.22lr will not penetrate soft armor

Except for all the times it does in police service

except it doesn't?

Soft vests get shrek'd by basically everything

To the point where it's a reasonable question as to why they're produced at all

plenty of video evidence on youtube proving otherwise

lmao you mean the FMJ plinker loads firing at surplus plate?

Totally NIJ standards

think about it from a liability standpoint k?

theres tons of companies producing NIJ standard armor

which are rated for specific calibers

here, let me lok at NIJ 1010-06

if a cop is shot by said caliber

body armor standards as of 2008

wearing NIJ armor

that is supposed to stop it

would that not make a juicy case for a slam dunk lawsuit?

shush now little one

NIJ standards are here

Let us peep

that being said, how exactly is it that these companies stay in business?

unless their armor actually stops the rated threat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAwL0HY8W2w

.17HMR 17gr doing 2600 fps out of a rifle

goes through IIIA

discussion is related to .22lr not .17hmr

much faster than .22lr or 5.7x28

I have a whole new respect for .17HMR

Not gonna lie

However, back to the argument

II and IIA is designed to stop 9mm and .40 round nose

FMJ

No AP

Based on the test criteria, the armor needs to have limited BFD

Which means it's not meant for penetrative ballistics, it's basically a kevlar shock pad.

A small, fast round will penetrate textile armor readily

but .22lr isn't .17HMR fast

In fact, based on the 2-4-16-64g test criteria for fragmentation resistance, armor rated for actual AP threats is *weaker* against 2-4g threats.

even .22 mag isn't fast enough

Which requires its own type and technique of textile weaving to defeat

https://www.ar15.com/forums/outdoors/Did_something_I_been_wanting_to_test_today_can_a_22LR_go_through_a_vest_/17-660154/