tough but concealable armor

[stevosmith]

I wish we had a armor section here, it sure deserves it's own thread.

I'm in the market for soft upper body armor that covers all around and needs to be concealable wearing a jacket.

I have bought a hybrid vest with soft plates which is discreet somewhat and tactical somewhat but wearing a jacket it can still be seen and not natural looking.

I have also bought a tactical condor vest with steel plates front, back and sides and this for sure is too big and heavy.

Is there something affordable that meets my criterial of stopping a rifle round .308 being discreet under a jacket?

[bugsy714]

tough but concealable armor

There is an ongoing thread I believe it is in the prepper forum that is the definitive body armor resource on Cal Guns

[tradecraft]

There’s already a massive armor thread. Ditch your soft armor idea.

[ar15barrels]

Is there something affordable that meets my criterial of stopping a rifle round .308 being discreet under a jacket?

Pick any two.
Affordable and stops a 308 won't be discreet.
Affordable and discreet won't stop a 308.
Stop a 308 and be discreet won't be affordable.

[SVT-40]

You forgot comfortable.. Ain't no such thing!

[sigstroker]

I wish we had a armor section here, it sure deserves it's own thread.

I'm in the market for soft upper body armor that covers all around and needs to be concealable wearing a jacket.

I have bought a hybrid vest with soft plates which is discreet somewhat and tactical somewhat but wearing a jacket it can still be seen and not natural looking.

I have also bought a tactical condor vest with steel plates front, back and sides and this for sure is too big and heavy.

Is there something affordable that meets my criterial of stopping a rifle round .308 being discreet under a jacket?

There is, sorta, but it's not very affordable. It's not rated for .308 but it's good against 5.56 and 7.62x39.

[Librarian]

See http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=498169

[pohorsky]

I'm curious the need for a discrete armor and 308 rated. Also remember, just because its visible to you doesn't mean other people are going to notice it.

[sigstroker]

Here's something much cheaper. It looks somewhat thicker than what I posted above, and it looks like it needs to go in a carrier of some sort, but concealable plate carriers exist. On the plus side, it's rated III+, which means .308, and it's much cheaper, although that means it's chinese.

https://www.classicfirearms.com/guard-dog-versa-level-iii-flexible-rifle-plate-versa/?trk_msg=SV99R7ESCCVK33G3K2BU7RSL5O&trk_contact=GCT8AKJ2GRP1S0KFKRJ2GEFABS&trk_sid=3E84RRPVKSRHRR40LLA59ETETK&trk_link=NCEH5BB0R0L4PEME0K6E26T1FC&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.classicfirearms.com%2fguard-dog-versa-level-iii-flexible-rifle-plate-versa%2f&utm_campaign=20221030WillLeverIVBodyArmorProtectDummy&utm_content=Secondary

[db556762]

https://www.highcomarmor.com/why-soft-armor-is-incapable-of-stopping-rifle-rounds/

You won't stop 308 with soft armor.

[mossy]

Is there something affordable that meets my criterial of stopping a rifle round .308 being discreet under a jacket?

No.

[sigstroker]

https://www.highcomarmor.com/why-sof...-rifle-rounds/

You won't stop 308 with soft armor.

Horsecrap. The post I made has III+ armor, III is .308.

[ar15barrels]

Horsecrap. The post I made has III+ armor, III is .308.

Sorta...

Level/Type III Body Armor
Level III body armor is stronger than Level IIIA because it defeats rifle caliber rounds. Level III will always have a hard plate insert that must be tested in a conditioned state.

The NIJ tests Level III conditioned armor against a 7.62mm FMJ (M80 military) weighing 147 grain and a muzzle velocity of 2,780 ft/s. A 7.62x39mm FMJ is normally fired from an AK-47 style rifle.

This ensures Level III armor will stop a 5.56mm FMJ bullet fired from the most common AR-15 models.

Level III flexible armor is required to be tested in both new and conditioned state to get a complete understanding of its capabilities.

They test flexible armor with the same specs (147 grain, 2,780 ft/s, and 7.62mm) as the hard plate.

The biggest difference is the flexible armor must be tested with the hard armor.

Make sure you understand that flexible armor rated at a Level III will not stop a 7.62mm (.308) bullet without the hard armor insert.

The NIJ will not approve of any flexible armor replacing a hard plate unless there are at least 2 flexible plates with each other.

[xrMike]

Pick any two.
Affordable and stops a 308 won't be discreet.
Affordable and discreet won't stop a 308.
Stop a 308 and be discreet won't be affordable.

Hmmmm, kind of like the "fast, cheap, or good?" saying.

[Quiet]

Is there something affordable that meets my criterial of stopping a rifle round .308 being discreet under a jacket?

Nope.

Pick any two.
Affordable and stops a 308 won't be discreet.
Affordable and discreet won't stop a 308.
Stop a 308 and be discreet won't be affordable.