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Is Steel Body Armor too Heavy?

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Another episode of Myths of Body Armor. Today we review the comment we frequently see come up: Steel armor is too heavy compared to ceramic armor. There is a wide variety of armor options in the market. Steel and ceramic armor are both great options with their own pros and cons. The technology behind steel armor has continued to advance. Steel armor has become much thinner and lighter than many think. Despite the comments, many ceramic armor options are heavier than steel armor.

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23 авг 2024

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Комментарии : 14

@dippah1 9 месяцев назад

As a company you can’t say it, But I can… if you want it to feel lighter, EXERCISE is the most basic way combat gravity and fatigue.

@kenofken9458 9 месяцев назад

Yes. Yes it is too heavy , often in absolute terms, but certainly relative to the protection it affords.

@GroundZeroTactical 2 месяца назад

For me it’s not then again I’m not lugging around an M4 carbine and 7+ mags built out on my carrier.It’s a handgun an medical gear which is much more awkward to carry if you ask me.

@chrisregister8021 Месяц назад

Probably comes down to the physics, 8 pounds is 8 pounds. It has the resistance of 8 pounds of material......

@Ryan_Driedger 7 месяцев назад

at the end of the day weight matters far less then training if you cant run 1 miles in either and cant shoot you will probably die before 8lbs makes a difference, i run once a week in full 60lb kit, going to ceramic to save 8 lbs might cut 10 seconds off my mile time

@HarshmanHills 9 месяцев назад

there is a trade off between weight and protection. It really just depends on your personal likes and dislike. i have used ceramic in the military and metal when I was a sheriff deputy.

@rhodycars6058 9 месяцев назад

Steel for targets ceramics for body armor.

@DamienHanma 7 месяцев назад

a honest question; somewhat new to the firearm world so bear with me. I always hear how people don't expect to run into this caliber, or that caliber, but how can one be sure when half of all RU-vid can get those crazy rounds for armor testing and ect? Why wouldn't any of those high-powered rounds be found in the street in the actual situation? So the RU-vidrs can get super rounds,.... But the bad guys won't?

@Ruby_Sterling День назад

Let me guess, you’re selling steel plates.

@RailRoad188 9 месяцев назад

How is your steel holdong up to high velocity M193? Say out of a tight 20" barrel?

@steveallen2610 2 месяца назад

It does a great job.

@Detroit_Playa 9 месяцев назад

I’ll be honest I just got some level 3+ steel 10x12 armor and that shit is crazy heavy. They say it’s only 8lbs per plate that shit feels like it’s more like 30 per plate lol. I’ve been power building for 20 years and that shit is even heavy to me. With that being said if I was in a situation where I was going into a war zone or something and had to tough it out I’d rather be with it than without it. However for the armed security shit I’m doing I’m about to have to find a lighter option or something and compromise because 8 hours with a front and back plate is crazy.

@kenofken9458 8 месяцев назад

With a steel vest like that, you're wearing a freaking bowling ball on your shoulders all day. Sixteen pounds plus another one or two for the carrier, and more if you start hanging mag pouches or other crap on the rig.

@Detroit_Playa 8 месяцев назад

@@kenofken9458 for sure I have 3 of them loaded with 30 rounds each on top of the plates. I will say if you have a good carrier with a good balance between the two plates it isn’t horrible at times but it’s too much for wearing all day long. These would be good for if you were stationary somewhere and only had to wear it in spurts. Maybe an hour or two at a time. You could probably push more if it wasn’t an everyday thing and it was an emergency use only thing and in that scenario you probably got about 2 good days of wearing this all the time before your shoulders or back can’t take it anymore. It’s heavy on your chest too when it comes to breathing it’s definitely harder to breathe too and that adds to the fatigue.