since9
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In 1991, FN Herstal in Belgium created the FN P90 in response to NATO requests for a replacement for 9×19mm Parabellum firearms. The P90 was designed as a compact but powerful firearm for vehicle crews, operators of crew-served weapons, support personnel, special forces and counter-terrorist groups.
The FN 5.7×28mm is a small-caliber, high-velocity cartridge and exhibits an exceptionally flat trajectory. It has the ability to penetrate Kevlar protective vests—such as the NATO CRISAT vest—that will stop conventional pistol bullets. Fired from the P90, the SS190 is capable of penetrating the CRISAT vest at a range of 200 m (219 yd), or a Level IIIA Kevlar vest at the same range. However, sporting variants of the 5.7×28mm are classified by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) as not armor-piercing.
SO, then... Will someone PLEASE explain to me why the ATF classifies a non-armor-piercing round like the 5.56 M855 as "armor-piercing" while FAILING to classify the armor-piercing 5.7×28mm as such?
Oh, yeah... It's because many law enforcement agencies in the U.S. are already using this Stargate FN P90 weapon. Yes. It's the same one seen in Stargate SG-1.
The FN 5.7×28mm is a small-caliber, high-velocity cartridge and exhibits an exceptionally flat trajectory. It has the ability to penetrate Kevlar protective vests—such as the NATO CRISAT vest—that will stop conventional pistol bullets. Fired from the P90, the SS190 is capable of penetrating the CRISAT vest at a range of 200 m (219 yd), or a Level IIIA Kevlar vest at the same range. However, sporting variants of the 5.7×28mm are classified by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) as not armor-piercing.
SO, then... Will someone PLEASE explain to me why the ATF classifies a non-armor-piercing round like the 5.56 M855 as "armor-piercing" while FAILING to classify the armor-piercing 5.7×28mm as such?
Oh, yeah... It's because many law enforcement agencies in the U.S. are already using this Stargate FN P90 weapon. Yes. It's the same one seen in Stargate SG-1.
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