A man who shot dead a friend who was wearing what he believed was a bulletproof vest has been jailed.
Lorry driver Ian Catley killed Philip Harper in a Cambridgeshire field last June and later pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Mr Harper had visited a military surplus store the previous day and wanted to test what was described in court as a "protective" vest, although he apparently believed it was bulletproof.
Southwark Crown Court heard he had asked another friend to help him test it out, but he refused.
Defence barrister Mark McDonald said: "(Mr Harper) was very proud of it. He'd gone to the pub that evening wearing that vest and indeed a SWAT cap.
"After a drink or so, he asked more people, and Mr Catley agreed to do a stupid and undoubtedly reckless act."
Prosecutor Martin Mulgrew said the vest actually had a plastic casing that funnelled the shotgun spray into the centre of Mr Harper's chest, slicing an artery.
Despite Catley's desperate attempts to save his friend's life in the Melbourn field before driving him to hospital, Mr Harper could not be saved.
"You shot Mr Harper at a distance of less than 20 feet, causing him catastrophic injuries and immediate death," Judge Jeffrey Pegden QC told Catley.
Catley stared straight ahead in the dock he was sentenced to seven years, while his mother appeared to fight back tears from the public gallery.
The court heard Catley, 40, had nightmares about what he had done.
"Your remorse is complete and genuine," the judge said.
"You recognise the magnitude of your actions and I have no doubt that the effects of killing your good friend will last with you for the rest of your life."
But he said Catley, as a gun licence-holder, had "manifestly breached those obligations and duties".
The judge ordered that his gun be forfeited and destroyed.
Detective Inspector Ian Simmons, of Cambridgeshire Police, said: "This is a particularly sad case, where a foolish incident ended in tragedy."
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