God damn, this channel is underrated AF despite the fact that this channel shows what can only be seen in video games(tarkov etc) and shows what special ammos(which is incredibly hard to obtain) actually do to armors in real life. Hope you get more recognition Matt.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

I truly appreciate it. I find this is my way of sharing knowledge with everyone, and if I can help someone with it, it makes it worthwhile :D

@sigspearthumb1056

6 ай бұрын

@@BuffRANGEwhat do you think about haveing that lamination on both the front and back. Not just the back. Like you’d put the ceramic strike face in between 2 pieces of that lamination. Making it even a little bit more multi hit. Because it would keep even more of the ceramic stuck together instead of just laminating the back side and having all of the front parts of the ceramic crumble and break up and move/fall. Sticking it between two of those laminated pieces would help keep the front face part of the ceramic together better allowing the ceramic to stay in place so you end up keeping more of it in place giving much more structure and also possibly reducing the fragmenting from the ceramic.

@BuffRANGE

6 ай бұрын

@@sigspearthumb1056 That's very ideal. RMA did that here and does on some other plates as well as other armor players.

I'm only half way through the video but I had to pause it to come down here and say this is by far the best and most thorough and professional ballistic test I've seen on KZread. Thank you for the fantastic content!

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome!

Literally the only body armor review channel worth watching. Excellent as always.. picked up a pair of these. thanks!

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Despite being kept down by the algorithm you keep making the highest quality videos possible. Respect!

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that!!

Man I have to say, pretty damn impressive. It just tanked one hit after another of some pretty spicy stuff. Thanks for all that work, no doubt there was a lot to coordinate and editing all the footage together was really nice. Thank you!

"Let's make an edge shot". -The Bob Ross of armor destruction.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Nice little splatter here, and some cracking there :D

Yet again another great video from you. VERY impressive plate especially with the edge shots. Really enjoy your videos. Definitely the most underrated reviewer in this type of industry. You're doing a real service by educating and not just making flashy entertaining videos that don't really prove much.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much kind sir. That means a lot to me!

I watch from beginning to end every time. Great info and much appreciated.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. That means a LOT to me.

No need for apologies about video length. These videos could never be too long for my liking. Awesome video as always brother. Thank you for all the hard work.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Awesome thank you!

Always love the in-depth details on the videos👍🏻

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

One thing I've learned from watching this channel for a while now is: "ammo selection hardly matters if your opponent is armored". Especially with the XSAPI last time, it seems like all but the absolute hottest AP rounds at close ranges are going to get stopped. Since real engagements are going to happen farther than 15 yards away at 90 degrees, if the enemy has the means, your round isn't getting through. The only penetration that seems to matter is either very new-fangled loads (Sig Fury AP) or helmet penetration capabilities. The body armor is stopping what you throw at it. Therefore just get what you can afford and train with it well so you can just put more lead on target.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

That is a very good point to be made. 45' is all worst case scenario. distance and angle increase ones survivability. Sig's new 6.8 round claims to be able to do what I can do with advanced AP threats out to 400 yards... Claims anyways..

@TMega5612

Жыл бұрын

@@BuffRANGE If we ever get hands on that Sig round in AP it would be super cool to test. I doubt the claim, because right now it seems as ridiculous as saying that 9x39mm can defeat GOST V at 100 meters, which some sources claim. Sounds more like propaganda than anything else.

Looks like quality materials and workmanship in this plate!

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Indeed!

Quality testing as always. This plate looks pretty good, I like it

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Great testing as always. Thank you sir

All jokes aside I really like how thorough you are. Measuring each layer etc.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Just picked up a set and payed 570, including shipping!

M80a1 and M855a1 are fun cartridges. Great test as always. Thank you.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

You bet

Oh boy, I can feel about $600 clawing its way out of my wallet as I watch.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget at least "Buffman" will knock $30 off that :D

@alphabravo130

Жыл бұрын

Ended up being over $700

@PolynesianSaus

Жыл бұрын

@@alphabravo130 did you use buffman's code? 🤨

Thanks buffman! Really appreciate the time and effort you put into these 🙏🏽

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

The pleasure is all mine !

Great test good plate thanks buffman!

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Any time!

That’s impressive!!!

Man I'm really glad I snagged these plates already. I also used your coupon code, thanks for that too!

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! Your sacrifice to Armor lords will sustain my future endeavors!

Thanks to these videos, I feel pretty good about using one of these for a back plate, RMA's lv4 side plates, and hesco's m210 swimmer cut front plate to keep the bulk down, but the protection practical.

@BuffRANGE

2 ай бұрын

Very nice!

Great video thank you!!!

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

You are very Welcome!

Another great video

Impressive!

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Indeed very much so!

Starting to feel like listening to my wife and not getting $250 level IVs from RMA was a mistake... I've got AR600 level III+ plates that aren't rated for M855A1 and was thinking of upgrading. This is phenomenal performance for a III+ plate.

@BuffRANGE

3 ай бұрын

It’s a solid IIi+ plate indeed

You continue to rock Matt😚

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kind sir!

Gonna have to pick up some of these bad boys

Is that your handwriting on the plates? That's not bad. Just at the beginning of the video and dude your arms are jacked. You look leaner than before here. Years ago after I started working out hard, I found shooting to be easier. It's just easier to manipulate the firearms and you don't find yourself slouching while shooting. Just got to where you sat down with red shirt...yeah man. Great job on whatever your workout is. Thanks for all you do for the firearms community. It's appreciated.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. That material is not easy to write on. Most armor material isn't. Hesco's plates aren't bad to mark, but I'm always buying different marking pens to find something acceptable. Chalk markers work, but they tend to make a giant mess. Why thank you. I have been mainly dialing in my macros, and trying my best to adhere to them.

Your suggestion at the end to replace the foam with more poly to maybe stop m80a1 is essentially the Hoplite 19513 their "level III++" plate.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Do they list specs above the G2 listed here?

@sigspearthumb1056

6 ай бұрын

Wait there are some plates that go to 3++ I thought it stoped at 3+

Good stuff!

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

This video sold me on RMA

@BuffRANGE

2 ай бұрын

Good to hear. They make great armor

Until now I have been a steel + spall sleeve guy but I finally have "proof of life" (acceptable BFD depth) with this here ceramic plate. Looks like my Christmas gift to myself could be a set of these. I hope they come in 11x14.

@PolynesianSaus

Жыл бұрын

They’re gonna be available in 11x14 in the near future! You’re making the right choice to switch to ceramics.

@rfi-cryptolab4251

Жыл бұрын

Steel is just too damn heavy for me. Ended up going with 3+ PE. 2 10x12 plates= 6.5lb

@scout3058

Жыл бұрын

@@rfi-cryptolab4251 I'm fortunate to be a big dude with prior infantry service, so the steel plates are pretty light considering all the crap that I used to have to wear. 😉

If my current plates weren't as good as they are (can't get my hands on m855a1 so not sure about those) I would buy a set of these without hesitation. Maybe when mine "expire" I'll grab a set

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Right on :D

@ryancaffrey7600

Жыл бұрын

what plates are running

This is a fantastic plate, holy crap.

Hey Matt, if you had to pick between these 1092s, the millitech rf2 plates, or the tactical scorpion rf2 extreme plates which ones would you prefer? Thanks!

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

That's a tough one. The Militech RF2 and the 1092 G2 are on pretty equal playing fields now. The RMA does have true edge to edge, but the Militech is close. The Tactical Scorpion gear has a foam border, but has the BEST fragmentation containment of the 3. If you're budget minded, and can live with a little more backface deformation, choose the Militech. If you want the extra backface protection, and a USA made plate, go with the 1092 G2. If you want the lighter weight option, the Tactical Scorpion Gear III+ Extreme. I'm not sure if I helped or made your decision harder :O

I’d be curious to see if this plate, or III+ / RF2 plates in general, could stop a common 30-06 hunting round. Great video as always, thanks for doing what you do

@TMega5612

Жыл бұрын

A common .30-06 round is only going to be a bit hotter than the M80 ball. It's almost assured that they would stop it.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Hunting loads in general are geared towards expansion/fragmentation and will lack bullet construction to generally penetrate armor at a hunting range.

Any consideration for adding 6.5 cm? I know it's not really NIJ, but more and more people are adopting the round that it'd be nice to know if any future plates can stop it. It appears to go through things that otherwise stop 308. Also, thanks for testing 300 blk!

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

RMA just tested their 2.5lb SRT plate to stop 6.5CM. is there a particular round in 6.5CM that people are curious about being able to penetrate?

I like the 30 min videos

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

I do apologize if they're too long :(

For anyone interested, these plates are about to go on sale in 8 hours. -sincerely; guy that already ordered them. 11/13/22

Hot damn!

I know Cory, solid guy and very down to Earth #Coltwasneverhere

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

He’s a good dude

Do these still have fitment issues like the gem 1 version? Some people mentioned that the gen 1 didn't fit in some carriers.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

These are .12" thinner. They should fit better but would confirm carrier fitment

@anthonyz.4560

Жыл бұрын

@@BuffRANGE thanks, I'm looking for my first set of plates. Would you recommend these or do you have a better recommendation.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyz.4560 Enter shill mode: Discount code Buffman :D BUY NOW.. In all seriousness these for the money are one of the more comprehensive plates out there, that not only cover the most common 5.56 threats, they also handle 7.62x51mm ball very well, and produce low backface signature.

I wish RMA would make these in a shooters/swimmers cut. That’s the only reason I haven’t ordered from them.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Is there a reason why? Is it for comfort?

@JGoodZX6R

Жыл бұрын

@@BuffRANGE yeah, just annoying hitting the edge of a plate with buttstock. SAPI on back is good.

@KennethSchmitt

Жыл бұрын

Same here I need one too. I’m a smaller built guy with short arms. I have my rifle buttstocks collapsed short and I need a youth buttstock on shotguns the sapi cut is way too broad for me :/

Buffman do you still think the priv part m193 is still one off the hottest m193 I know it’s hard because sometime you get different numbers with different lots when picking your 193 do you do so entirely on speed and acceptable minutes or is price also an important factor was wondering if you got a fav list of 193 based on price

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Prvi, IMI, and Winchester\Lake City are always my go to. When I’m out plinking I just shoot whatever is easiest on the wallet :)

@myanaloglife9450

Жыл бұрын

@@BuffRANGE thank you, I have to tell you thank you for all the time and effort you put into your work I know the quality doesn’t just happen you put a-lot of effort to have real info out there

I currently have the Gen 1 1092s. I've been wanting to upgrade my plates to something mo betta. Im looking at the Hesco 3810 but thats a lot of coin and I would get them but if these 1092s will offer similar protection then they're not worth it. Do you think its worth upgrading from the 1092 gen 1 to the gen 2? Tell me how to spend my money! lol Thanks!

@BuffRANGE

9 ай бұрын

IMO with the amount of M855a1 slowly replacing all M855, the G2 is a good upgrade. But if you want to save some weight G1 are still solid Plates.

@TheJetlife94

9 ай бұрын

@@BuffRANGE Thank you!

Any ETA on that colossus plate by adept?

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

I’m hoping in the next 1-2 months TOPs. It’s getting close to Deer Season so I have a couple weekends I can’t shoot.

@stuffofstuff3

Жыл бұрын

@@BuffRANGE Awesome looking forward to it! And i completely understand you only get so little time to hunt.

Please do the Shellback Tactical 4SICMH for us soon? It's a comparable weight to these, but in level IV at a similar price point.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Do you have a contact there? I contacted them 3 months ago with no response.

@radicalbadass

Жыл бұрын

@@BuffRANGE Unfortunately no. I wish I did. I picked up a set of those a while back, just because the specs seemed amazing for the price. Love to see them in action.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

@@radicalbadass I sent them a DM on IG, maybe they'll respond.

@radicalbadass

Жыл бұрын

@@BuffRANGE Awesome. I hope so

How does this differ from the 1155?

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

This is a true multi hit plate only rated for IIi+ and RF2. 1155 weighs almost 3lb more each and is only officially rated for 1 M2ap round.

Do you purchase RMA plates discreetly?

@BuffRANGE

Ай бұрын

Unfortunately no. I take a bit of a financial loss on all of these tests. Buying armor would mean I could only do 1-2 tests a year..

I can tell you what this plate *won't* stop. "Barrett Assemble! #shorts #m107a1".

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Maybe at 5000 yards. lol.

Safe to assume M2AP in 300 BLK would have penetrated? Of course it penetrates from a long-barrel .308 or .30-06, otherwise it would be IV rated, but a short barrel AR-15 is an interesting threat against armor that stops common 5.56/.223 at long-barrel velocity.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

That's a good question! If I happen to get another set of these in, I feel that's also a valid test, and far more viable in terms of making over m80a1 or M14A1

Do they have any discount codes

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

“Buffman” is mine. 5% off

The clay could be helping it stop the rounds

@BuffRANGE

29 күн бұрын

The clay allows for a solid surface and max energy transfer to the plate so if anything it’s not helping the plate.

Any interest in testing 20 year old ceramic level 4 plated, just to see if exp dates really matter?

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

For shits and giggles I would. Don't know when. What brand is it?

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

@@nickm3219 I don't know when I can get them tested, but I could at some point.

@nickm3219

Жыл бұрын

@@BuffRANGE if you want them they're yours

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

@@nickm3219 How can I get ahold of you?

@nickm3219

Жыл бұрын

@@BuffRANGE i can email the for business inquiries

Are you looking at getting the army's new rifle and rounds for testing?

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

I would if I could afford one. I don't think any of that ammo will be available for any time in the foreseeable future and the civilian stuff seems to be watered down.

@qwe304

Жыл бұрын

The 6.8 advap projectiles don't seem to be any novel improvement in penetration performance.

@paxdrago1

Жыл бұрын

@@qwe304 the proof is in the testing

@qwe304

Жыл бұрын

@@paxdrago1 I suppose so, but I haven't seen any projectiles or ammunition available on any grey market sites

Can we get a top 5 of plates lvl 3 and 4 each year! 🙏 🦍🏴

@BuffRANGE

9 ай бұрын

I should make one but it may be hard to do it unbiased

Wait so is the 1092 currently on their website gen 2 @ 5.6 pounds for a medium? Edit - im bad at reading. :]

@forestnfren8146

Жыл бұрын

Oh also, great video as well. Very informative. Im torn between these and the hoplite 26135s for slightly more money/weight/protection. Something about getting 855a1 protection for the same weight as my current l210s seems awesome

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

@@forestnfren8146 The 26135 in that sense would probably perform very nicely: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dp9qrsV9d62XYJs.html Just remember that it's not an 06 certified plate, and is using aramid as a backer.

@forestnfren8146

Жыл бұрын

Well my swollen fren. I just ordered 1092s and my nvg savings will never financially recover. For a free youtube subscription - it sure is becoming costly to be a viewer

@forestnfren8146

Жыл бұрын

@@BuffRANGE MY DUDE. i ordered cause of your video. And now they are going to go on sale. Well played.

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

@@forestnfren8146 sorry :(

I dont think a video from you could be too long 😂

How in the freakin Hell did that M80A1 out of the 300blk penetrate the armor when it was the 2nd lowest Velocity round shot and it didn’t even make 2000fps. That is mind boggling. You’d think that it woulda stopped it. Especially when that same type of round being shot from the 5.56 and like monumentally way higher velocity and even above Spec Velocity and it still didn’t even make it through the armor plate. But lo and behold a 300blk loaded with a m80A1 projectile going Sub 2000fps will make it through the armor plate. I don’t understand

@BuffRANGE

6 ай бұрын

The strike face has to destroy the bullet enough. In this case the penetrator for M80A1 is MUCH larger than the M855A1 penetrator. M995 is going 400 fps faster than M993, but will get eaten alive by most level IV plates. On the flip size, M993 will wreck level IV plates at velocities in the mid 2,500s :O

I thought RMA 1192 gen2 was a level 4 plate?

@cc-vg4ed

Жыл бұрын

1192 is a level IV.....but this plate is 1092 Gen2

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for replying. CC is corret. 1192 is level IV, 1092 is III+/RF2

@mitchellprice6474

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the clarification

@jarednelson1865

Жыл бұрын

You GOTTA do the 1192 gen 2 now. 🙌🏻

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

@@jarednelson1865 1192's are in house for testing at some point. the 1199 Gen 2 was discontinued or never offered IIRC.

Does your buffness come from the bean diet?

@BuffRANGE

Жыл бұрын

No. From a very very large amount of protein :D

Why are these double the price of their IV plate?

@cc-vg4ed

Жыл бұрын

Material used. This is common with all USA manufacturers. The material used in their 1155 is very simple. The material used in this plate is different, mainly the type of polyethylene which is more expensive. With the higher price comes lower weight (by 3lbs per plate)

@coolguy2475

Жыл бұрын

@@cc-vg4ed Ohhh ok gotcha, thanks for the info!