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One and a half car payments!
Ouch!Tis the price I pay for "upgrading" from our little sedan to the minivan we've been rocking for a year.
How some people with armor sees themselves
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How media and certain people sees civilians wearing armor...
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Tis mostly a joke
On the other hand... 10x12 being the most common size.... it ends up looking closer to this in proportion...
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When it should be more like this on the right
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Handy diagram from SKD-Tac
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Skdtac website used same image I think I've seen that .pdf before
My armor is old, very old. Not sure how well it would actually stand up today, and it's just 2A. Same vest I wore when I had to wear one for work over 15 years ago. I'm sure Kevlar has a lifespan, but I've kept the vest in a cool dry place (closet) so it's probably still better than nothing. I've thought about getting newer stuff for myself and the wife, but its something that probably would never get used and would just piss $800 away between the two of us. That's a lot of ammo, a couple new guns, one and a half car payments... yeah there's much better ways for us to spend the cash right now.
That is quite cheap for the protection. Probably not something many would want to wear daily but for that price something to at least have in a pinch.That's why I paid the extra for the XXL-XXXL
Battle Steel Level IIIA Emergency Ballistic Armor Package X-Large 11x14 Plates
Ultra-thin, Lightweight and portable this ballistic armor package is a high performance, discrete protection against hand guns & knives. Designed and packaged to be carried anywhere Tested to NIJ Level IIIA 0106.01 which includes 44 magnum & 9mmbotach.com
Get level IV name brand like M3. Don't waste your money on anything else.
There's some talk of Polyethylene and similar composite lightweight Level "3" armor that apparently doesn't stop M855 green tip 62gr 5.56 rounds granted, Level 3 isn't supposed to be rated against M855 or M855A1 roundsNo sir this is just isn't correct. There are different horses for different courses , and for good reason.
It really depends on what you're doing; having worn Level IV body armor daily for awhile, and for good reason while I was working in the middle east. I would not even consider doing the same in my every day comings and goings here in the states. If the time comes that I require Level IV plates on a day to day basis here domestically things have gone horribly wrong for me and probably for others as well.
Keep in mind I did not say there is no need to own Level IV armor , I am saying I do not need it on a day to day basis. There are much more comfortable , lighter and practical options for day to day use.
Of course I am not going to stand in the way of people prepping for the zombie apocalypse that feel like they need a MICH or ACH and level IV plates. for mowing the lawn etc.
There's some talk of Polyethylene and similar composite lightweight Level "3" armor that apparently doesn't stop M855 green tip 62gr 5.56 rounds granted, Level 3 isn't supposed to be rated against M855 or M855A1 rounds