He wouldn't have survived even with the body armor. That cartridge is absolutely a fuckyouup design.
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A lot depends on the projectile. Dropping a lung isn’t gonna kill him, which very well could have been the only significant injury from a ball round.
Fair enough, but then you have to assume the projectile will exit at the back and cause a bit more damage than you're assuming here.
Armor != Bulletproof
Carve a pumpkin and then shoot it…that’s what shooting a lung is like.
The lack of back splatter is very curious to me due to that cartridge. I thought initially that the shooter used a mid power round with hollow points. A straight shot with a 30-06 would have significant exit energy. Supports the body armor thesis
I’m sure it’ll all be figured out in time…sad.