Let’s start by talking about AK-47 bullet rounds. A standard AK ball round design in 7.62×39 is a jacketed lead bullet with a 123–124 grain weight. The point at the tip of the bullet and the flat base are distinctive features. Upon striking an object, this bullet becomes unstable because of the structure of its body. If the bullet is tumbling or turning tail first, the bullet will penetrate anything, from a car body to a bulletproof vest, and cause more damage to soft targets.
Due to the speed of the bullet, however, there is a possibility that the pointed part of the bullet might not strike the targeted surface. The bullet point of a pointed rifle will not be able to utilize sectional density if it strikes a ballistic panel sideways or behind. Bulletproof vests probably cannot be successfully penetrated by an AK-47 round.
Despite the bulletproof vest‘s level of protection, an AK-47 round would be unable to penetrate it. In test-firing an AK-47 round from 50 yards at 2300 fps with a standard 123-grain FMJ round, the most likely outcome would be that the round penetrates the vest’s front. In addition, the mannequin should display a tumbling cavitation wound and have the projectile or bullet that hit the rear armor panel captured. Nevertheless, a plate of level K47 can probably stop an AK-47 round fired from a front-mounted Kevlar vest or NIJ Level IV bulletproof vest.
There are different kinds of bulletproof vests made by various manufacturers all around the country. However, if you have an assignment as a military officer or a law enforcement agent on an assignment with threats of AK-47 rounds, then you might need to get an NIJ Level IV bulletproof vest from the nearest retail store.
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