"Bullet-proof" Carhartt Jacket

[davsel]

http://nypost.com/2016/05/19/nypd-ch...-cops-bullets/

Four of the shots that cops fired at a madman waving a knife in Midtown failed to penetrate his jacket — which was not bullet-proof — and the NYPD will now check the weapons for malfunction, law enforcement sources told The Post.

Four of the bullets got lodged in Conrad’s Carhartt jacket, sources said, adding that he was not wearing bulletproof vest.

[ray1970]

I have a Carhart jacket that used to belong to my dad. Not sure how many years he had it before I got it but I've had it for almost twenty years. It's thick and even though it's old and well worn it's still pretty stiff. Never thought it would be bulletproof though.

[Jefe's AR]

It was 9mm.

[Gman]

It was 9mm.

Well, what did they expect?

[GilpinGuy]

It was 9mm.

So .45 would have just bounced off then.

[hurley842002]

Need a 357 sig to penetrate the Carhartt...

[Big E3]

I heard 10mm was specifically designed to penetrate Carhartt.

[buffalobo]

You know it's tough when it takes two seasons to just break it in.



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[Gman]

You know it's tough when it takes two seasons to just break it in.

It yields a bit more after 2 seasons, but it's never broken. The Carhartt jacket is like a palm tree in a hurricane.

Word has it that Chuck Norris has the only Carhartt jacket that is actually broken in.

[gnihcraes]

NYPD actually hit something four times? Must have emptied every magazine.