Hell yes follow up brother... you alone have helped me explain the differences in body armor to LEO in the family and turned them into your channel... y'all stay safe frosty and free
Not bad! Would be great if you can get some 7.62x54r API for your next test, to see how it compares to LTC’s 28550 or 28595. It’s a great plate at closeout prices. Sadly once they are gone, they are gone!
I dont know how accurate this info was but the m855a1 supposedly has a steel tip, copper jacket and a tin/bismuth core. I havent cracked one open to check but at some point I want to verify.
Functionally it’s a far superior round to 855 both in penetration and yaw/accuracy. It’s not worth the market price as pretty much any ceramic plate can defeat both. They’re only expensive because virtually all a1 on the market was pocketed from the DoD and it can’t be sold by an FFL to the public due to the GCA prohibiting them from selling AP that can be used in “handguns” As a side note any excessive use of a1 or another exposed penetrator 5.56 causes excessive wear to m16 feed ramps without the correct magazine. M4 feed ramps are typically gtg with any mags although I don’t see why anyone wouldn’t be running g3 pmags by now. Gen 3 pmags, USGI EPM (tan body blue follower) and Surefeed E2 all have greater top round angle to clear m16 ramps.
$2.50 a shot is not horrible. They are a lot of fun. Not AP but I like them better than actual AP. They do lots of damage compared to m855 and penetrate certain objects better especially from short barrels and extended ranges.
If you plan to fight enemy wearing ~GOST 3(4?)/NIJ III hard armor, maybe. It also has better barrier performance and I believe there's something about more reliable wounds as opposed to M855's velocity dependence. However, given the normal HD context you'd be better off with decent JHP. Moreover, EPR is becoming threat crept as it leaks into the civil market and manufacturers meet edge cases.
@@BuffRANGE nice! i run rma's too but I just purchased the plates from this video to try out. Hopefully blackboard reaches out I would love to see another test since I may replace them as my main plates
@@ezralee9662see my main comment. I’ll stand behind telling you that BBPP III+ are 100% good to go, I’d be comfortable taking them on rotation anywhere without an excessive risk of encountering api b32 from PKM’s. The difference between 8+ pound RMA plates and a plate coming in at or below 5lbs (s/m/l BBPP all meet this) is tremendous. Being winded in a gunfight is more likely to fuck you than being in a gunfight without plates at all. That doesn’t quite apply in cqb since your likelihood of taking hits increases exponentially but it’s outside the purview of what a civilian will do, the survival rate of civs breaching doors won’t ever be great and is not recommended.
7n39 has equal or less penetration than 855a1, anything that stops a1 will also stop 39. M995 is really the thing to have, basically every 855a1 rated protection passes 995 on the first or second hit, it’s some gnarly shit. I’ve seen 995 penetrate plates in 2 hits while those same plates ate both m2ap and api b32 no problem. It’ll smoke plenty of NIJ IV plates.
@@GuNnErPAWN3D That sounds a little extreme. A Ball round having equal penetration to a dedicated AP round with a Tungsten core? The A1 is a good round but it isn't that good. On the other hand, it is possible the 7N39 underperforms somewhat, but even then it should still perform better due to to its dedicated AP design.
For the 7N6M I meant to say "Modernized", not modified :D
13:48 is the ceramic strikeface edge to edge?
@@ArgosySpecOps Yes indeed it is.
Hell yes follow up brother... you alone have helped me explain the differences in body armor to LEO in the family and turned them into your channel... y'all stay safe frosty and free
Not bad!
Would be great if you can get some 7.62x54r API for your next test, to see how it compares to LTC’s 28550 or 28595.
It’s a great plate at closeout prices. Sadly once they are gone, they are gone!
Hopefully blackbeard can hook you up, these are some quality plates.
Happy Father's Day, belated.
Thank You!
You are the best for doing Armor testing. It’s all legit and organized. Not duck taping it to a pumpkin.
Thank you!
I dont know how accurate this info was but the m855a1 supposedly has a steel tip, copper jacket and a tin/bismuth core. I havent cracked one open to check but at some point I want to verify.
That was the early model. All production M855A1 has a copper core :D
How about the 270 win mag?
more please this is good content
I ran across some m855a1 at the guns show this weekend for 25 per 10 rounds… is this round worth the money over m855 ? You know for emergencies 🤔
Make sure it’s not reloads (it will have a LC or WIN Headstamp with staked primers) but that’s fair value.
Functionally it’s a far superior round to 855 both in penetration and yaw/accuracy. It’s not worth the market price as pretty much any ceramic plate can defeat both. They’re only expensive because virtually all a1 on the market was pocketed from the DoD and it can’t be sold by an FFL to the public due to the GCA prohibiting them from selling AP that can be used in “handguns”
As a side note any excessive use of a1 or another exposed penetrator 5.56 causes excessive wear to m16 feed ramps without the correct magazine. M4 feed ramps are typically gtg with any mags although I don’t see why anyone wouldn’t be running g3 pmags by now. Gen 3 pmags, USGI EPM (tan body blue follower) and Surefeed E2 all have greater top round angle to clear m16 ramps.
$2.50 a shot is not horrible. They are a lot of fun. Not AP but I like them better than actual AP. They do lots of damage compared to m855 and penetrate certain objects better especially from short barrels and extended ranges.
If you plan to fight enemy wearing ~GOST 3(4?)/NIJ III hard armor, maybe. It also has better barrier performance and I believe there's something about more reliable wounds as opposed to M855's velocity dependence. However, given the normal HD context you'd be better off with decent JHP.
Moreover, EPR is becoming threat crept as it leaks into the civil market and manufacturers meet edge cases.
@Buffman what plates do you personally run ?
RMa 1155 for hunkering down. May go to 1192. Mobility Militech RF2
@@BuffRANGE nice! i run rma's too but I just purchased the plates from this video to try out. Hopefully blackboard reaches out I would love to see another test since I may replace them as my main plates
@@ezralee9662see my main comment. I’ll stand behind telling you that BBPP III+ are 100% good to go, I’d be comfortable taking them on rotation anywhere without an excessive risk of encountering api b32 from PKM’s.
The difference between 8+ pound RMA plates and a plate coming in at or below 5lbs (s/m/l BBPP all meet this) is tremendous. Being winded in a gunfight is more likely to fuck you than being in a gunfight without plates at all. That doesn’t quite apply in cqb since your likelihood of taking hits increases exponentially but it’s outside the purview of what a civilian will do, the survival rate of civs breaching doors won’t ever be great and is not recommended.
Good test
Nicely done.
Please follow up!
Ohh we have. We will get video edited shortly.
@@BuffRANGE thank you!
I give you a idea, can you shoot some carbon fibre-Titanium combination as a tribute to the submarine and to test again bullets
7N23 and 7N24 and 7N39 would be good. Trying to get a bunch from China to repackage and sell to the U.S.
I wish I could get that stuff
@@BuffRANGE
Legal in Canada.
Just can't use it in handguns.
That would be illegal. 😁
7n39 has equal or less penetration than 855a1, anything that stops a1 will also stop 39. M995 is really the thing to have, basically every 855a1 rated protection passes 995 on the first or second hit, it’s some gnarly shit. I’ve seen 995 penetrate plates in 2 hits while those same plates ate both m2ap and api b32 no problem. It’ll smoke plenty of NIJ IV plates.
@@GuNnErPAWN3D
That sounds a little extreme. A Ball round having equal penetration to a dedicated AP round with a Tungsten core? The A1 is a good round but it isn't that good. On the other hand, it is possible the 7N39 underperforms somewhat, but even then it should still perform better due to to its dedicated AP design.
@@Steve-mr5un
Tungsten is tungsten
Steel is steel.
armor wizard is not a catchy and cool as the king of armor destruction.
Zehahahaahaaa
Is that a fucking One piece thumbnail? 😂😂😂
Yes :)
@@BuffRANGEWhich episode are you on rn?
@@oim8254 hmm. Right after Punk Hazard. I just watch the English dubs in Adult swim