling evidence showing that .22LR can defeat 3a

Which is why they're generally used alongside or as reinforcement to solid armor like cermaics or metals

the reason why it is probably not addressed is because they can't define an all-encompassing criteria for what .22LR it should defeat

Exactly.

I'm sure that there is some load of .22LR out there that you can fire from a 26 inch barrel that may defeat 3A given specific conditions

however 99% of common use .22LR firearms and loads will be defeated by 3A

Because no backyard nigger plinker .22 is firing at a proper target in a proper test environment, and nowhere near the required number of plates or shots.

IIIA testing is something like 300 rounds against 20+ plates

At varying standard environmental ranges and conditions

it's not going though

You can say that all you want but the science is there.

Textile armor is so weak against small projectiles it's causing a shift to solid armors

ok, you let us know when you're done with your NIJ testing how that goes

NIJ 0101.04 does state that level 1 will defeat .22LR

lol

0101.04 was superceded.

NIJ FIGHT

Test methods differ between publications

Which, given the trog-tier test methods used by some of the really old publications, is why you go with the newest one.

It makes no logical sense that they would regress from .04 to .06 to no longer cover .22LR

Again, changing test methods provide alternate results.

For instance, in the old NIJ test model, they used a BFD clay that provided inaccurate results

point is that you are mkaing it seem like any pack of walmart .22LR fired from a 10/22 will shred a 3A to bits

which is far from the actual truth

Fuck no and I never said that

A .22LR customized for AP by dremeling the top and molding a resin tip would have a good chance.

"Soft vests get shrek'd by basically everything"

Yeah they do.

They can't even stop +P 9mm loads

In fact, barring III+, most of the test criteria use light projectiles and light loads.

So I am assuming that you are using this data as justification for you not employing any soft armor?

Because I cam

As my primary armor? God no. Flexible III is good for covering anywhere you can't fit a hard plate.

I can't see the buy in for you pushing so hard for no armor?

But I wouldn't trust soft armor to stop much of anything

given the phsycial and material limitations of textile armors

IIIA will stop 9mm +P loads

not IIA

only one 9mm +P I know of that will pen IIIA

that isnt AP