Ballistic Vest

[Coonan357]

I would love to know more about this vest. It is expired (?) and was discarded a Sherriff's Office. I can find no markings. Guessing it is a 2XL. I would love to trade it for a much smaller one that may fit.

I could not get photos to upload. The below link should take to photos of the vest?

Microsoft OneDrive

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[Alexx1401]

Can't see the photo but the panels, assuming they are Kevlar, should have the date of manufacture on them. Guessing here the vest is in some kind of carrier? Take it apart and look at the panels and you should see the maker and the date when it was made.
If you want body armor the stuff is not expensive.
This place is one I have used a couple times and they have nice stuff

Body Armor - Safe Life Defense

USA made concealable, tactical, and uniform body armor, bulletproof backpack armor, and rifle rated plates: TSA approved, meeting the newest NIJ standards.

safelifedefense.com

 

[CamoDeafie]

From @Coonan357 's link, seems the files are not what the forum software accepted, only thumbnails




Looks almost exactly like the Safariland Protech Oregon City 2.0 armor carrier

Safariland PROTECH Oregon City 2.0 Armor Carrier

Available in four colors, the Safariland PROTECH Oregon City 2.0 Armor Carrier is custom designed for easy donning and doffing. Measure for sizing.

curtisblueline.com

Maybe the original version (1.0)?

Edit, yeah it's the original version

SPECIAL ORDER Safariland Oregon City Front-Opening Armor Carrier — ATLAS Consulting Group, LLC - Oregon, USA

CURRENT ESTIMATED DELIVERY TIME FROM SAFARILAND IS ABOUT 3 MONTHS The Oregon City Carrier is the original purpose-built Patrol Armor Carrier. Born in a cop shop in downtown Oregon City, we designed the O.C. with Safariland in cooperation with many local agencies ready to lead the now nation

www.stronglikebeetle.com

 

[Coonan357]

Thank you!!!

It is a Second Chance level iiiA.

Info was on the removeable panel in front .I have no idea I could take it apart...

Seems Second Chance went under after a settlement. "50 percent of used vests could not stop bullets that they had been certified to stop" In 2004. This was retired for a sheriff's office in 2021. And manufactured in 2016. I'm confused...

Was Second Chance bought by Safariland ? Or it Second Chance by Safariland have nothing to do with the company that lost the lawsuit?



Disclaimer, there is 99.9% chance I will never wear this. That .1% is reserved incase I try it on.

 

[Nosferatu]

In an unrelated note, how are those used brake pads working out?

 

[bradsteen]

50% of the time it works every time.

 

[Camelfilter]

Use it for training in, & relegate it for use solely in "end times". / On car seat, wrap a kiddo in etc etc.

 

[Alexx1401]

Thank you!!!

It is a Second Chance level iiiA.

Info was on the removeable panel in front .I have no idea I could take it apart...

Seems Second Chance went under after a settlement. "50 percent of used vests could not stop bullets that they had been certified to stop" In 2004. This was retired for a sheriff's office in 2021. And manufactured in 2016. I'm confused...

Was Second Chance bought by Safariland ? Or it Second Chance by Safariland have nothing to do with the company that lost the lawsuit?



Disclaimer, there is 99.9% chance I will never wear this. That .1% is reserved incase I try it on.

What put 2nd chance out was an at the time new materiel. In Japan they came up with a new material to replace Kevlar. The stuff was GREAT, until it was not. One ad used to show a guy ringing a vest in his hands like it was a towel. Stuff was far lighter and easier to wear. One BIG downside was it degraded with UV light. So even indoor lighting was working on it. When a few LEO's got shot and the vest no longer worked a LOT of finger pointing ensued. The maker claiming they warned those buying. Galls somehow did not hit real hard. 2nd Chance went out. They had tried to recall the vests out and add Kevlar to them but damage was done. Later the name came back again not sure who was making it but with Kevlar of course. As for the one you have its NOT something I would ever trust.

 

[CamoDeafie]

It's the Zylon material that put Second Chance out for a while. Second Chance brand got bought by Armor Holdings in 2005 after the settlement in 2004. In 2007, Armor Holdings got bought by BAE Systems (same group who also bought Safariland, Specialty Defense Systems brand and several other brands). As of 2025, Second Chance is a part of the Safariland Group of brands. So the 2016 inserts are not Zylon, but proper Aramid Kevlar and part of Safariland.

 

[edzz]

Give it to the wife while you save your quarters to buy a good vest. If an incident occurs necessitating portable cover keep the wife in front of you and hope for the best.

What ever that may be.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

IIRC based on a memory of a Massad Ayoob article there was also an issue with them losing effectiveness when they got wet (a common problem with Kevlar) and the waterproofing material didn't actually work to the point a officer in the southwest was injured when his sweat saturated the vest

I love old guns, old cars, music and movies from decades ago, ballistic vest I would buy new

 

[Coonan357]

What put 2nd chance out was an at the time new materiel. In Japan they came up with a new material to replace Kevlar. The stuff was GREAT, until it was not. One ad used to show a guy ringing a vest in his hands like it was a towel. Stuff was far lighter and easier to wear. One BIG downside was it degraded with UV light. So even indoor lighting was working on it. When a few LEO's got shot and the vest no longer worked a LOT of finger pointing ensued. The maker claiming they warned those buying. Galls somehow did not hit real hard. 2nd Chance went out. They had tried to recall the vests out and add Kevlar to them but damage was done. Later the name came back again not sure who was making it but with Kevlar of course. As for the one you have its NOT something I would ever trust.

Any insight on how this was made by 2nd chance in 2016 or why a sheriff's office would have used them up to 2021.

Upon expiration these vests tend to gun up down range for unofficial testing. Results are always neat to see.

 

[Alexx1401]

Any insight on how this was made by 2nd chance in 2016 or why a sheriff's office would have used them up to 2021.

Upon expiration these vests tend to gun up down range for unofficial testing. Results are always neat to see.

What the makers claim is 5 years from date of manufacture. So makes sense that a department would get rid of it after 5 years. As another poster mentioned after 2nd Chance went under the name was bought. They were still being sold then with the same name and of course made with Kevlar.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

Any insight on how this was made by 2nd chance in 2016 or why a sheriff's office would have used them up to 2021.

Second Chance was bought out by Armor Holdings Inc in 2005, given the history of the whole thing I was shocked to discover John DeLorean had nothing to do with it