I personally witnessed the Advanced Combat Helmet, stop 7.62 rounds cold. No less than three soldiers in one ambush were shot, and on my platoon Sergeant his helmet stopped two 7.62 rounds! All three walked away from their head shots. I bandaged my commander’s other wounds and didn’t realize at first he had been struck in the helmet!

@warrenharrison9490

Жыл бұрын

I imagine it still rang his bell?

@MANTIKORE_

Жыл бұрын

Yep, ACH Helmets are built tough, you can pick them up in good condition for only around $400 and modernize them to be super comfortable and versatile. Use one with my PVS-7, works like a charm.

@Minuteman4Jesus

Жыл бұрын

But isn't 7.62x39 a weaker cartridge? The ballistic data suggests that 5.56NATO and 7.62NATO both outperform the Russian stuff.

@NotAgentAJ

Жыл бұрын

@@Minuteman4Jesus its still impressive, and probably what we would worry about facing the most

@davidcyr7094

Жыл бұрын

@@warrenharrison9490 the MP was on a MK-19 an ricocheted off the armor plate in front of his gun. Knocked him out for about a minute. The driver and TC thought for sure he was dead, and then he jumped back up and started firing. My commander was shot through both knees and in his arm as well… he wasn’t even bleeding for the Knick on his head. My Platoon Sergeant also took three rounds to his chest plate. The third round hit the top of the plate and ricocheted into his jaw. He had already also take. Shrapnel to his throat and refused to medivac… he jumped off the medivac truck to stay in the fight

Seems like full head coverage would be most practical for vehicle gunners. You don't have to worry about a cheek weld, when your working a mounted gun.

I know a soldier in Iraq who had an AK round hit his helmet, it went through the first side deflecting and skimmed along the inside of the helmet and out the back neckline. it knocked him down and he got up and kept running. He took three more rounds to his body armor before he got out of the open. Other than being beat up and scraped he had no injuries and was back on duty a week later. We called him PFC Lucky after that.

@l.-._.-._.-._.-._.-.l

Жыл бұрын

Damn, I couldn't even imagine the flashing pain of getting hit by a rifle round in the head. That seems like instant cte.

@justfacts6164

Жыл бұрын

Sure u did lol sounds about fake

@Soravia

Жыл бұрын

@@justfacts6164 there are variations or similar stories of bullets going past helmet layers but curving around the actual skull. Helmets have over half an inch gap from skull by design, so there is space.

@justfacts6164

Жыл бұрын

@@Soravia back on duty a week later after being shot in head and chest with ak haha

@Spicydeluxecombo

Жыл бұрын

@@justfacts6164 lol guys habe taken rounds to the head w/o a helmet and still lived....humans are hard to kill

Never imagined when I first saw Star Wars in 1977 that we would have real Storm Trooper helmets and not just toys. Way cool 😎

@saltyjeepgirl7637

Жыл бұрын

First thought was it looks like a mandalorian helmet (in a good way) :)

@MrMt42304

Жыл бұрын

Look up OpsCore.

The US Army assumes a 25% casualty rate every time we conduct CQB. That’s one man out of every 4 man fire team. This could be great for mitigating some of that risk.

@leonardticsay8046

Жыл бұрын

Whoa

@SGBass

Жыл бұрын

We have 4 man fire teams? What unit did you serve in? Lol

@mitchmckenzie1034

Жыл бұрын

@@SGBass I haven’t been in since 2014, but I’ve never heard of an infantry fire team having anything but four unless they’re understaffed.

Ayyyyyyy stay strapped!

@Wolfe-zl4ld

Жыл бұрын

Like lieutenant Michael Byrd 💪😎🇺🇲

@solomonofjacksonville1305

Жыл бұрын

Do or die mentality, it is a must!!

@alpolega8361

Жыл бұрын

Where can I get into on this helmet?

This day and age everything should be modular and somebody finally making a helmet to be one is just spot-on 😁👍

I got hit by a black bird on my motorcycle helmet, at 65 MPH. That really hurt and almost stripped me off my bike. I can't imagine taking a high powered rifle round to a helmet.

@finngamesknudson1457

Жыл бұрын

That bird had considerably more momentum than a pistol bullet. Advantage of a bullet is penetration.

@mrbojangles4155

Жыл бұрын

@@finngamesknudson1457 finally another person just as concerned about the laws of Momentum as everyone else is about kinetic energy. Respect, fellow engineer.

@ferguson8143

Жыл бұрын

My uncle had a turkey hit him while he was riding and it did take him off his bike. Then after that and a new Harley he left the bike ship and while his ride back home his back tire locked up and well shirt story he never ride one again

@alastor8091

Жыл бұрын

I don't know why the race of the bird matters but I'm glad you're alright....

@ferguson8143

Жыл бұрын

@@alastor8091 it's a species not a race which is strictly to humans only

Good ideas. This guy is using modularity to the max. Everything is a trade off but he's providing the end user trade off options. Mission configurability.

When I worked at a police supply store, we were instructed to refer to the vests as body armor, and never bulletproof vests. 😉

@ferguson8143

Жыл бұрын

Make more since. Which did you go by for a silencer or suppressor

@SubOptimal_

11 ай бұрын

oh thats cool, we Marines just called it a plate carrier.

@prestonnewcomb5991

9 ай бұрын

@@SubOptimal_ That's because they are two different things. OP likely was talking about Lvl II armor, not the Lvl III or IV you guys wore.

Buys helmet….. Immediately looks at mirror and says “You think darkness is your ally?”

There's a lot of mechanics that goes into the science of prevention of injury to the head from gunfire. Stopping the bullet is probably the easiest part, making it wearable is a big problem. The biggest problem is what happens to the head and brain after impact, how do you disperse the energy. For pistol rounds, there is a lot less energy in a pistol round compared to rifle rounds. If the helmet stops a pistol round, you're looking at whiplash and concussion at worst, at best you're ready to continue the fight like nothing happened. With rifle rounds, concussions and whiplash are likely to be the best case scenario if it's stopped, at worst you're looking at a TBI or outright death from cerebral hemorrhaging. Best way to stop the energy after stopping the bullet is more inertia, or in other words more weight. Which makes it harder to wear for longer periods, but also lessons the likelyhood that you'll have your head rattled by a bullet's impact. Heavier also means that you can use stronger materials, and therefore stop larger caliber gunfire. There's a fine balance to make here, which it seems like he's reached, for now, a good balance. But I'd love to see him expand his repertoire and figure out the fine line between strength, weight, and the risks of neck injury and TBI. God I'm a fucking nerd. XD

@MrMathman13

Жыл бұрын

Posted before he explained that the plates have isolated "suspensions" from each other. Grade A genius, I would have never thought of that.

I imagine it's either, the round pierces the helmet and then instant death or you walk away with the most unpleasant migraine you've ever had (plus possible skull fractures and hemorrhaging) from the sheer impact of the round hitting the helmet.

@ganjatheninja

Жыл бұрын

friend of mine took a round with a bastion on besides a headache he was fine

@AntaresTwo6

Жыл бұрын

@@ganjatheninja that's good to know. Did he have any issues long term-wise?

@vicdiaz5180

Жыл бұрын

Demolition ranch channel here on KZread got one of these helmets and he shot it and it withstood the test. So it’s safe to say that this works.

@ganjatheninja

Жыл бұрын

@@AntaresTwo6 nope he has been fine this happened about 2 years ago when we were arguing over helmets in tarkov IRL the only 2 helmets in tarkov that can outright STOP a rifle round are the wendy and the bastion

@deranathonarkantos6712

Жыл бұрын

@@vicdiaz5180 Yeah, but he didn’t do the ultimate test, taking a hit while wearing it, at least not on KZread that I saw.

~roughly @13:00, He speaks of a very important and valid point that blunt force trauma to the face would be incapacitating. Deflection surfaces built into the composite layers are critical though. I'd rather take a hit to the face that knocks me out than shreds face areas and bone through it's deflection process. Shrapnel and debris are the most important focus of a helmet and facemask with bullet force mitigation being a perk.

Thank you colion for the awesome gun videos

@Featherless1

Жыл бұрын

Colion says thank you for the hundreds of thousands of dollars he's being paid by KZread...

One thing I learned from playing paintball is whenever I got shot...it was usually in the face or head...if you behind cover firing its about the only target presented a ballistic helmet will save your life

@Michael-ex8lk

Жыл бұрын

Don't you love getting shot in the mouth part of the helmet? I don't.

@bradwiller7706

Жыл бұрын

True that. My head, face and hopper where like paint magnets 🧲 🙃

@SkyKid002

6 ай бұрын

I remember a time i got shot in the head playing paintball. Oddly enough, i got hit on the top of my head... the only part NOT protected. My dad thought he was hilarious until i shot him in the thumb the next round 😅😂

I think the aim of ballistics helmet isn’t the same as a armor plate, the difference the plate Absorbs the energy and stops the projectile versus a helmet deflecting the projectile which a lot of successful helmet deflections have been caught on film and the soldier typically is more shocked than injured.

@waldotheranger3987

Жыл бұрын

with how angled this one is I'd imagine it's pretty great at that

The impact is focused on a section witch absorbs impacts and breaks away preventing impacts to entire helmet.

Tons of respect to devtac for taking an airsoft problem and converting it to solve or address a real world problem and being realistic about the use cases. How many companies and tacticool makers will limit what they think is the best use for their product.

@aussieexpat

Жыл бұрын

This! I LOVE how he knows the weaknesses. Its not a magic wand but it has its applications

@Michael-ex8lk

Жыл бұрын

It really is a very cool full head helmet. It would definitely be useful to stop shrapnel to the face, that is for sure.

@OttoTheWeim

Жыл бұрын

@@Michael-ex8lk it would make for good shock and awe breacher “juggernaut” for effect. You see that coming through a door all armored up and it might make you rethink your options.

For room clearing... most rooms you can clear visually before ever stepping in all but 1 corner usually. Biggest issue is dead space such as furniture you cannot see behind or under until in the room. I am retired for just two years but still work with active duty fellow GBs. We still use the same tactics that were used when I was in, good to hear they are not common knowledge.

@TheInfantry98

Жыл бұрын

They are common knowledge with Antifa, Proud Boys, ex military, ex cops, T rex Arms etc. Your knowledge is no longer special

@patrickthompson8954

Жыл бұрын

yep, that 20% you cannot see without entering the frame. A tactical mirror can be of great assistance, or your thermal vision. if available

@Featherless1

Жыл бұрын

Flashbang 😉

@noahjkeely

Жыл бұрын

*good to hear they are not common knowledge* okay redcoat

@honey_badger8249

Жыл бұрын

@@TheInfantry98 I highly doubt it. ex cops and antifa... that's a good laugh. Regular infantry are better trained than probably 95% of law enforcement out there to include SWAT teams. The rest of the military does not train the same way we do, I know this as I was Infantry 6 years first and have trained many regular Army Soldiers in my career.

I just like this dude. It’s hard to not DR those chill vibes.

I worked at one time for Gentex One of the largest ballistic resistant military helmet producers they had a good product but I really like this one. I was a tool design engineer I built the tooling to manufacture the helmets.

I think I like ur podcast format videos the best

that's one of the scariest helmets to see in tarkov in my opinion

He R&Ds his own helmet from an air soft product as a base. That’s impressive.

When I was in the Marine Corps in the late 1980's, when we went in the field & a in an active war zone. We always throw out our Kevlar helmets & flack jackets since neither they would not stop any rifle bullets.

Bullet proof everything! Only reason I don't drive and wear armor everywhere; price point. Barely was in open turrets during '06 oif, if a couple people I know had full face armor, they'd be able to grow facial hair. But tech wasn't developed then. So I get it.

When you test the helmet out, please use an accelerometer so we can see what the impact is like to the head 🙏

3:16 - What guns strongest helmets will stop? .44 magnum, .357 sig 12:45 - most customers r SWAT, lots of civilians. 25:28 - causes neck fatigue wearing these helmets for yrs.

We had a deputy shot in the face last week in Augusta GA. He underwent more surgery yesterday. He's got a long way to go! I can only imagine how much suffering this could have saved him.

Very Different and informative about ballistic helmets

This type of customization and ease of replacement is exactly what the helmet market needed in the gun/armor world. I'm hoping there can be even greater levels of customization as well. Yes, I'd love there to be cosplay level of customizing, but its because we do weird stuff like that, it helps push the limits of the appearance and tactical nature of the armor.

I liked the helmet when I first saw it years ago. Implementing an air supplied purification and headphone system would be awesome.

Years of helmet wear and, injuries. My neck is fused from c3-7. As well as 3 TBI's. Maybe this helmet would be the way to go👍

Jocko Willink said wear your armor. I'm following that guy lmao

That Is Awesome as Hell ! ! Props , That Man Needs Some Kind of Award. 🤔 So Many Valid points. Good Vid 👍👍

Great information on the helmet

Figure out a way to incorporate thermal imaging using a small display screen. Breaching a location then isn't left to chance and you'll know where the threats are.

@CertifiedSunset

Жыл бұрын

Thermal eats up a bit more battery than night vision, if you wanted to make it a built in thermal imaging display you could only run it for a couple hours before the battery died. Plus for urban combat, night vision is more useful anyways.

Good content Colion!

Awesome video! I personally had the same feelings about this helmet when I first saw it that you did. As I'm sure everyone did. I first heard someone review it I think lastnight. I can't remember the name of the channel. It was a KZread short from Jimbojoni or some strange name like that. I'm glad to get more info on this. Although I have fired many types of guns since I was a little boy I am just now looking to buy my first and affording one right now has been as big a challenge as figuring out which one to get. So I doubt I would be able to afford this bad boy til I get my company higher off the ground. Freelance drafting services in all major disciplines (structural, architectural, elec, mech, civil and solar with experience in steel detailing) for 20 years. Lol gotta lift that bird up and I would love to work with more patriots

Wesley is a great dude. I love my DEVTAC helmet.

Innovation saving lives. Thank you, Sir.

love it but will listen at work when im trucking

@terrancewood9322

Жыл бұрын

Based

I’d say it would be beneficial in some situations for added safety but mainly to deflect bullets, solid hits will still cause issues, if it saves your life it’s worth it but some internal injuries may be worse.

@Opachki69420

Жыл бұрын

The armor panels are designed to break away so the energy doesnt transfer across your whole head

This is an amazing helmet...have you considered using reactive armor plating the way the M1-Abrams does to increase the ballistic protection? Another thing you might consider is providing a wire frame cage the way the MRAPS has on it to provide fragmentation penetration protection...

That’s next level stuff

Breach by FLAMETHROWER... Curved barrel Mod for corners. 😉

man what a cool helmet i kinda want one

@ultimatums1

Жыл бұрын

currently priced at $3400, good luck. it was at $2999 back in july and hiked the price.

went to the range yesterday with around 500rds of surplus{and a few boxes of new ammo} we found 3 steel cores from my 7.62x39 surplus ammo. gotta be a ton more in that berm. now im keeping the rest of the surplus as emergency ammo lol.

Mr Noir we are very lucky to have you. Out of every video i ever saw from you only one video i didn't agree with i seen alot of your videos. You are a hero to all patriots of this country brother. God bless you from the son of the most high.

@Featherless1

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't call him a hero until he actually stops The Tyranny happening in America... instead of talking about it and making money off of it 😬

Airsofting at a young age really does give you an edge in what gear you should use. I spent hours using different plate carriers helmets and holsters and I find the least amount of shit on my body is the best. Handguns no rifles point and shoot, no time in cqb for sight pictures.

Those fans look like the same ones used to cool down ESC’s on Remote control cars, they run on 9V batteries as well.

I got a quote (all the features) on one in 2019 it was 2.5-3k… since 80% of civilian/police helmets are theater more than ballistic protection I went with HardHatVeterans. Spent the money on more important things like training and reliable guns. 👍 DevTac is still on my wish list though 😊.

@ShibbyMcCleud

Жыл бұрын

Brother, HHV is a no-go. They rebrand chinesium helmets and upcharge like crazy. Life saving equipment isn't something to skimp on. Go with gentex or highcom, both have been in the armor game since early GWOT.

@ralphday4842

Жыл бұрын

@@ShibbyMcCleud Chinese made won't save your life.

Putting one of those liquid coolers, like what race car drivers wear under their suits to keep cool, would be nice if someone decided to use it in a hot climate.

@nobodynoone2500

Жыл бұрын

Race drivers have a cooler of ice water and electric pumps. Neither seem practical.

@bobjohnson1633

Жыл бұрын

If you're carrying around a multi pound pump, the water also has to be cooled.

I am surprised that no one had referenced these combat helmets to Fallout series.

Thank you

now what would be cool would be to have one of those ballistic helmets with built in full functional gas mask added in. basically everything built into one helmet.. but I had seen somewhere on KZread where they took a ballistic helmet and added LED HUD with rangefinder and compass it was bad ass.. I do not remember what the channel was but if I can find it I will add the link

WESLEY! hopefully one day soon we can afford to carry your helmets in our store. those things are easily most iconic piece of our time i think. up there with things like the mp5 and scar. people just know what they are from across the room.

Needs a link to a supplier lol Very cool helmet

Level III to stop the 556 is good enough! I’ll take 2, please

I’ve wanted one since it first came out sssoooooo sick

I would like to see him make one like this that can be D.O.T. approved for motorcycle riding and ballistic protection

Did I zone out when they were talking about whether you can see out of the thing?

I need one of these!

If a bullet pierces the helmet it usually skims around in-between the Kevlar and outer Helmut material

Master Chief helmet,,, interesting!

Would it be possible to make a medieval jousting style wrapper plate / bevor specifically for breaching to protect the face that can be discarded later. Or would the sharp angles at the neck and face redirect the bullet in an unsafe direction?

Great interview. Looks like Devtac makes Great helmets. Thank you

Old one like sticking your head in a bell Getting your bell ring!!

Rise of the "Stormtroopers"

I’m not sure the next pain from NVGs comes from balancing the helmet, but instead it’s just the weight itself. They make counterbalances for NVGs. Your neck is going to hurt from the weight regardless. Get a bigger neck I guess.

@leonardticsay8046

Жыл бұрын

That helmet was made for doomguy.

@gwydionrusso3206

Жыл бұрын

I wonder are there any exercises that make your neck stronger

@bobjohnson1633

Жыл бұрын

Shrugs. The point isn't strength to life something heavy. The point is being able to carry small weight for long periods. Keeping your neck bent forward all day will work your traps like wearing a helmet and it will make your neck hurt bad even just with the weight of your skull

@CoolSmoovie

Жыл бұрын

@@bobjohnson1633 Brother. Your neck will be able to take/handle weight better if it’s built like a tree log over a twig. It will start to ache regardless eventually tho.

Fueling and feeding the algorithm ⛽️ 🍔 🚀

Awesome... wonder if the Space Force guys gonna get fitted for theirs soon?? Kewell

@bobjohnson1633

Жыл бұрын

Space force isn't a fighting force. I would hate to be the first guy to get into a gun fight in a space ship and die because ANYBODY missed and blew out the hull.

I can’t imagine the excitement of the crowd this upcoming week, I read about a huge announcement dropping Thanksgiving day. I’ll give y’all a hint so I don’t spoil the surprise for a pioneer & leader in men’s swimwear Speedo. It’s a perfect balance of innovation & outside the box thinking. The only thing I can say is 2 words, level 4, bulletproof, crotchless, beach safety.

I have a question. Do they have one for people that have glasses to see

First one through the door breaching needs to have a ballistic shield to protect them

thanks from Scotland and Russia!!

Time to call Halo, "Master Chief" for the upgrade...

Im gonna buy one next year!!

Coolest thing so far

How much would the helmets cost if you used Beskar Metal? How about Rearden Metal?

You can incorporate D30 material to reduce the impact

I was told by an old sergeant that there's no use in getting level 4 helmet. He said that even if the helmet could stop a rifle round, the sheer kinetic force would snap your spine in half killing you instantly.

@bintjbeil7892

Жыл бұрын

I was told by an Army Air Assault veteran in college that the sheer kinetic impact on the shoulder from a high-caliber round would snap your neck.

@axe609

Жыл бұрын

I know a soldier in Iraq who had an AK round hit his helmet, it went through the first side deflecting and skimmed along the inside of the helmet and out the back neckline. it knocked him down and he got up and kept running. He took three more rounds to his body armor before he got out of the open. Other than being beat up and scraped he had no injuries and was back on duty a week later. We called him PFC Lucky after that.

@TheGmanway

Жыл бұрын

Well you guys believe those stories… from random people. But the military doesn’t issue kevlar helmets because they don’t work…

@bintjbeil7892

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGmanway it's almost as if soldiers never wore helmets since the bronze age... Oh wait, they did.

@stevenscott2136

Жыл бұрын

Find a block of wood that weighs about as much as your head. Fire the round of your choice into it. That's how hard it moves your head. Decide whether that will snap your neck.

My dad was shot in the head in WWII the bullet rattled around in his helmet he had a metal plate in his head lived to the age of 89 dealt with headaches most of his life

One of OPD responding to pulse night club shooting was wearing a PASGT direct blow to front of helmet he lived had huggge welt

You could cosplay Shredder with Colion's

Oh shit, Wes! 🔥🔥🔥

Of how much those are so cool I just can’t

as far as lrifle goes, based on what I know, in the evvent of a stopped rifle round and armor deformation into the head , the forhead would be probably survivable due to your Frontal sinuses collapsing during impact preserving the brain (Brainsup or a dented skull, neither is good) , the top back and the side of the head, probably not unless it has a good shock absorber underneath because no sinuses there and the skull is not as thick as in the frontal bone , the face might not be bad to armor as well from """an injury standpoint only""" because it is very good at collapsing to protect the brain. However to reduce concussions/ head jerk (brain bouncing) maybe using a collapsible pad as a shock absorber might help reduce injuries- similar to how a motorcycle helmet has foam (EPA foam) that compresses- permanently to coushining the impact- the problem is calculating how hard it has to be to collapse- basicaly the stronger the impact, the harder the foam must resist collapsing to mitigate as much force as possible but then lower intensity impacts will cause some damage. --Basicaly - low density/strenght/ hardness EPA foam (doesnt have to be EPA foam ) means smaller impacts do basicaly nothing, but bigger impacts are barely mitigated, However High hardness/strenght/ density EPA means that bigger impacts wont do as much damage(they will do some), but smaller impacts will also do Some damage

What happens when you catch a round between panels? Does the frame itself offer the same level of protection?

@kerbalairforce8802

Жыл бұрын

No, but armor always has gaps. The way you killed a plate armor knight back in the day was tackle him and stab him in the eye socket or arm pit.

@FellsApprentice

Жыл бұрын

@@kerbalairforce8802 this. Armor is ALWAYS a tradeoff between protection and mobility, and personal body armor always has to make more concessions for mobility/vision/ breathing and there's no way to account for those requirements without compromising the protection.

Anti fog fans in paintball masks have been around for at least 20 years

Hi. Can he add a solar charging to the ventilation as well as having the battery

They need lightweight ballistic shields you can fit your muzzle threw

Ounces = #'s and #'s = pain. Don't get me wrong. I love it.just can't wait until it is lighter. Love innovation. I hope they keep moving forward.

@bobjohnson1633

Жыл бұрын

You won't be saying that when you get shot in the face without this fancy gun ninja mask

@CertifiedSunset

Жыл бұрын

True, but I imagine this will primarily be used in urban environments and most likely through short term use where it's more required. The average ballistic/bump helmet and patrol cap will still be the standard for a while. But in the case of domestic terrorism/counter terrorism this might be very useful especially for peaking corners and not dying instantly to armed gunmen. Like the guy mentioned in the video, SWAT have bought these, and for their specific line of work I can imagine how valuable this type of protective gear can be. The only thing I would change is finding a way to increase visibility for the wearer since those lenses seem to be somewhat small.

Hopefully he gets into useing D30 is his plate padding instead of rubber spacers.

The only bullet-proof helmet I've ever heard of is a tank, a nice big one.

@Lightning613

Жыл бұрын

😂😂👍👍👍

@jalexwheeler7751

Жыл бұрын

Depends on how big the round is... The good news is, if it does penetrate, you'll likely never know it. Overpressure is a MF.

with the advancement of light weapons we are basically going back to medieval suit of armor

The problem seems like he said will u survive afterward I think the helmet plus some type of spinal support that will go over your chest and shoulders with sensor that will not allow the helmet to snap or have a reaction to the force of the bullet so that it just bounces right off also add some hydraulic so that the speed that the person needs to be able to move there head back and forth is easy I think with the technology we have today it can be done it’s gone take more then just one brain to make it work that’s all I have many ideas for this type of stuff

I know you wanna know. $1400 for the lowest ballistic protection. $350 for airsoft. That's nothing. How much do you pay for car insurance? This is a single payment life insurance policy.

Wholehearted Awsomenesss…..