Im sure it was and it does sound ridiculous. Its crazy to me to think about someone fabricating such a story, and telling it to someone's face like it was truth. I remember thinking at the time "level 2 body armor on a budget huh " but I was respectful to the old guy and listened to the story. Figured I would throw it out there to see what you OSAers had to say about it.Sounds like a story a person would tell to justified his belief that a 45 is the best choice and not a 9mm.