Vest buster

A vest buster is a handgun cartridge capable of fully penetrating commonly used soft body armor.[1]

While several handguns and cartridges could be considered vest busters, two popular examples are the FN Five-seven[1] firing the FN 5.7×28mm[2][3] and the Smith & Wesson Model 500 firing the .500 S&W Magnum.[4]

These are also known as armor piercing handguns, and intended to penetrate most soft armor in existence. Their ability to penetrate can vary however.

Further reading
  • Uncle Fester. (1996). Vest Busters: How to Make Your Own Body Armor Piercing Bullets. Festering Publications. ISBN 0970148518
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See also

References
  1. Violence Policy Center: Big Boomers: Rifle Power Designed Into Handguns.
  2. "POLICE OFFICERS AT RISK FROM COP-KILLER GUN; GUN MAKER MAY GET LEGAL IMMUNITY FROM CONGRESS". BRADY CAMPAIGN to PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE. 17 February 2005. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  3. "Lautenberg, Schumer Join Brady Campaign In Lying About the FN Five-seveN Pistol". National Rifle Association. March 9, 2005. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  4. Violence Policy Center: Vest Buster
  • The dictionary definition of vest buster at Wiktionary


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