This video demonstrates that common items like thick winter jackets and car doors offer minimal to no reliable bullet resistance against common firearm calibers. The presenter tests a Glock 44 with .22LR ammunition against a Carhartt jacket and an AR-15 with 5.56mm ammunition against car doors, showing that both are easily penetrated.
Joel Park discusses defining effective practice ammunition, emphasizing cost and availability as primary factors. He advises against training with ammunition significantly softer than competition loads, as it can hinder adaptation to recoil. Conversely, training with hotter loads and then switching to milder competition ammo is acceptable. For rifle training, PMC and Winchester 55-grain FMJ are recommended for their value, while steel case like Wolf is noted for lower recoil compared to XM193.
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