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No but I will soonDo you have body armor?
what about it? BulletProofME.com Body Armor / Bullet proof Vests is a good place to get armor. I believe there is also a vendor at the expo center gun show on the far left wall, but I have not really checked out what he has.What about civilian purchase/ownership?
the basics...Do you have technical knowledge about body armor?
Well, I plan on getting a ProMAX concealable level IIIA vest made with GOLDSHIELD and that has rifle plate pockets. Don't know what you are looking for, there are other options if you want something like with molle all over it.Recommendations?
Depends on what you want, steel plates are thinner (easier to conceal) and offer better multi-hit capability but are very heavy. Ceramic is much lighter, but also much thicker....Ceramic plates?
only illegal in communist freedom-hating states...Legality?
Better to have and not need... If some natural disaster or something happened and I had to protect my home from rioters I'd be very glad to have armor to put on. If someone breaks into my house and I have lots of time I might throw it on maybe, dunno....SHTF?
Do you have body armor?
Do you train(PT or shooting) with armor?
What about civilian purchase/ownership?
Do you have technical knowledge about body armor?
Recommendations?
...Ceramic plates?
...Legality?
...SHTF?
Do you have body armor?
Do you train(PT or shooting) with armor?
What about civilian purchase/ownership?
Do you have technical knowledge about body armor?
To me the most important thing is concealability, which is why I chose a GoldFlex Level II vest from BulletProofMe. Tapes like GoldFlex are made from the same aromatic-amide ("aramid") fibers as Twaron fabric, but because they lie flat the fibers are all optimally oriented, so it takes fewer plies to meet the Level II spec.
Vests made from Twaron fabric are flexible and forgiving, plus they can be cut and stitched like any fabric. That's why my bride's vest is a surplus Twaron cop article - because women require garments that are a little more -ah- sculpted than men's. Her vest is made with darts in it.
The GoldFlex vest is expensive, but it's not an investment that I'm likely to be repeating any time soon. It is 60% the thickness (and weight) of an equivalent Twaron vest. I chose Level II so that the vest will stay with me, and not spend its life guarding my sock drawer. I wear it shooting at Brown's Camp, because there are so many ricochets at that rock pit.
My most likely worst-case scenario involves facing down multiple assailants with 9mm's and/or .380's. The next step up for me would be rifle plates for dealing with 7.62X39, which would be neither concealable nor even marginally realistic for daily wear. So I stick with a vest that I can do the Wally-World walk in without a care.
One other thing: The giveaway is in the back, not the front, up near the shoulders. A hoodie hides the strange back-printing pattern well.
Do you have body armor?
Do you train(PT or shooting) with armor?
What about civilian purchase/ownership?
Do you have technical knowledge about body armor?
Recommendations?
...Ceramic plates?
...Legality?
...SHTF?
JC sells armor?
You can pick up inexpensive training plates that simulate the weight and bulk of the real deal without putting undue wear and tear on them.I would not train with my body armor for the sole reason that expose to sun/sweat/weather will degrade the armor and turn it into expensive junk. Finding something with similar weight/size and putting in your plate carries would be preferable.
How big a difference in thickness and comfort is a level II vs. a level IIIA goldflex vest?
I was about to buy a concealable III-A gold shield vest some months ago, but then i happened upon this post that explains how contact-range shots are not reliably stopped by "polyethelene laminate soft armor":
Soft Body Armor - M4Carbine.net Forums
Gold Flex is mentioned by name; is this similar to Gold Shield? From what i can get in the documents, they seem to be made of the same thing.
I USED to have armor, till some meth head stole it from my truck along with everything else in my tool bin. I hope his balls rot off.