Reply #7: Actually, the average deer rifle round will pierce body armor... [View All]

Ironically, duck (and all waterfowl hunting) requires the use of very hard (steel, tungsten) metal in place of the toxic lead (all 50 states). As for deer, "armor-piercing" rounds (usually called FMJ or full metal jacket) are specifically NOT recommended for deer as they pass through the animal without delivering much of the foot-pounds of shock inherent in a deer round. Result? The deer runs for a considerable distance before dying, making recovery of the animal less likely. Also, these rounds tend to bounce instead of fragmenting into soft (lead) components. FMJ IS "sanctioned" in combat, but not the average lead/expanding deer round; he latter being more likely to kill another outright; the former more likely to injure and be stopped by body armor.

BTW, contrary to gun-control propaganda, the average round used by combatant small arms does NOT readily penetrate body armor because AK-47/M-16 rifles are of moderate power and use rather small caliber ammo.