[Body armor or plates?]

On 12/17/2020 at 2:19 PM, DaveTN said:

I’m certainly no expert on Facebook, I only use this site for family information. But I don’t get any ads on FaceBook. My wife uses it and when I was getting notifications a million times I day; I told her to deal with it. I don’t want Facebook notifying me of anything. The only ads I get is if someone posts something on my timeline they think I might be interested in.

Its pretty amazing what Google knows about you, and can track though. Search yourself, addresses, phone numbers on Google and see what they know about you.

Maybe its just paranoia, but when I see gun sale site where the seller says they only respond to texts or phone calls, or when I'm selling something I get "please send pics to my phone; I can't do email"; I suspect they may be anti-gunners gathering information.

People in the market for body armor may find themselves overwhelmed by the variety of choices on the market today. There is a lot of information to process for the prospective body armor buyer and you could spend months researching before knowing exactly what you are looking for. Sometimes a little guidance can shorten the amount of research time needed to make a good decision by giving you some simple criteria to begin your search.

 

 

There are three primary factors to consider when determining what armor is the best suited to your requirements: Weight, Threat Level, and Cost.

[Body armor or plates?]

A soft armor has materials that are pliable and can be bent in various directions. Most soft body armor have NIJ (National Institute of Justice) levels II, IIA, and IIIA, which can repel handguns. On the other hand, if you face a threat with powerful projectiles, protection with hard armor or ballistic plates is best.

On 11/24/2020 at 8:30 PM, Danger Rane said:

I went with a set of steel plates from AR500.com a few years ago and have been happy with them. I bought a 3rd plate(which you can buy here) to test for myself and the only thing I had pass through it was some AP .308 and eventually some 5.56green tip after I hit the same spot about 15 times. There are pros and cons to any type of armor. The only real con, in my opinion, to the steel plates are the weight. Mine are 7lbs per plate for a large, and that of course varies by which size plate you use. If you go steel, spend the extra money on the spall mitigation. The biggest pro to the steel plates is durability, followed closely by price. I had great ceramic plates in the military (expensive) but managed to break three plates in 7 years, and thankfully never got shot. Now is a great time to buy as AR500. Com does a big Black Friday sale every year, usually 15-20% off. It will probably take several weeks to get them.
 

I don’t carry my armor with me everywhere at this point. Hopefully won’t ever feel the need to. But if I do have to strap it on my mindset would probably be that I’m going to do whatever I can to buy my family time to get somewhere safe. In my limited experience seeing guys get hit in their plates they were almost always hit other places also, and needed prompt medical attention on a scale that I will not have in any home defense or loan wolf situation. I absolutely think it’s a necessary tool in the toolbox, but no matter how little or a lot you spend on them they will not make you invincible. It’s important going into any type of fight to mentally brace yourself that “this is really going to hurt” to lessen some of the surprise when it happens.