BODY ARMOR: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

[ShredLA]

If anyone is interested, I have a well taken care of set of Level IV RMA 1155's for sale.
$250 picked up from Upland 91786
They are NIJ certified level 4 ceramic plates, single curve.

DM me.


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[Buffman]

The 1092 seems to have become a popular plate aleast among the groups I frequent. It's built to withstand the threats it's rated for, and is attractively priced. It's only downside was that it could not stop M855A1 from barrels longer than 10.5". The new Generation 2 they just released was designed specifically to address those concerns. The upside is that this new plate is thinner than the G1, but the increase in protection comes at a weight penalty of 1lb over the Gen 1. As always I appreciate those that take the time to consume these videos. They come at great expense and when I can work with a manufacturers, that certainly helps the cause. If you were thinking of these as mentioned "buffman" is my fancy affiliate code https://rmadefense.com/store/body-ar...nij-07-tested/

[crufflers]

The above "Full Armor" set is only IIIA I think, but also only 11 pounds. They are about a grand.

[xrMike]

Can you stuff your arms, legs, hands, feet, head and *** behind that clipboard?

The ugly part of body armor.

Yeah, I've considered that also. I bought 2 plates for front/back, plus carrier, based on this thread. Seems like a good idea for SHTF times... BUT!

10" x 12" or 12" x 12" protects heart and lungs front/back only (not side torso hits). That still leaves a LOT of your body unprotected to receive hits that will either kill you, incapacitate you, or leave you bleeding out.

I know, this is all common knowledge. I made my decision and bought some, but I still think about the cost-to-benefit ratio sometimes.

This is a great thread and I am not trying to derail it, carry on with the reviews!

[crufflers]

Can you stuff your arms, legs, hands, feet, head and *** behind that clipboard?

I don't know if that's ugly, but it is realistic I guess. The point of front and back 10x12's are to protect the heart and lungs, no? Everyone knows that.

Here you go:



You still might take one up the old thermal exhaust port though and you will need an Ironman helmet. If I see any *** protectors I will send the link your way.

[SharedShots]

I would say the clipboard performed above my expectations. It seems pressed and held together very well. This is the first time I was able to defeat a PE based armor with .50AE, but the shots that were able to do that happened on a compromised area

Rather spendy for a clipboard, but if you'd like "buffman" is a 10% code Ballistic Clipboard IIIA

Can you stuff your arms, legs, hands, feet, head and *** behind that clipboard?

The ugly part of body armor.




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[Buffman]

US Military XSAPI

[Buffman]

A big thanks to the follower who donated these. I'm still trying to find an RF2 capable piece of steel armor, but M193 continues to be a nail in the coffin. Another discovery is that some of these plates don't like M80 ball over 2,750 fps . Their frag coating does well against 5.56 and lesser threats, but struggles with more than 2-3 hits of M80 ball.

[Epaphroditus]

Buff ... seems your domain has issues!

[Buffman]

AR500 Armor's Hybrid Steel and PE RF2 / III+ plate

[Buffman]

Hesco P210:

[Buffman]

Tacticon III+ https://bit.ly/3QTjbJe

[Buffman]

If you need the lightest of light ceramic plates while using a 3A backer, this might be for you. However at the cost, I think ESAPI's are superior..

[Buffman]

Some soft armor from MinuteMan Armor:

[floogy]

I would say the clipboard performed above my expectations. It seems pressed and held together very well. This is the first time I was able to defeat a PE based armor with .50AE, but the shots that were able to do that happened on a compromised area

Rather spendy for a clipboard, but if you'd like "buffman" is a 10% code Ballistic Clipboard IIIA

That's cool. A good way to really hide a backpack armor plate in a way that is even less likely to arouse suspicion.

Love your channel BTW. Seriously underrated.