Quote Originally Posted by NightCat View Post
Took a 7.62 to the upper left chest....

Round impacted on the corner of my plate where the angled cut is, got destroyed mostly on the plate, but sent numerous chunks of shrap into my shoulder, pulled most of it out with a gerber multi-tool...tossed some dressing over it, took care of it when I got back to the FOB.

The impact in the plate hurt more than the shrapnel getting shot into my shoulder...

Had a bruise encompassing my left shoulder down to 3" under the nipple line in a big yellow/black/blue circle...

Shit hurt.

Never had a penetrating gun shot though...I consider myself fortunate. That was the only time I've been hit in my military career and I'm thankful it wasn't a 7.62x51 or 54, might've gone right through and that may've been it for me :P
Still have the plate? I would, and the military would get told to go F themselves about getting it back.