I did some checking. I couldnt find what I had read. I hope I didnt cause any problems IF this is wrong.....
I am going to talk to the LEO that I talked with about it and a couple of other LEO buddies about. I know what I read, and what I was told. As I said, the Game Warden said that in their training, they were told that the 22lr was their worst nightmare. Kinda like "hit men" using 22s. No mess. Enters a skull and bounces around like a pin ball making mashed potatos out of the brain.
I will research it some more.
I did several searches trying to find that article. Of course, all the body armor manufactures wouldnt tell it if it would. I did find one interesting private test study. The guy that did it discounted the 22lr, saying he didnt think in merited testing. He did test a 9mm, 40SW and 45ACP. The 9mm went through clean and the others didnt at all.
If the 22lr is true, VinVega may have hit it on the head. The shape of the little bullet going through the mesh. (This is considering it as lightweight concealable, not steel.)
Ill do some more checking, I was just quoting from memory earlier, now Im truely interested.
Take Care. (Please, no one go shoot themselves with anything to do a home test.
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Andy