Bulletproof Everyone: Anybody Have Their Stuff?

[Tony617]

This is proper helmet.

Legacy MICH Level IIIA Ballistic Helmet

 

[awshoot]

This is proper helmet.

Legacy MICH Level IIIA Ballistic Helmet

Neat -- I have a hard time seeing myself wearing that to and from the post office though.

 

[Certaindeaf]

This guy is safe from sneak brick attacks.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

I was re-watching this video of a sling pack that has a spot to install a "custom ballistic panel". Wouldn't that cost a small fortune to have a panel custom made? Or are there pre-made soft panels that you can buy (say as a rectangle) and cut it down to size?

I bought a couple of these packs for very cheap and if adding a panel would be inexpensive it might be worth doing. You can carry an mp5 or BRN-180S size gun + many mags in the sling bag plus a full size pistol + mags in the pistol pouch. So in theory you could carry a lot of firepower and have some limited protection if you had one of those panels (one side of body only though). Protection is kinda more of an afterthought with this though.

 

[FourTeeFive]

I have worn armor for 20 years and have done lots of testing. By the way, don't buy anything from wish.com or bulletsafe. Free field training did some quite revealing tests on bulletsafe.

Since you have a lot of experience with this, are flat plates a no and I should only consider at least a curved plate (hard armor)?

 

[Archangel17]

Since you have a lot of experience with this, are flat plates a no and I should only consider at least a curved plate (hard armor)?

Yes, flat plates are a hard no. Super uncomfortable and can really rub you the wrong way, literally. I prefer double(sapi type) or multicurve. Single curve is doable if you cant get the double or multi, but on the front plate if worn high as you are supposed to, they stick out and you can really smoke your chin on them, especially if you are jumping down from something. There are alot of good inexpensive plates that are now double/multicurve like battlesteel or vism. I tested a vism level 4 10x12 multicurve 5.2lbs stand alone and it did very well. If you have the cash hesco, protech, hardwire, stealth armor(hexar flexible), etc make some great stuff.

 

[FourTeeFive]

Yes, flat plates are a hard no. Super uncomfortable and can really rub you the wrong way, literally. I prefer double(sapi type) or multicurve.

If you have the cash hesco, protech, hardwire, stealth armor(hexar flexible), etc make some great stuff.

Thank you very much! Been trying to educate myself and was looking at Hesco and Hardwire. Also RMA Defense and BodyArmorOutlet were mentioned as selling Hesco and similar at lower prices under their own brand name?

 

[Archangel17]

Thank you very much! Been trying to educate myself and was looking at Hesco and Hardwire. Also RMA Defense and BodyArmorOutlet were mentioned as selling Hesco and similar at lower prices under their own brand name?

My pleasure. If i can prevent people from learning the hard way as i did, its a bonus. Its nice to help save people the money and grief of buying stuff that most people are going to hate. Also, bulletproofme.com has some great products also.