Nature vs. RMA 1155 Level IV: Durability Showdown Over 3 Years! 

Don't leave my plates outdoors in the sun or in a swamp, gotcha.

Yep. Goes to show that no matter who makes the plates, take care of your stuff and it’ll take care of you when you need it most.

FINALLY!! I want the LAPG test so bad. Please do them next. And please do a test with plates that were just 2 days under water. Thank you so much for the destruction, King ❤

This also proves fairly conclusively that penetration isn't 100% velocity dependent.

I'm really hoping you get to do even a baseline normal review on 1165, I'm REALLY interested in those plates but want to see you whoop up on them first. I messaged RMA on Instagram was thinking that we should all start bugging them to send you plates!

Would really like to see the 1165. It would be nice to see them make some 1165 side plates.

Seriously, I can't say enough how you put out the best video to keep folks infromed and have definitely helped my wallet brain when buying plates. Please keep up the work man you really are the best.

Damn, I'll have to send my plates back. If i can't work in them submerged in a swamp for 3 years, then can i really trust them at all? Jokes aside very interesting results!

Have very much enjoyed watching your channel while you increase the threat levels to these plates! Anybody that might try to compete with you with regard to body armor testing will have a heck of a hill to climb! P.S.: Years ago, as indicated by earlier texts...I also, was interested in defining the limits of AP rounds versus mostly monolithic mostly cold rolled MS targets and tried every permutation that I could find (the Smk-H was never beaten and as noted held up to velocities in the 6,000 fps... neighborhood). Serious testing was of course limited to .50 caliber and below. Have played with the .22 caliber wildcats (including .22/284 on several occasions... which was a PITA and much more recently the .22/243M which appears to be the best of the fast .22 caliber rounds to date, even in a 25.5" barrel with velocities exceeded 4,000 fps with the 62gr. fmj's with multiple powders! I purchased a reamer for the .22 Creedmore a couple of years ago and due to health reasons have not had a chance to finish up with the .22/243 before moving down (case capacity wise) to the Creedmore. Wish that you had a longer barrel for the Creedmore given that I am pretty sure that you are not gaining anything over that which you can get with a .22/250 in a 24 - 26" barrel (with a suitable twist rate, of course). Thanks for all that you do and keep your powder dry...as Kent Lomont, among others, used to say...

Cory @rma get this man some plates. Lol

Matt never disappoints Great American 🇺🇸 thank you.

Yes do it with the 1165 plates!!

RMA, send this man some 1165’s

RMA, can we perform the same testing on the 1165’s, please ???

Amazing results!!

Still impressive performance after 3 years under water!

Did you ever post the outdoor tests of the Botach and Lapg plates? I saw the shorts but couldn’t find the test videos

Wow,hard to believe it’s been 3 years already,i remember when you first threw that plate in the water and thinking that’s gonna be in there for a long time.

Thanks for getting some .308 ammo to Banana Ballistics. Subscribed

It would be great to see this test performed with some other plates!

Even PizzA goes stale

Somebody get this man a slow motion camera

Adept helmet review btw?

I just wish RMA restocked their 11x14 plates. It’s been months and they’re still outta stock. How are is it for a wide guy to get quality 11x14 level iv’s?!?!?

was the PE of the swamp plate still rigid as the 2 other plate or could you feel a noticeable difference?

Surprising that the M855A1 didn’t go through!

Matt, have you ever shot a 9x53? I gues the rushinz just took a 54RR casing, and necked it out a little, and then put the .40 bullet in the top. I would NOT be smart to use a full powder charge, rather just enough to bring the load up from 900 fps, to 1100+ fps! Maybe ven bring the weight of the bullet up from 260-80, to 320grains?

FINALLY.

I swim in my plates sometimes. Use a food sealer to make them water tight 🦍

i wonder if the 1165 MC is any good?

Oh my God, Buffman! Are you okay? Sorry for not watching a lot of your videos.

So, you need API for plate carrying swamp creatures😅

Anyone, will these plates fit in a high speed gear core PC??

Any thoughts on M856 or M856A1 ?

You should do a video where you bury two plates. One in a plate carrier and one by itself.

Uhmwpe is made out of the same material as braided fishing line, so treat it like you would fishing gear lol