Body Armor Levels Explained | Pros And Cons | Armor Comparison
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Let's go over body armor levels and what those pesky NIJ numbers mean... If you're wanting to look into getting some armor check right here for the best deals on the most RIGGORUSLY tested Armor on the market.
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Got 2 vest with level 3+ ,saving up for the level 4,love this company keep up the good work
@TacticonArmament
Жыл бұрын
We will my friend! Thank you for the support
Love these short videos. The wife has level IV in her shtf bag and I have III+ to save weight. My cabin has my IV plates but that’s our fall back if society decides to purge itself. Or if the dollar collapses, which looks more and more likely.
@TacticonArmament
Жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend. Trying to keep these information dense and concise
@DawnAulRump
8 ай бұрын
Do you have room in your cabin George Floyd is in hell with Breonna?
@pposada1956
5 ай бұрын
Pessimistic?
@Provoses
4 ай бұрын
@@pposada1956 prepared
@TotPocket
4 ай бұрын
@pposada1956 no, he's prepared. Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it
Thanks for the videos, and you know I’ll always be supporting your company.
@TacticonArmament
Жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend! That means a lot!
@WoodedCivilian
Жыл бұрын
No problem, thanks to your company I’ve been able to get equipment that I normally wouldn’t be able to do due to being a dad and husband on just my income with today’s economy. If it didn’t cost so much to live nowadays I’d probably done bought one of everything in your store. Thank you again for the great videos and products for fellow people like me.
Good evening Sir! Great damn video as always! Thank you for the breakdown of the different types of armor, I think that really helps folks make a better decision on what they need! Great products by great people….. that’s Tacticon! Thanks y’all!
@TacticonArmament
Жыл бұрын
What’s why we’re here. Thank you for appreciating, more videos to come!
If you F around, you will find out. This was very informative
@TacticonArmament
Жыл бұрын
Heard that Mike!
I gotta say I been watching all your vids and holy shit I love yall...lol. glad to say I'm running taticon gear on my ar and a plate carrier is arriving today that I just ordered. Taticon has THE BEST customer service I have ever experienced. And there shipping is absolutely INSANE and I love it. Good job guys. I wish yall were closer to me in nc I would be begging for a job just to work for a real group of normal ppl. Keep it up and you'll be the biggest gear supplier around!
@TacticonArmament
Жыл бұрын
Your support is very much appreciated friend, thank you for sharing. We gotchu!
Thanks Boss Man. Keep the knowledge flowing. 💪🤜👍
@TacticonArmament
Жыл бұрын
Always!
Good video and enjoyed the narrative and metaphors. Shopping so this has my attention.
Just bought some of your 3+ and lite carrier for Memorial Day, love your company! 🇺🇸🍻
Awesome video BudRo. Hope you are doing good! Miss you brother
Thank you for doing what you do!!!
After watching your videos and listening to you talk about how irresponsible it is for companies to make the build up an add on cost i immediately went to your site to check prices and purchased a level 3+ combo that was on sale for $200 for two plates and a carrier. I think the fact that you guys are veteran owned and operated and you make a point to only provide responsibly made products to the people at a reasonable price puts you way ahead of the competition. I appreciate the effort you guys put in to support americans practicing their rights.
Just bought the vest package and had to rewatch this video for the best breakdown. Thank you for the info!
@TacticonArmament
Жыл бұрын
Hell yeah brother!
@crosspointholsters1636
8 ай бұрын
Sad, what they don’t tell you is all this comes from China and is labeled for airsoft only
@samrivera4736
8 ай бұрын
@@crosspointholsters1636 they have video of them shooting it not sure where you got that information from unless you just trolling 😅
good sales and a plus point is that your photo becomes my role model for my gym goal :D
Loved the video. I have a few level3a , but i need something better for the...end times.
My only comment is that at the end of the video when you put up a suggested video to click on screen. Your video ends to fast. Whoever edits these needs to allow another 3-5 seconds so people can click it. Videos are awesome though
Great and to the point
@TacticonArmament
Жыл бұрын
That's what we're going for. Thanks for The input! Appreciate it
Just got some 3+ steel slabs foam and Siamese pair of the og battle bags quite affordable indeed
These are good dudes. Buy with confidence.
Just bought a carrier that fits me. It looks like I need the smaller plates. That’s cool, may save me weight , or money , or both. Trying to look for a deal soon. This stuff is awesome. Slide it on and it’s fine under a jacket. I just wear the plates I don’t have any kit but I guess I could invest in some attachments. Mine is going to designed to be concealed for now though. I don’t want to ever look like I’m tactical ykwim. Edit Haha wow. So this molle system the webbing does accept my pistol magazine carriers on them perfectly. That’s awesome. Maybe I can put spares on here . I’m looking for AR pouches to be honest but I don’t have my AR yet . A few magazines and .556 stocked for now.
Do you guys make steel back pack plates that will stop the rifle rounds as well?
Please come out with a 5x or 6x magnifier. I love the mini 3x you guys make.
@TacticonArmament
Жыл бұрын
Great suggestion! We may or may not be doing something like that 😉
I wonder if it is possible to make a full body level 3 armor system like something that offers torso and shoulder and forearm protection all the way to thigh and knee coverage sure it maybe heavy but i just wished someone could make something out of it for a experiment
@keesb-sk1nl
3 ай бұрын
It could be feasible. These guys showcases leg armor in the following video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hWZszJOdaZa0pdI.html
@TimothyMark7
2 ай бұрын
@@keesb-sk1nl ZAMN THATS AMAZING if only they can make forearm and shoulder armor now that would be bangers
@TimothyMark7
2 ай бұрын
@thrillium8623 eeeh mehler manages to do it with better backface deformation mitigation compared to u.s armor manufactures with their heavy rigs, and especially their brand new exom heavy rig suit that uses a passive exoskeleton to mitigate the weight.
@EEE-1409
Ай бұрын
I've seen full-body armour plates portrayed in some video games before. It looks so cool.
so instead of 1 2 3 4 its 3a, 3, 3+, 4??????????
@csm5040
26 күн бұрын
LoL
@KKH808
18 күн бұрын
Haha no lol. Level I stops .38 Special and Level II stops 9mm.
I have level 5+ plates. Stops a 50 cal tested it myself.
You had me at "spinner"!😅
cool ty
Iii will it stop 300 blackout?
For secret service 10 m to 30 m are critical distance of lethal so be very careful if assasin get into that range is deadly
I use legacy multi hit plates
Another great video as always Jake! Sucks though that I can't buy armor to use with my V2 Battle Vest I bought from you guys do to the absurd new New York State laws this ridiculous Governor has passed. -_- God I hate NYS!
I’ve heard sometimes certain arrows will indeed go through plate armor? Which one is that. 3 and lower I’d assume? Wanna get my first armor set up and want to know the do and don’ts
@gsrawson
2 ай бұрын
Level 3 will stop any arrow. Rifle rounds are traveling so much faster and hitting so much harder than any arrow. I could see soft, flexible armor not stopping an arrow, but any hard plate will.
Are your plate carriers and plates made in the USA?
You mean to tell me I can order 2 kits on Monday and that shit is shipped by thursday?!? Yall got your shit together over there buddy. We are TA customers for freaking life. Can't wait to see them! I'm already killing it with the falcon/mag combo. You can call me j.wick 😂
So I rock lvl 4 plates. RMA. I picked them up on sale for 200. The weight isn't to bad. U just gotta get used to it.
just found your channel, i like that you said its irresponsible for armor companies to sell steel plates without the frag coating, i dont even know why its an option with other companies. steel requires a frag coating, anyone running bare steel are absolutely braindead.
@tikitinatv1420
24 күн бұрын
Literally
Are there steel level IV plates? Could theoretical Level V or V+ plates be possible with thicker plates?
@kenofken9458
Ай бұрын
I don't believe there are steel Level IV. Nor any standards for higher levels. The problem with steel for level IV and certainly for higher is that you'd end up with plates that weigh 30 pounds apiece or more. Even modern tanks don't use just plain steel anymore because the weight to protection ratio is much worse than composites.
@7dayspking
Ай бұрын
@@kenofken9458 For levels above IV, I was talking hypothetically. What would the next level of plate be expected to stop? I'd be interested seeing a level IV steel plate.
@kenofken9458
Ай бұрын
@@7dayspking Beyond IV, who knows? Maybe the newest XM-5 military round with tungsten penetrators or something. Of course military armor does not use the same NIJ rating system we're used to so I'm not sure what any advances there would translate to. Strictly speaking we shouldn't be using the Level IV designation now. NIJ has a new system in the works which would use RM1, RM2 and RM3 for rifle plates. I guess it has not officially been adopted yet. At some point, the issue is not so much stopping the round as what to do with the blunt force trauma. There are advanced and/or overbuilt Level IV plates now which claim to stop .50 BMG rounds but that does little good if a shock wave of kinetic energy just ruptures critical organs despite no pass through or excessive backface deformation. I might be interested in seeing a Level IV steel plate, but I'd have no interest at all in trying to wear one. Good ceramic armor may be expensive, but an intact spine is priceless.
@kenofken9458
Ай бұрын
Slipping gears. The new NIJ designations are RF, not RM. The Royal Marines have nothing particular to do with this!
@7dayspking
Ай бұрын
@@kenofken9458 intact spine?
what is mag 7 Armor ?
Hey did the cool guy in flip flops ever break his nose?... His is flat like mine and I was just curious....and where do u think body is gonna evolve next?.... I'm sure u guys will never see this or care but ill have a record of it for future research
Does body armor stopping 50bmg fall under level 4?
@kenofken9458
10 ай бұрын
No armor is certified to stop that round. There are some gimmicky claims that this or that plate will, and they all seem to be Level IV. Even where unofficial tests do prevent pass through of the round, there is no good science that shows that a person would reliably or even probably survive such an impact.
So use microwave in that range from the vip is safe
I was hopping there was a silicon made plate 😅😅
Please upload content also with Spanish subtitles 🥲..
@alphawolfgang173
Жыл бұрын
learn english
WHY SO LITTLE? GOT FULL BODY ARMOR?
as a wise man once said, "lightweight, BABY!"
Whats the best in terms of, buying 1 only forever and you're in a bug out setting
Would LVL 3+ or LVL 4 plates also stop M855A1 EPR as well?
@fortnite.burger
8 ай бұрын
Very likely
level IV all the way
They set standards, but who actually tests it. Do they randomly buy it and test it or do you send them one?
@kenofken9458
Ай бұрын
If an armor manufacturer submits to NIJ certification, there are follow up inspections where they will drop by unannounced and randomly pick two newly made vests of each model certified and subject them to the same tests as the original certification.
I commented on your short that was about armor levels because you confuse the hell out of me cuz I researched all of this I guess it was something like four years ago fly can't believe it's been that long but anyway I am confused as hell because number one I don't ever remember seeing SRT or SRT Plus but that's not really what I'm confused about although there's a little weird because it almost is like what I had an understanding of as a level 3. Anyway what really is confusing the hell out of me is that when I went through all this stuff and looked everything up I know that it said level 3 plus protected against everything below but did not protect against 308 I believe the number I remember is 3000 FPS... Anyway I also know that I'll have all three plus didn't have any type of ceramic strike face and you're saying or at least you said in the short something that's totally different. I ended up getting set of plates from ar500 that it was what everybody was calling level 3 + I was able to get them because they were on sale and then I figured out if I went and purchased a digital gift card that I could get another by forget 10 or 20% off so I ended up being able to get both plates at my door for something like 150 give or take. The only thing is I was very upset because they did not come with fall protection and I was like okay I'll pay for it oh wait there is no freaking option to add small protection to these plates that I was purchasing because they were on sale for I don't remember maybe it was buy-one-get-one I don't remember but I was able to get them because of the sale they were on and the discount on the digital gift cards that I had them sent to my email address and immediately used for checkout LOL but yeah I think that's pretty disgusting any armor company would sell plates that don't come with small protection the Huddle and say a few we're not even going to let you pay us extra put it on for you! But I knew if I didn't get them I would never be able to get any or at least not for a long time and it was the only option I had in order to get something that would stop AR round which is kind of what I looked at as the most common more powerful round... so I'd really like to know what is going on here did they change the ratings within the last couple of years or what I don't understand because I know for a fact they said they would not stop a 308 and I know for a fact they do not have ceramic strike face they were rated which I believe it is 3000 FPS. I mean I have these plates from ar500 armor that say level 3 plus and rated for up to 3,000 FPS and I mean I spent weeks looking at all this stuff! Can someone please help me out here! I'm not saying that this guy is wrong or whatever I'm just saying that I know what I researched a know-it-all the companies were saying and I know what I purchased and I know what I have right now and it's different than what he said in the short video about armor levels so I'm just confused as hell as to WTF is going on and if they changed what the levels are supposedly made to protect against or I just don't understand
@alphawolfgang173
Жыл бұрын
i dont mean to be rude, but did you just smoke meth?
Nobody addresses m855a1, that’s probably one many preppers are concerned with but may not want to jump to full level IV.
@kenofken9458
Жыл бұрын
The newer NIJ rating system of RF 2 covers that round.
I like to test fit things, that's what sucks.
@TacticonArmament
Жыл бұрын
7-day returns on the armor! Order them up test fit them up
@US2A
Жыл бұрын
@@TacticonArmament what an awesome company.
Ya ive got scars on my neck face and back side from beeing dumb with plates without coating not fun at all... Almost died... ALLWAYS GET THE COATING....ur plate carrier isnt enough.... And do u really think you'll only get Shot once in combat? No ull get hit a bunch... So take that into account... And AP 30 06.... Isnt standard issue in usa... But u will see 556 308. And ak rounds
No no my neighbor said he has a skillet pan that stops 50 cal point blank
@analogueoverdigital929
8 ай бұрын
Buster scruggggs
Where is the 50bmg armor?
@kenofken9458
4 ай бұрын
On the Abrams tank mostly!
Level 4+ stops Chlamydia Level 5 stops shark fired lasers
I need a pair can u send me some
@TacticonArmament
Жыл бұрын
Gotta snag some on the site man!
@d1909a
Жыл бұрын
@@TacticonArmament I will trying let $$ build up
338 lapuaaanooootttt😂
Steel armor is still ass tho.
@alphawolfgang173
Жыл бұрын
why? it has much better multi hit capability and virtually no backface deformation. the only disadvantage is that its heavier, do you plan on rucking 20+ miles in your rig? what scenario would i find myself in where i need to worry about that extra weight so much?
@kenofken9458
Жыл бұрын
@@alphawolfgang173 What the extra weight really means is that you never be wearing it. Those steel plates get tried on when they first arrive, and then they go into a closet or under a bed never to be seen again.
@alphawolfgang173
Жыл бұрын
@@kenofken9458 for you i guess, i wear mine all the time no problem, and i have an extra heavy custom setup... im not rucking in this kit but its great for motorized and static security.
What will stop fbi I fear them in up coming police state ❤
Is there a way to contact you, email or something. I'm from India.
classic car aren't well built or reliable. awful analogy
@charliebrown4799
2 ай бұрын
Lol tell that to the Cubans
@kenofken9458
Ай бұрын
@@charliebrown4799 None of those things have their original engines or even engines designed for them. Half the time they have Russian truck diesel engines fitted to them. They're cool cars for sure, but the fact that they're still running is more a testament to the ingenuity of Cuban mechanics than Detroit in the 1950s.