IMPORTANT: Blunt Trauma Protection All our helmet models include the Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH) Blunt Trauma Protection Pad System 0.5" or 0.75" or 1.0" thick pads of engineered impact protection to cushion your skull from impact. Many other helmets look the same on the outside, but have the older generation nylon / leather / open cell foam interior suspension - NOT up to modern standards. If it says "universal fit", "comfort fit" or "standard fit", or other than ACH blunt trauma protection pads, you are missing critical protection for your brain. These older systems can be fine on comfort, but offer MUCH less blunt trauma protection on impact.

 

Stops penetration of Level III-A threats

Incorporating the benefits of the MICH (Modular Integrated Communications Helmet) and ACH (Advanced Combat Helmet) developed for SOCOM (Special Operation Command)

State of the Art ACH Blunt Trauma Pad System

Tested by an independent ISO-certified laboratory to exceed the blunt trauma protection standard of the ACH (Advanced Combat Helmet). Significantly exceeds the blunt trauma protection standard.

• Stops NIJ Level III-A threats, plus
  
  
• passes the NATO STANAG 2920 Fragmentation Test - 2132 fps / 650 mps V-50 for 17 grain fragment (1.1 gram)
  
  
• Minimal backface deformation (the dent on the inside)
  
  
• extremely comfortable and secure suspension – 4-point quick-release chin strap system plus 8 unit blunt trauma pad system
  
  
• ULTRA-LIGHT - state of the art materials and construction, the Medium Combat weighs in at only ~2.9 lbs. (1.3 kg.)
  
  
• No brim for better field of view
  
  
• Shorter on the back to allow better shooting from the prone position
  
  
• Shorter on the sides for better hearing and compatibility with some low profile earmuffs / headsets

COLORS AVAILABLE

  Black
TAN
Olive Drab
 ...or you can easily spray paint.

You want your helmet to:

1. be snug on your head so even without the chinstrap, so you can nod your head and have it stay stable
   
   
2. ride just above your eyebrows
   
   
3. have the chinstrap comfortable, but snug

So, before adjusting the chinstrap, experiment with different pad configurations inside the helmet.

Note that chinstraps often come loose from the factory:

1. tighten up the sliding plastic buckles on all 4 straps
   
   
2. if needed unscrew the bolts to move to the next bolt hole grommet to tighten up
   
   
3. in extreme situations you could tighten up the helmet with thicker ACH pads, or
   
   
4. at a shoe repair or upholstery shop, you could add another grommet to tighten the chinstrap even further. You can do it yourself on the rear 2 straps just by folding the grommets over on the stap to tighten it up about an inch, and burning a new hole through the grommet with a soldering iron (so you don't have to add a new metal grommet).