KEVLAR®
poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide
(KEVLAR® is a registered trademark of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company)
Sorry it took a few weeks.. but this was a lot of work! I intended this to be a big episode and it is.. so much that I couldn't get it into 2 hours.. so I split it in half. Both parts are just over an hour each. Hope you enjoy it!


- Visit Average Joe's Website
- Email Doc
- Gun Rights Radio Network
- PART 1: News: BIOLOGY.. Should hunters go GREEN?
- On the Web: VELOCITY..We talk to Jim Downey at ballisticsbytheinch.com
- PART 2: Gun Tech: PRESSURE.. AJ talks about bullet expansion testing from over the summer (and a bonus review of the Legacy Citadel 1911).
- Show Topic: CHEMISTRY AND FORCE.. BULLETPROOF?? A brief discussion on ballistics, armor and KEVLAR®..
Fibers of KEVLAR consist of long molecular
chains produced from poly-paraphenylene
terephthalamide. The chains are highly
oriented with strong interchain bonding, which
oriented with strong interchain bonding, which
result in a unique combination of properties

- Average Joe's Handgun Review
- Ballistics By The Inch
- BBTI Article in Concealed Carry Magazine (pdf)
- NIJ Ballistic Standards for Body Armor (US DOJ Website)
- Official Website for DuPont Kevlar®
- Velocity Formulas (math heavy)
- Bulletproof by Red Murphy on Garageband.com
- Buckaroo Banzai
.44MAG TEST SHOWING BACKFACE DEFORMATION