Body Armor - Page 3

tlarkin · 05-30-2008, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Franklin

There's a bunch of military vehicle collectors in the Houston area. About 19 years ago a guy rebuilt a little British APC of some sort, I think a Scorpion(?), and made it street legal. He'd drive it to work on occasion and really tie up traffic.
BTW, they are expensive to rebuild. BUT you asked.

yeah but APCs don't fire 120mm depleted uranium rounds though

Jersey Jailer · 05-30-2008, 12:04 PM

BA is a trickey thing when to look at body armor. It is tested and rated by penetration. Personal Body Armor maximizes your chance of survival. You would need a ballistic materiak Clay or Gel to test the vest. The one you had if just hanging on the frame , 38 +Ps will penetrate a IIIA vest put over ballistic material and it wont. Penetration over gel is different than over clay. I prefer ABA, Second Chance and Safariland, only because I am familiar with those companies. Try to get a vest with real Dupont Kevlar, although some of the other fabrics used are OK (personal preference) I have my Point Blank Level IIA vest which was issued just before I retired, I only use it on the range or I show it to the Kiddie Kops when they complain about their vest being too hot or too heavy. When you wear a vest wear a coolmax t-shirt or a carrier with coolmax this keeps the perspiration from the kevlar, which will shorten the life of your vest and help keep you cooler.

HEMI · 05-31-2008, 09:13 AM

Ya JJ, I can relate.
Pull a double in the heat vested up is a experiance everyone have,maybe they would understand why we get cranky sometimes.

FS00008 · 06-18-2008, 12:14 AM

Sounds like I'd spend more than the vehicle cost on fuel :-D

And do y'all buy your own or is it issued to you (LEOs)?

big shrek · 06-18-2008, 12:59 PM

I want some of that presidential BA

Of course, it's more than a Ferrari...but it's niiiiiiice!

TL-III will get one home most nights...

YugoM59/66 · 06-22-2008, 08:06 PM

hey guys thanks a lot. for all this time now i've had this sense of security when i wore my flak jacket. little did i know it was a false sense or security.

big shrek · 06-24-2008, 01:40 AM

Flak jacket is for FLAK...shrapnel & annoying tiny things. It's not meant for real bullets. Buy a class III BA and put it on under the Flak Jacket.

Come to think of it, why isn't the Army supplying that anyway??

05-30-2008, 12:04 PM	#42
Jersey Jailer Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: SOUTH Jersey Posts: 444 Trader Rating: (0)	BA is a trickey thing when to look at body armor. It is tested and rated by penetration. Personal Body Armor maximizes your chance of survival. You would need a ballistic materiak Clay or Gel to test the vest. The one you had if just hanging on the frame , 38 +Ps will penetrate a IIIA vest put over ballistic material and it wont. Penetration over gel is different than over clay. I prefer ABA, Second Chance and Safariland, only because I am familiar with those companies. Try to get a vest with real Dupont Kevlar, although some of the other fabrics used are OK (personal preference) I have my Point Blank Level IIA vest which was issued just before I retired, I only use it on the range or I show it to the Kiddie Kops when they complain about their vest being too hot or too heavy. When you wear a vest wear a coolmax t-shirt or a carrier with coolmax this keeps the perspiration from the kevlar, which will shorten the life of your vest and help keep you cooler. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Austrailian Shepherds are like potato chips... You can't have just one

06-18-2008, 12:14 AM	#44
FS00008 Сергей Иванович Мосин Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California Posts: 694 Trader Rating: (0)	Sounds like I'd spend more than the vehicle cost on fuel :-D And do y'all buy your own or is it issued to you (LEOs)? Last edited by FS00008; 06-18-2008 at 12:15 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

06-22-2008, 08:06 PM	#46
YugoM59/66 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 138 Trader Rating: (0)	hey guys thanks a lot. for all this time now i've had this sense of security when i wore my flak jacket. little did i know it was a false sense or security. __________________ "Freedom is not free, but the U.S. Marine Corps will pay most of your share." Ned Dolan

05-31-2008, 09:13 AM	#43
HEMI Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 491 Trader Rating: (0)	Ya JJ, I can relate. Pull a double in the heat vested up is a experiance everyone have,maybe they would understand why we get cranky sometimes.

06-18-2008, 12:59 PM	#45
big shrek Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northwest, FL Posts: 348 Trader Rating: (0)	I want some of that presidential BA Of course, it's more than a Ferrari...but it's niiiiiiice! TL-III will get one home most nights...

06-24-2008, 01:40 AM	#47
big shrek Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northwest, FL Posts: 348 Trader Rating: (0)	Flak jacket is for FLAK...shrapnel & annoying tiny things. It's not meant for real bullets. Buy a class III BA and put it on under the Flak Jacket. Come to think of it, why isn't the Army supplying that anyway??