Posted on 07/03/2014 4:47:15 AM PDT by servo1969
We shoot two types of .270 Winchester (6.8mm) rounds at an AR500 Armor chest plate. The first is a "LEAD-FREE" California-compliant bronze tip round. I HEARD these rounds are armor-piercing. (unintended consequence of bad legislature that doesn't think things through?)
The second round uses a "normal" ballistic-tipped 110 grain bullet that has and higher velocity than the lead-free round. Both rounds EXCEED the rating of a Level III plate. (sometimes called "Type III)
A level III plate is rated for a .308 round going around 2800 FPS. How will this plate hold up to faster rounds that go beyond the plate's rating?
AR500 Armor has sent out plates to many Youtube channels, from small to large so we all could do our own evaluations and tests on the plates. It's one thing for a company to post their own results, but it is another when a company has enough trust in their product that they are comfortable with other people doing tests too- even when the tests show a products limitations. It's a good policy and I have been impressed with the product. The plates have proven to live up to the company's specifications, VERY well.
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everyone knows that rifles with different loads react differently.
Are you trying to feed the fire?
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Not to hijack your thread, but wouldn’t it be a hoot if a pack of federal storm troopers some day were met on the other side of the door they just kicked in by about a dozen patriots in body armor and helmets JUST LIKE THEIRS, armed with SUPERIOR weapons and ammo?
The technology exists and (for now, anyway) we can buy it.
AR500 are a pleasure to deal with, and their product is great at a reasonable price!
They just sent me a youtube showing them testing a 12 ga. 58 grain sabot round on their armor, it didn’t defeat it. Sure does reinforce the need of using their shock absorber inserts behind the plate! That sabot sure shocks that plate...
Aww geez, .270 is about the most available ammunition around here...now I’m gonna have to go out and buy even more before they yank it off the shelves because of this “threat”.
It was available when practically nothing else was...
Test velocities 3200-3400 fps with the Win .270, 110-130 grains.
That’ll get you some respect.
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