• mctoasterson@reddthat.com
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    30 days ago

    SS198LF. It is “LE only” ammo, which is more of a restriction that FN puts on it than anything, it has no legal weight. There are very specific legal definitions of “AP” ammo, and you are correct it does not meet that.

    I saw it on the shelves approximately 1 year ago at a major chain sporting goods store. $59/box. I have pics but I’m not going to dox myself.

    Anyway, if you look up SS198LF testing you will see that it sometimes (but not always) defeats Level IIIA soft armor out of a handgun.

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      30 days ago

      I’m not denying you saw it, but just the overarching blanket statement that 5.7 defeats armor is not true. I’m glad the price has drop on ammo for it.

      That’s right. I always roll my eyes seeing LE or military grade stuff sold on the civilial market. Just a marketing gimmick.

      I have heard that could, but the ATF would be all over it if it did it consistantly. Just how the 7.62 Tok can defeat some armor using the spicier PPSH rounds.