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Old 05-24-2007, 15:09   #67
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Originally Posted by txzen
I thought it strange that the army would release the caliber of weapon they used in testing, but more stange was the .pdf showing 6 failed tests and then saying 4 of 8 failed and then just the weird phenomenon that on the -60 test a "catastophic disc failure," occured but not one shot penetrated.
Let's just say that all .30 rounds are not equal and leave it at that.

Maybe someone else can answer your questions about the disposition and methodology of the tests.

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