It's so nice to see somebody trying 5.56 on armor at conversational distances with a 20" barrel, instead of half a football field with a 14.5 (or shorter!). Yeah, yeah, I know your SBR is real cool, but I'm here to learn the limits of the ARMOR.
Now i know how well I could rely on it if I ran out of ammo and failed to close the distance with a bayonet. I would be bruised from the blunt force trauma but that wouldn't be enough to stop me from closing the last 11 feet.
@@rachdarastrix5251 No if you are able to take multiple rifle rounds to the chest with steel armor on and still make it to the target to be able to bayonet then you are beyond human. Watch videos of police officers taking PISTOL rounds to the vest, it sends them on their ass, and that's likely with them wearing soft armor which won't transfer energy as well as steel.
@@StockedShelves There are people who are beyond human. There are records of people who have taken a full blast with a shotgun without armor and it did not slow them down. As well as people who were taking rounds from pistols and rifles without armor and have still managed to stab several people before bleeding out, the latter of which were actually trying to die.
@@StockedShelves To be fair you can't achieve the level of adrenaline that requires unless you lack enough sanity the police probably won't hire you anyway, for..... obvious reasons..
@@StockedShelves The kinetic energy will be spread over a greater surface when wearing steel armor. Soft armor will be like taking a 90MPH fastball to the chest wearing a thick coat! That is why trauma plates are used with soft armor.
Thank you kind sir. 30-06 is the shit. If that armor stood up to that round, I would layer my bathroom with um. So the good lord wouldn't see me batein.
Great job on the video, guys! I have two of Spartan AR550 11"x14" plates, and I can surely tell you that they are beasts! I keep the plate carrier in the trunk of my Lincoln Continental along with my Sig Sauer MPX 2nd gen. Also with the plate carrier are six (6) 30-round mags with handloaded 147gr. JHP ammo that are about 95% max loads. I am always ready to intervene a threat if needed in an active shooter situation. I have 100% confidence in Spartan!!!
Using the clay was an awesome way to get an idea of the force felt. Good shit. Is there any way you could run the same tests with same clay setup but with a trauma pad between clay and plate? That would show how well the non-newtonian pad work.
My husband bought this armor for work as a police officer. The customer service was great and he got them within a week of ordering. He loves the plates.
@@6236003 right. Everyine complains but who the plans on getting shot 10 times and getting up. Ud be down for the county and someone walks up and double taps u
@@6236003 Although it's hearsay, I've heard of stories from military personnel about the security forces in the ME using steel armor. Even though the steel plate saved them, the spalling would end up going upward into their neck and they would bleed out. After a lot of research, I would personally only trust soft armor or ceramic plates.
Some of the guys i deployed with that took 762 rounds to the plate had massive blood splats all over the inpact area that the plate stopped... it def works some we're lucky enough to walk off w not a bruise but to most it looked like a huge blackeye ....good vid i still rock my iv8888 shirt and hat...love you eric. Been a big fan since our man passed away..
Awesome video! Level 3+ plates seem like the go-to! Someone said once that if someone is coming at you with 30-06 armor piercing rounds, you have MUCH bigger problems
@@RoGuExPaNcAkE The 06 is my preferred hunting round. I will work just as good against anyone in a SHTF scenario. I have an AR and AK, a few different PDW's all will kill and I love shooting them, but for raw power and easily obtainable, the 30-06 is a serious killer. I bought a set of this armor. I put it in a Condor MOPC carrier. Good stuff.
I really like the clay idea!!! It actually puts how the armor works into perspective. A lot of people think that "bulletproof armor" either just absorbs the energy or it just glanced off. Great work guys!!!
Shot a AR 500 steel plate with 60 rounds of 7,62 ×51 NATO standard ammunition in green tip steel core amor piercing and you got a few pass through, take any bigger ammo in green black or silver tip amor piercing and it will penetrate at every shot the amor, especially black and silver tip, i imagine you get no depleted uranium ammo, also that will be the best case to blow a away such an amor. With a 50 Bmg with depleted uranium ammo, shot in the right spot, you stop a tank.
I accidentally got a plate set with just the base coat (no splatter protection). I’m wondering how effective a Kevlar insert added to the battle side of the plates would be? And how does it compare to Spartan’s spall containment sleeve?
Your video was great as always: precise and informative. My only problem with it was that you had a great resource at your disposal, the gentleman from Spartan Armor Systems , and didn't "pick his brain " about their testing and problem solving methods. It seems like a missed opportunity for the camera (us). Maybe next time... Still really enjoyed the video
2023 I have made the purchase. I am former military and 7.62 protection is absolutely necessary in the current state of affairs. I need defense for me and my wife, this was our choice. Good pricing, good products.
Spartan Armor is really good plates. Get a set and you'll be good to go especially if your have III + kevlar soft armor behind it in your military style carriers. (Ie: BDA or IOTV)
Just a random comment on Eric's intros, I personally like how he says, " Alright, welcome back everybody..." I feel like you were waiting for me to get there. It just adds a more personable experience for me as a viewer. Just my two cents.
I wanna see what a regular 3006 will do. The availability of black tip makes me think it wouldn't be much of an issue. Also would like to see 243 and 270. 7mm would be interesting as well.
Out of curiosity, are Spartans' Level III+ plates rated to resist 7.62x51mm M61 steel core/black tip? I assumed so, since Level III+/special threat plates from other manufacturers are rated for it. Spartan Armor notes that they resist loads up to 3,100 feet per second, which is well above the velocity of the M61 AP round. I've looked at the literature online, but I haven't been able to find an answer.
take the 550 plate away and regular FMJ (.30-06) would punch right thru that tree trunk. I have seen it happen while target shooting. I had a target on a live maple that was 27" thick from entry to exit and the round passed thru it like it wasn't there.
WhiskeyRiverRifleman Was the maple tree a Sugar maple, also known as hard maple? That is definitely some hard wood. Bowling pins were made from hard maple. Silver & red maple wood is much softer. I always get a laugh when you see someone involved in a TV or movie gun fight hiding behind a thin wooden planked wall. The Chinese mil-surp 7.62X39MM, imported back in the 1980's, had a steel core. (Of course, Clinton banned the importation of it. It was cheaper to shoot than .22LR.) We noticed it blowing right through 14" blocks of seasoned red oak like it was nothing. You could hit that wood with a hammer & it would barely make a dent in the surface. We didn't try to see what the maximum actual penetration was at the time, but I would say that it would easily pass through a few more inches without any difficulty.
WhiskeyRiverRifleman That is impressive. I wonder what the penetration would be for a 30/06 M2 round would be? I remember reading about G.I.s in WWII using AP in their Garand's to pick off German infantry taking cover behind trees. The G.I.'s would just shoot right through the trees themselves.
Not quite the way that hard plates work is level 3 is for non armor-piercing of 5.56 7.62x39 and 308 Level 3+ is for armor-piercing 5.56 in addition to stated above And level 4 is designed to stop threats mentioned above in addition to armor-piercing 30-06
I own Ar500 level 3plus myself and side plates and their hybrid plates. But my question is WHY do you not shoot it with the trauma pad against the clay so we can see the difference I cannot find a video out their with them doing this by someone thats going to give a honest opinion??? Will you do one please
You should use the same set up and test with a ballistic jell torso that has a skeleton in it to see,Tsince the plate did not deform ! then we can see if any ribs were brokenor the jell skin rips even the slightest ! Thank you !
How about the .458 Socom round? And I didn't like the way that the clay looked after the first three rounds. WTF is up with that? Did the clay adhere to the back of the plate or was the clay compressed from the impact of the round? I'm interpreting what I see as clay compression.
Jacob B. thanks! , btw a other question, what would be the best rpm for a 3round burst? 1shot mostly kills but to have a better hit propability ,with one controlled trigger pull instead of inconsistent full auto (2200 would be the highest possible with the mechanism, and with verry low recoil). What do you think what rpm would be good?
Just a question: why would you use armor that can only stop 5.56. When you're dealing with rifle armed enemies a 7.62 is a just a likely opponent? Not hating or anything just wondering.
Romanlegionary575 I believe the 3+ plate that they used here is rated for 308 as well. I think they say it is guaranteed for 3 or 4 direct hits? Or maybe I am thinking of Level 4.
Because shooting AR500 plates at 50+ yards with handguns and various rifles is just for show and entertainment and nothing was really learned. People have known they would stop that. Now the Level III AR500 plates would fail at 5-15 yards with M193 and for some reason noone would show that on youtube.... especially when the budget non steel plates were stopping it.
sik59rt Also in addition to my other reply, The Target Man gained a lot of notoriety on AR15.com before he or his products ever showed up on this channel. He promised us all kinds of close up tests with the Level III plates, because at the time the AR500.com plates would fail at those distances... He never showed us those tests and made a lot of people lose faith in his plates.
How many hits would say 1/8'' AR500 take? These plates can take a ton of hits with out failing, but how many hits would one person really need to stop? If 1/8'' could stop a few 5.56 rounds that would be good enough for me, and it would drastically reduce the weight, which is the big downside to AR500 armor plate.
Great video,especially since I just order this exact set of plates with buildup coat, side plates with buildup coat & trauma pads for all. Cant wait to get it just the lead time is going to suck.
The comments are all about the 30-06 piercing it, it is NOT rated to 30-06 it specifically says that on a rating chart. As well he mentioned it in the video. You need level 4 special threat plates for that
How much does the plate weight? And the trauma pack? How much extra weight? Solid steel plates have to be pretty heavy and that's going to be an issue for any troop, especially once who has to march or hike into the target area. So I'm just curious about the weight of both the Level III and Level IV plates fully loaded into a rig with trauma packs behind them, a real world weight you might call it. ????
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It's so nice to see somebody trying 5.56 on armor at conversational distances with a 20" barrel, instead of half a football field with a 14.5 (or shorter!). Yeah, yeah, I know your SBR is real cool, but I'm here to learn the limits of the ARMOR.
Now i know how well I could rely on it if I ran out of ammo and failed to close the distance with a bayonet. I would be bruised from the blunt force trauma but that wouldn't be enough to stop me from closing the last 11 feet.
@@rachdarastrix5251 No if you are able to take multiple rifle rounds to the chest with steel armor on and still make it to the target to be able to bayonet then you are beyond human. Watch videos of police officers taking PISTOL rounds to the vest, it sends them on their ass, and that's likely with them wearing soft armor which won't transfer energy as well as steel.
@@StockedShelves There are people who are beyond human. There are records of people who have taken a full blast with a shotgun without armor and it did not slow them down. As well as people who were taking rounds from pistols and rifles without armor and have still managed to stab several people before bleeding out, the latter of which were actually trying to die.
@@StockedShelves To be fair you can't achieve the level of adrenaline that requires unless you lack enough sanity the police probably won't hire you anyway, for..... obvious reasons..
@@StockedShelves The kinetic energy will be spread over a greater surface when wearing steel armor. Soft armor will be like taking a 90MPH fastball to the chest wearing a thick coat! That is why trauma plates are used with soft armor.
Given the state of affairs in 2020, I'm here!
Same
Same here friend, stay frosty out there.
Yep Same
Just ordered. Ill post initial impressions once they arrive.
I ordered on the 31st. I got an email for 6 to 8 weeks. Hopefully sooner lol
Thank you kind sir. 30-06 is the shit. If that armor stood up to that round, I would layer my bathroom with um. So the good lord wouldn't see me batein.
the level 4 holds against 30-06, they claim
Go away im.batein
Bhahahaha
@@Darkpara1 actually they claim 30-06 with AP rounds
lol
Thanks!
Great job on the video, guys!
I have two of Spartan AR550 11"x14" plates, and I can surely tell you that they are beasts!
I keep the plate carrier in the trunk of my Lincoln Continental along with my Sig Sauer MPX 2nd gen. Also with the plate carrier are six (6) 30-round mags with handloaded 147gr. JHP ammo that are about 95% max loads.
I am always ready to intervene a threat if needed in an active shooter situation. I have 100% confidence in Spartan!!!
the 30.06 will always be a quite impressive and time honored round.
Spoiler alert 🚨 😂😂
Your need level IV ceramic plates for that.
These thugs and looters aren't using 30-06. 3+ for me. The 30-06 users will be on our side.
@@shaunr5450 I sure hope so, I believe you are right though!
Will it though
Stayed for the AP. Was not disappointed.
Using the clay was an awesome way to get an idea of the force felt. Good shit. Is there any way you could run the same tests with same clay setup but with a trauma pad between clay and plate? That would show how well the non-newtonian pad work.
coxmanpeters agreed.
this is actually exactly how the NIJ measures back face deformation in its tests
Foam insulation behind plate
My husband bought this armor for work as a police officer. The customer service was great and he got them within a week of ordering. He loves the plates.
:D :D :D he'll get killed by fragments
@@fuzzX That's what the coating is for
We appreciate his service to the people.
@@6236003 right. Everyine complains but who the plans on getting shot 10 times and getting up. Ud be down for the county and someone walks up and double taps u
@@6236003 Although it's hearsay, I've heard of stories from military personnel about the security forces in the ME using steel armor. Even though the steel plate saved them, the spalling would end up going upward into their neck and they would bleed out. After a lot of research, I would personally only trust soft armor or ceramic plates.
Some of the guys i deployed with that took 762 rounds to the plate had massive blood splats all over the inpact area that the plate stopped... it def works some we're lucky enough to walk off w not a bruise but to most it looked like a huge blackeye ....good vid i still rock my iv8888 shirt and hat...love you eric. Been a big fan since our man passed away..
Great idea you had with clay! Interresting to see energy transfert from the plate to your body!
Alex Riva I agree. It is something that is usually lacking when people do armor tests.
test other calibers , to show the energy transfer, with and with out the trauma pad
This should protect me on my daily trips on the CTA blue line in Chicago. Thank you for posting this!!
Sir, you are my best youtube channel of all time, always enjoying watching them!
Thx alot for your great videos!
Just bought some armor from Spartan, very good protection for the money!
Awesome video! Level 3+ plates seem like the go-to! Someone said once that if someone is coming at you with 30-06 armor piercing rounds, you have MUCH bigger problems
My thoughts exactly
Hey, there, it would be great if you would peel back the anti spalling coat and show us the damage next time, great video, cheers.
Great review!
I just got me some Level IV Spartan Armor from Tanners Army Surplus. Shipped out within an hour.
I was hoping the 30-06 would be a Garand but it doesn't matter,the thing went through the plate
Turn a corner and there’s a guy standing there with a full auto 40mm Mk19, he’s got a plate for that 😂
I qualified on the Mk19 back in 2012 lol
OUCH! That 30-06 round would ruin your whole day!!
I'd say life would be the correct term.
That’s why i have been stocking up on 30-06 for when Korea attacks. Or who ever wants to try and take our land/freedoms
@@RoGuExPaNcAkE The 06 is my preferred hunting round. I will work just as good against anyone in a SHTF scenario. I have an AR and AK, a few different PDW's all will kill and I love shooting them, but for raw power and easily obtainable, the 30-06 is a serious killer. I bought a set of this armor. I put it in a Condor MOPC carrier. Good stuff.
Reel Fishing I wonder if .270 is comparable in this use?
Clayton Atkinson good question. I would imagine the results would be very close to the same.
I got mine back in March. I've got mothing but good things to say about these plates. Fantastic product, now all I need are the trauma pads
how much extra are the trauma pads?
I would like to see this same test in the clay with the trauma pad
I almost never have all of my questions answered by a gun video but this one did it. Good work!
Great video! thank you for putting this together! WOW that 30-06!
Thank you for doing it on the 550 i have this exact armor always wondered what would happen. I also got the one with spalding.
I really like the clay idea!!! It actually puts how the armor works into perspective. A lot of people think that "bulletproof armor" either just absorbs the energy or it just glanced off. Great work guys!!!
That armor took 6 shots before you shot the Springfield.
AP still would have defeated it.
@@humansvd3269 yeah that's why they have a level 4
That would be the scariest thing possible turn the corner and see grandpa with his old service rifle aimed at you
in the days of old under chain mail and plate, they still wore quilted clothing to soften the blow
And reeking of urine an feces because of the time it took to put everything on..the chainmail was the hard part.
id like to see what range the ar550 plate CAN stop that 30-06 ap round.
Like all of the armor test, would like to see more of them and more fun with the canon. As always great job!!
Trevor Deavers I would not mind seeing the cannon wheeled out as a overkill benchmark at the end of all these vids.
I'm digging your videos, keep up the good work!
Thank u for the testing what it stops an what it won't, worse case scenario, keep up the great work
0:16 the face you make when you think you forgot to lock your front door
😄
Love this channel. The variety of content is great.
Jeremy seems like a good guy and I just bought some to support your YT channel
Shot a AR 500 steel plate with 60 rounds of 7,62 ×51 NATO standard ammunition in green tip steel core amor piercing and you got a few pass through, take any bigger ammo in green black or silver tip amor piercing and it will penetrate at every shot the amor, especially black and silver tip, i imagine you get no depleted uranium ammo, also that will be the best case to blow a away such an amor. With a 50 Bmg with depleted uranium ammo, shot in the right spot, you stop a tank.
I accidentally got a plate set with just the base coat (no splatter protection). I’m wondering how effective a Kevlar insert added to the battle side of the plates would be? And how does it compare to Spartan’s spall containment sleeve?
I thought the same thing. I'm in the same boat but I do have soft armor as well.
When you mentioned "armor piercing 30-06 ammo" I knew you were thinking like I do.
Your video was great as always: precise and informative. My only problem with it was that you had a great resource at your disposal, the gentleman from Spartan Armor Systems , and didn't "pick his brain " about their testing and problem solving methods. It seems like a missed opportunity for the camera (us). Maybe next time...
Still really enjoyed the video
Good video, I liked the delivery.
I'm about to get the spartan omega ar500 active shooter kit
I would have liked to see a non armor piercing round before the armor piercing one
That cannon makes me smile in every video I see it in
Pj was excited he was back from an assignment and could finally see hailey
2023 I have made the purchase. I am former military and 7.62 protection is absolutely necessary in the current state of affairs. I need defense for me and my wife, this was our choice. Good pricing, good products.
Spartan Armor is really good plates. Get a set and you'll be good to go especially if your have III + kevlar soft armor behind it in your military style carriers. (Ie: BDA or IOTV)
AR550 good for regular home defense. I am going to get some!
Shoot the same sequence with a trauma pad behind it and let’s see the clay.
I was hoping to see a Before and After with the Trauma plate on how well the Trauma plate absorbs the hit
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Just a random comment on Eric's intros, I personally like how he says, " Alright, welcome back everybody..." I feel like you were waiting for me to get there. It just adds a more personable experience for me as a viewer. Just my two cents.
ARMOR TEST! (gets snacks).
Watching this in 2022, definitely satisfying and will be getting
Beautiful demonstration
Might be a dumb question but this would also stop handgun rounds right?
getting hit with dat 60 somthin grain must feel like an absolute lightsaber to the chest.
Nice thanks. Just made my order.
Awesome test video. Thanks
I wanna see what a regular 3006 will do. The availability of black tip makes me think it wouldn't be much of an issue. Also would like to see 243 and 270. 7mm would be interesting as well.
I ordered a set of omega plates and their ifak kit.... thanks for the video
3284 fps = 2239 mph.
At 30ft it would take .009 seconds for impact. The human eye at it's fastest hits ~100ms, or .1 second, for a blink.
Love you’re videos, man ! 😘
I got the AR550.. It great. Got the Shooters cut Front back and sides.. Only thing that sucks is weight.
well its a good thing I got some 30.06 black tip and some newer AP with exposed steel tip.
I love the iv888 player holder. Someone is a great metal worker and has a plasma setup I'm guessing
Out of curiosity, are Spartans' Level III+ plates rated to resist 7.62x51mm M61 steel core/black tip? I assumed so, since Level III+/special threat plates from other manufacturers are rated for it. Spartan Armor notes that they resist loads up to 3,100 feet per second, which is well above the velocity of the M61 AP round.
I've looked at the literature online, but I haven't been able to find an answer.
That was a beautiful rifle by the way!!
I love how the guy that brings an M1 Garand to SHTF can defeat half the body armor on the market. Maybe I should be that guy and be a Absolute Hero.
take the 550 plate away and regular FMJ (.30-06) would punch right thru that tree trunk. I have seen it happen while target shooting. I had a target on a live maple that was 27" thick from entry to exit and the round passed thru it like it wasn't there.
WhiskeyRiverRifleman Was the maple tree a Sugar maple, also known as hard maple? That is definitely some hard wood. Bowling pins were made from hard maple. Silver & red maple wood is much softer. I always get a laugh when you see someone involved in a TV or movie gun fight hiding behind a thin wooden planked wall. The Chinese mil-surp 7.62X39MM, imported back in the 1980's, had a steel core. (Of course, Clinton banned the importation of it. It was cheaper to shoot than .22LR.) We noticed it blowing right through 14" blocks of seasoned red oak like it was nothing. You could hit that wood with a hammer & it would barely make a dent in the surface. We didn't try to see what the maximum actual penetration was at the time, but I would say that it would easily pass through a few more inches without any difficulty.
Urbicide
sugar maple
WhiskeyRiverRifleman That is impressive. I wonder what the penetration would be for a 30/06 M2 round would be? I remember reading about G.I.s in WWII using AP in their Garand's to pick off German infantry taking cover behind trees. The G.I.'s would just shoot right through the trees themselves.
Now let me think, would I rather a hole in my chest or a couple of broken ribs.......
Great stuff guys, great info!!
Cheers from downunder.
Don't laugh I'm New two body armor, is 3+ body armor the same as a 4 rating?
Not quite the way that hard plates work is level 3 is for non armor-piercing of 5.56 7.62x39 and 308
Level 3+ is for armor-piercing 5.56 in addition to stated above
And level 4 is designed to stop threats mentioned above in addition to armor-piercing 30-06
Really cool test!
Enjoyed your video, Very interesting.
will it stop a 50 bmg
I own Ar500 level 3plus myself and side plates and their hybrid plates. But my question is WHY do you not shoot it with the trauma pad against the clay so we can see the difference I cannot find a video out their with them doing this by someone thats going to give a honest opinion??? Will you do one please
You should use the same set up and test with a ballistic jell torso that has a skeleton in it to see,Tsince the plate did not deform ! then we can see if any ribs were brokenor the jell skin rips even the slightest ! Thank you !
Is the 3+ plate the 4 and what can the 3 stop and the 3+ stop
Ethan Cortes the three supposed to stop a3 308 3 +. AR and you got to go to a 4 to stop a 30 ought 6
So what kind of damage is that splatter from the 5.56 gonna do to someones neck / arms?
Watch the video and you'll see .. lol
Looks like the coating failed as seen in the video, as seen in the coating is torn, as in the trails of material coating the surface.
I wanna see that cannon at the 440yd line and take some long range shots with it. That would just be awesome.
Good lord, that 30-06AP!! Not playing around!
Just ordered mine got the side plates as well
How about the .458 Socom round? And I didn't like the way that the clay looked after the first three rounds. WTF is up with that? Did the clay adhere to the back of the plate or was the clay compressed from the impact of the round? I'm interpreting what I see as clay compression.
Awesome video, Eric and Chad. Thanks much.
Won't standard 7.62x54 go through level 3+?
Rabbi Shekelstein doesnt he had make a video with 7.62x54 AP against a ar500 plate? (it hold)
Jacob B. is ar550 better than ar500? what is the different between IIIA and III+ ?
Jacob B. thanks! , btw a other question, what would be the best rpm for a 3round burst? 1shot mostly kills but to have a better hit propability ,with one controlled trigger pull instead of inconsistent full auto (2200 would be the highest possible with the mechanism, and with verry low recoil). What do you think what rpm would be good?
J.Strauch \Liandri/ 1 shot does not mostly kill, 6 out of 7 people shot lives.
Faust Dante yes but only with instant medical help, i meant reliable unable to fight after a center of mass shot.
Just a question: why would you use armor that can only stop 5.56. When you're dealing with rifle armed enemies a 7.62 is a just a likely opponent? Not hating or anything just wondering.
Romanlegionary575 I believe the 3+ plate that they used here is rated for 308 as well. I think they say it is guaranteed for 3 or 4 direct hits? Or maybe I am thinking of Level 4.
crazyfvck Yeah it watched it again, i think it can stop 308. It was a bit confusing with the different plates.
Does a Level IV Ceramic Plate stop a 30-06?
Finally a good AR500(+) test. All the others that were 30-50+ yards were kind of useless.
Because shooting AR500 plates at 50+ yards with handguns and various rifles is just for show and entertainment and nothing was really learned. People have known they would stop that. Now the Level III AR500 plates would fail at 5-15 yards with M193 and for some reason noone would show that on youtube.... especially when the budget non steel plates were stopping it.
sik59rt Also in addition to my other reply, The Target Man gained a lot of notoriety on AR15.com before he or his products ever showed up on this channel. He promised us all kinds of close up tests with the Level III plates, because at the time the AR500.com plates would fail at those distances... He never showed us those tests and made a lot of people lose faith in his plates.
How many hits would say 1/8'' AR500 take? These plates can take a ton of hits with out failing, but how many hits would one person really need to stop? If 1/8'' could stop a few 5.56 rounds that would be good enough for me, and it would drastically reduce the weight, which is the big downside to AR500 armor plate.
Great video,especially since I just order this exact set of plates with buildup coat, side plates with buildup coat & trauma pads for all. Cant wait to get it just the lead time is going to suck.
Did u get it yet and how long was the wait?
@@rolex2800 Ordered September 3rd recieved October 30th
Definitely gonna pick up a few of these and the price ain't that bad
I want the level 4 plate the hell with level 3 you put daylight through level three !!!! relatively easy !!! LOL HA HA HA great video
Damn that is a cool rifle...
The armor is good too!
The comments are all about the 30-06 piercing it, it is NOT rated to 30-06 it specifically says that on a rating chart. As well he mentioned it in the video. You need level 4 special threat plates for that
Are you test this Plate with in the future with Incedary Rounds?
What kind of rifle was the first one? Robinson something
How much does the plate weight? And the trauma pack? How much extra weight? Solid steel plates have to be pretty heavy and that's going to be an issue for any troop, especially once who has to march or hike into the target area. So I'm just curious about the weight of both the Level III and Level IV plates fully loaded into a rig with trauma packs behind them, a real world weight you might call it. ????
"It was so hard it became brittle"
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Will a level 4 armor also stop 55.6 green tip or 7.62x39 or a 308? Will it stop any rifle round with level armor ?
Iron Maniac Fitness level 4 will stop 5.56 green tip yes it stops all the way to 30.06 ap
Can i just put a couple layers of cardboard behind the plate instead of the trauma pad?
Mines on the way!