"Can it take a deer?"
Adding to this, trannies wouldn't have groin plates to begin with because it would interfere with their dilation schedule.
Any groin armor that is available is soft armor, meaning IIIA max, meaning that it will not stop any rifle round.
The change to the 6.8 cartridge, which according to sig is literally just a beefy version of .308, was OKed by a bunch of boomer generals that fell for the battle rifle meme. The army tried something similar before with the M14 and changed to 5.56 because who ever had the most ammo on them wins firefights. This worked so well for firefights in Vietnam that even Russia changed to a similar cartridge (5.45x39).
These are also memes since 90% of the time they are only 3A rated (rifles go straight through). A lot of architectural products marketed as armored or bullet resistant aren’t rated to stop rifles. You are better off with a precast concrete panic room.
Wasn't their a drill call the the zipper or something?
Adding to what others have said, plates will prevent the projectile penetrating but it will not absorb all the force. Most of that energy transfers, and that means trauma and broken bones.
Of course, soft armor is only good against pistol rounds anyway and even basic M193 55gr FMJ will go right through any and all soft armor at normal ranges.
Yes. I have a pistol in trust I will reclaim (I don't want to say what it is for opsec), but I've fired a few guns and have probably spent about 20~30 hours at a range. I lean towards Ruger because I had excellent experience with a Ruger 5.56 with a red dot sight and had a great grouping at 15yd with no prior experience shooting it. It was basically a joy. I did get access to a Ruger 5.7 recently and that was also great. The worst gun I've handled was a P90. I like P90 in Counter Strike and tried it but loading the magazine is one of the worst things I've ever tried to do and did not once successfully fire it without jamming.
You're in luck, subcompacts are very popular these days. Every gun store will have a selection of them so you can find something that fits you well and most are able to receive an optic to improve your precision.
I've got a similar problem and you might try a sig p365xl. A bit small for most but fits me almost perfectly.
If I buy another handgun I want 5.7, and I don't think I can be talked out of it. I like them. I think FN makes a subcompact now.
Probably a good thing that you didn't enjoy it. 5.7 is basically overpriced .22 Magnum.
Sounds like you've found your rifle when you get back then. Ruger's offering in the AR market is the AR-556. Try and get the flat-top version so you have a bit more flexibility with your sight mounting.
I also have smaller hands and found the two 5.7 handguns I held to be a little narrow in grip, This wasn't an issue with shooting or general handling, but my firing hand could not comfortably thumb the magazine release without breaking grip. I've learned to use my support hand to manipulate the magazine release, it works fine. I would recommend you get at least one handgun in 9x19mm, the ammunition is cheap and for self defense it is very capable. The CZ75B fit my hands well and shoots like a dream, they're relatively inexpensive but they are full sized handguns so concealed carry can be difficult. The recommendation for the Sig P365XL is solid, great guns that are small enough to conceal but large enough to be easy to shoot.
I understand, I bought a 10mm with the same want.
They don't, unfortunately, but the FiveSeven isn't a huge gun. It might be your best bet even if it's ~$1,500.
I have owned several Rugers throughout my life and every single one has been trouble-free. My daily carry is a Ruger.
Looks like he'd hate loading that mag, the p90 was annoying for him. That said the 5.7 handguns are pretty sweet in principle, and work well as long as you don't try to conceal them. I believe they are pretty large compared to most CCW.
Fatrick keeping the 16" barrel in his PS90 will always be the gayest thing about him.
Carrying is another discussion, which depends on how. People CC 1911s all the time with no trouble and with shoulder holsters, whatever your opinion, you can go fairly large.
