Vest buster
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A vest buster is an armor-piercing handgun cartridge capable of fully penetrating commonly used soft body armor.[1] The handgun that fires such a cartridge is also referred to as a vest buster.
While several handguns and cartridges could be considered "vest busters", two popular examples are the FN Five-seven[1] firing the FN 5.7×28mm[2][3] and the Smith & Wesson Model 500 firing the .500 S&W Magnum.[4]
Further reading[]
- Uncle Fester. (1996). Vest Busters: How to Make Your Own Body Armor Piercing Bullets. Festering Publications. ISBN 0970148518
See also[]
- 7.62×25mm Tokarev
- Bulletproofing
- Gun politics
- Handgun effectiveness
- Personal armor
- Stopping power
- Terminal ballistics
- Teflon-coated bullet
References[]
- ^ a b Violence Policy Center: Big Boomers: Rifle Power Designed Into Handguns.
- ^ "Police Officers at Risk From Cop-Killer Gun; Gun Maker May Get Immunity from Congress". Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. 17 February 2005. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Lautenberg, Schumer Join Brady Campaign In Lying About the FN Five-seveN Pistol". National Rifle Association. March 9, 2005. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ Violence Policy Center: Vest Buster
External links[]
The dictionary definition of vest buster at Wiktionary
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