Well done. Very good results.

fun test stuff ive wanted to see before

oh hey, a new intro! i like it!

Great stuff!

Congrats to Tech this out Meow for his build. With the metal of the car door, that may stop the threats tested against. Your build stacking the 3A panels looks similar to Armored Republics A3 plate that had a layer of Kevlar on the front, AR500, then pressed UHMWPE as the backer. I wonder if doing E-Glass -> laminated UHMWPE -> AR500 -> laminated UHMWPE -> E-Glass would work. The fiberglass would aid in keeping everything together and reduce back face deformation, and having UHMWPE on the front would potentially reduce the speed of M193 enough before striking the AR500.

@3RBallistics

2 ай бұрын

Might be worth a try to mix it up and go back to test it.

@Armor-Innovations

2 ай бұрын

Carbon fiber is supposed to be able to reduce backface significantly when used with UHMWPE as well.

@doprisi

2 ай бұрын

Maybe if the car door induced enough yaw of the projectile, the plates are going to be on the inside The aramid in front of the steel is to catch spall from the round hitting steel, it has no real ballistic value. Shooting riflerounds through non-pressed non-resin aramid panels does not slow down the round much. Eglass with no epoxy is even worse than aramid panel against rifles, so i guess you mean fiberglass+epoxy resin? laminated polyester fibers does a little but compressing it against the steel inhibits its energy absorbtion mechanismens when hit, it cannot transfer its energy propely that way. Defently keep the steel as an outer strike face since its the hardest you have

Did anyone tested or saw testing of artificial ice plates (for warm ice skating)? They are made of HDPE or UHWMPE blocks

you might get better results with offset layering of the hex tiles?

What if first steel layer made a K-effect (bodywork effect)? But I suppose this effect work if second layer is steel also. But it's not certain.

Where did you get that flat rectangular level 3 uhmwpe plate?

could you try duct taping the steel plate in front of the level III pure pe plate and see if that is enough against the M855?

@3RBallistics

2 ай бұрын

Sure. I’ll be out testing again this week. That should be easy to do.

@gamecubekingdevon3

2 ай бұрын

@@3RBallistics nice!

very interesting results, i would havebet the 3 panels would have done better against rifle rounds Do you know the supplier or the exact thickness of that ar500 plate? /finnholger

@3RBallistics

2 ай бұрын

The AR500 was 3/16 or 0.1875 inches thick. It came from a military surplus store. It’s at least 10 years old and didn’t have any manufacturing labels or indication of supplier. I have 3 left of these metal plates and have tested them again 44 Mag and they have held up. But all that with a grain of salt because the labels only indicate threat level 3A

Is the tile Alumina? Looks similar to the stuff in the plate I sent to you.

@3RBallistics

2 ай бұрын

Yep the tile is Alumina 👍. It might be the same stuff you sent but in 1/2” thickness. I guess they use them for wear resistance on grain shoots. I purchased some 1/4 and 1/2 for future projects.

@Armor-Innovations

2 ай бұрын

@@3RBallistics not sure if these are getting deleted but, C. E. R. E. S. I. S. T. Is the direct supplier with more options available than grain supply.

What is chronograph model?

@3RBallistics

2 ай бұрын

Garmin Xero C1 Pro

Did you make the polyethylene lvl3 plate?

@3RBallistics

2 ай бұрын

No, it was an insert plate that I bought. The level 3 plate ($145) was still cheaper than buying 3 inexpensive level 3A ($155) plates.

@chrisgriffith9252

2 ай бұрын

​@3RBallistics Would you list where you got the level 3 plate for this video please?

@3RBallistics

2 ай бұрын

@@chrisgriffith9252 sure. I got it from sportsman’s guide. I believe it was Italian military surplus

@chrisgriffith9252

2 ай бұрын

@@3RBallistics Thank you