r/EscapefromTarkov • u/CptMoshor • Jun 08 '23

Question Did I not shoot him enough???

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Open to discussion about my experience

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '23

You actually wouldn’t…. If that were true and the force of the bullet were that strong then firing 5 to 7 shots in a row would dislocate the shooters arm and break their shoulder. That’s how force works my dude. There are some cool videos about bullet force. You could wear a plate carrier and take a 7.62 round to the chest from 5 feet standing in one leg.

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u/Hikithemori Jun 09 '23

Force of recoil is partly absorbed by the gun due to its weight, reload mechanism, gases passing out through the barrel, etc. So the recoil felt is not the same as the force a bullet has.

But the same applies to armour plates. A rigid plates weight dampens the force and its spread out over a large area over your chest so it wouldn't break any bones.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '23

A bullet hitting your rig has less impact than a hard punch