User blog comment:Richard Starkey/Blackpowder Conquerors User tourney Round 2: Richard Starkey Vs. Facetheslayer/@comment-2149911-20110918175810/@comment-3166030-20110919202830

Boom, my musket fires from farther away. Armor pre-kevlar was USELESS against musket fire, hence why no one used it from the 1700's onwards.