Armor Check (Patreon)

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I've seen multiple ads for soft armor recently for multiple brands. While they preform stopping certain pistol rounds I feel as though it is important to ask a few questions before purchasing. Question 1: What is the threat? Question 2: Are there rounds the armor will not stop?

The marketing strategies for many of these products, especially armor, only state the positives of which rounds it will stop but do not state that there are some rounds that it will not stop. This may lead a new consumer to believe they are protected from higher threat levels because they have a bulletproof vest. It is important when purchasing armor to do your research and know the capabilities of the different protection levels.

The elephant in the room with armor: Is it made to stop the rounds shot from the most common firearms in your environment? In this video 5.56 from an AR15 variant. Followup question in this example: If it is made to address handgun only threats, will the product be deployed for defense in a handgun only threat environment?

This video is to show the limits of soft pistol rated armor, not to single out any individual manufacturer, most of them sell a soft pistol armor product in their lineups. I'd like to note that the sample in this video preformed well to the standard it was made to.