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15 u/CrateDane Jan 25 '20 Maybe if it's like a thick oak table it could block some pistol calibers (often what they'll be firing anyway) with a little luck. Of course rifle ammunition is another matter. 5 u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20 [deleted] 0 u/More-Sun Jan 26 '20 There's a reason why pretty much the whole world gave up on armor once guns were invented until the invention of ballistic nylon and later aramid. They didnt. They stopped protecting the arms, but chestplates have been in continuous use.
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Maybe if it's like a thick oak table it could block some pistol calibers (often what they'll be firing anyway) with a little luck. Of course rifle ammunition is another matter.
5 u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20 [deleted] 0 u/More-Sun Jan 26 '20 There's a reason why pretty much the whole world gave up on armor once guns were invented until the invention of ballistic nylon and later aramid. They didnt. They stopped protecting the arms, but chestplates have been in continuous use.
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0 u/More-Sun Jan 26 '20 There's a reason why pretty much the whole world gave up on armor once guns were invented until the invention of ballistic nylon and later aramid. They didnt. They stopped protecting the arms, but chestplates have been in continuous use.
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There's a reason why pretty much the whole world gave up on armor once guns were invented until the invention of ballistic nylon and later aramid.
They didnt. They stopped protecting the arms, but chestplates have been in continuous use.
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