Finally! August 30, 2017
Posted by Tantumblogo in Admin, firearms, fun, non squitur, silliness.trackback
New plates, baby:
Multi-shot Level IV steel body armor. Two plates plus sides. Yikes is it heavy. My plate carrier now weighs 32 pounds loaded, and that’s without magazines (it’s more than a carrier, more like a tactical vest/carrier combo).
So now my kids like to put it on and engage in punching contests.
I don’t know if I ever mentioned this in a post, but when I went to Kansas this summer I took some soft body armor along to target shoot. It was all Level IIIA stuff, soft kevlar. Nonetheless, I was impressed with how well it faired. I had several pieces stop anywhere from 5-10 9mm rounds from about 25 feet. I had one stop seven 9 mm and about 15 .22LR rounds. It puffed up like mad but it did very well against the kinds of rounds it was designed to stop – handgun caliber. I was surprised that this soft-armor was capable of stopping multiple rounds so long as they didn’t hit too close together (within maybe 2″ of a previous hit).
I also took some video of bottle shooting and what not but the end result was not so great. So much for relying on a giddy 13 year old cameragirl.
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Mine is 23lbs with 3x30rd mags of 7.62, but no side sapis. Did you ever decide on a helmet?
I can understand somebody who wants class IIIA, but not buying class IV! Are you going to fight ISIS?
Sorry if I sound like a leftist, but level IV plates are so heavy that to me it seems like they are useful only for urban fighting when somebody has a place to sleep within the city. Even for troops entering a city from far away, level IV plates are just too heavy. I guess you expect urban warfare. Okay, Tantum, stay safe! Camper
A bit off topic, but as you are in the USA, and probably won’t hear it from the MSM, I thought I would let you know. President Trump has declared September 3 a National Day of Prayer for the USA. …praying for Texas. …and…
Here’s where I found the information:
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/09/01/pray-for-texas-president-trump-announces-sunday-september-3rd-national-day-of-prayer/
If you do’t mind my asking, what does something like that cost?
Tim…???
It’s Sunday night, the next day. I’m not able to post my response on the other thread like I said I would because it is closed…???
If you still want to see it, let me know please.
RbM