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Ballistic Testing PHOTOS

Front of Kevlar® Vest
(nylon cover removed)
Level II Vest (5-YEARS-OLD) Shot from 18"
(46 cm)

Ballistic Test Panel - Front

Back of the Kevlar® Vest
(before nylon cover removed)
- ZERO Penetrations
(just some dirt from the backstop)

Ballistic Test Panel - Back


Ballistic Testing Rounds – Shot From 18"
Level II, 24 Layers of Kevlar® - OVER 5 YEARS OLD

(clockwise from left, above)

.38 Special +P Hollowpoint , ~950 fps (~290 mps) ...... ZERO Layers Penetrated
9 mm Hollowpoint, ~1100 fps (~335 mps) ................. 1 Layer Penetrated
.45 Ball, ~900 fps (~274 mps) .................................... ZERO Layers Penetrated
OO Buckshot, 3" Magnum, ~1200 fps (~366 mps) ..... 4 Layers Penetrated
(from a 26" barrel ~66 cm)
9 mm Full Metal Jacket, ~1150 fps (~351 mps) ....... 12 Layers Penetrated (of 24)
9 mm MagSafe Frangible, ~1950+ fps (~594 mps) ................... 18 Layers Penetrated (of 24)*

* Level II armour is only rated up to 1175 fps (358 mps) with 9 mm!
No Vest Penetration here, but Blunt Trauma ('Backface Deformation') probably greater than the 1.7" (44 mm.) allowed.

1 Layer Into the Vest

Ballistic Test Panel - 1 Layer In

4 Layers Into the Vest
(most of the OO Buckshot is still on top of the Vest)

Ballistic Test Panel - 4 Layers In

12 Layers Into the Vest

Ballistic Test Panel - 12 Layers In

 

18 Layers Into the Vest

Ballistic Test Panel - 18 Layers In
Mag Safe at 1950 fps is well beyond the tested rating of Level II Vests
BUT STILL 6 LAYERS F Kevlar® TO GO!

 

Would you like to test-shoot old Police Surplus armor?

If you'd like to test-shoot an older, heavily worn test panel to see just how good old, used armor is, one-half vest panel is just $50. It has always stopped 9mm FMJ, and .357 Magnum JSP for us.

NOT USABLE AS A VEST

NOT SOLD FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE OR PROPERTY.

 


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