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Originally Posted by BobClay
I remember seeing a video of a man testing a bulletproof vest by being shot with a handgun at close range. Seemed an extremely dangerous way of testing the vest to me. I don't know that I'd trust anybody, no matter good a shot, to place the bullet exactly on the vest.
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I used to visit a company that made stab vests for the Police. Yes, they were tested with various stabbing implements that might be used by "the man in the street."
(They also supplied helmets to the South African Army and Police. The ones for the officers had extra layers of reinforcement.)