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I am sceptical to the statement that a bullet hit on your helmet will snap your neck – remember that the “tap” on the helmet will be *less* than the recoil from the pistol. A kevlar helmet that stops military 9 mm full metal jacket ammunition will certainly stop civilian hollow point ammunition, since the latter will splash itself over a large area.
