good idea chesty
enough weight to dehydrate you and slow you down but not enough to stop any rifle over 22mag
what are you talking about? those plates that hoss shoots? with 111a on the outside to catch frag. yeah its heavy but it would work damn good.
Yeah, but soft are "backers". That's kind of a literal meaning, not really open to interpretation.
Can you? Sure. But now you're just wearing extra shit because you bought the wrong shit that was heavy to begin with.
Soft armor is worn as a backer to help reduce trauma when you're hit.
I know MORE than a handful of people that have been shot in the plates house to house clearing. Those people are ALL alive, they ALL remained deployed and continued their job. I can tell you of more friends that have been saved by armor against high velocity/impact frag.
Here's the first example that ALWAYS comes to mind- Guy is shot with a x54R inside of 100yrds, bounces up, training kicks in- I mean, look at this fucking stud, gun comes up, his head is on a swivel, he takes cover, and he located and directs his buddies to the threat...oh wait, he chases the fucker down, engages, then save his life. Didn't skip a beat.
Yeah, AR500 is 10lbs.+, Ceramic is roughly 7lbs., then there's this magical shit called Composite. It's kind of a resin that holds together compressed layers of Kevlar. Now you're talking low 3lbs range.
Here's the bottom line- I'm a straight shooter- I'm not sugar coating this.
You're essentially "budgeting" the value of your life. I'll buy the cheaper shit to save my ass logic doesn't pass the sniff test. At all. Ever. Do or do not do. Buy something that will actually save you or buy ammo or something unrelated. Your money would be better spent. If you are entertaining the purchase of armor, you hold a value on your life. You have a sense of worth.
When determining the value, how on Earth does one even use the word "budget"? It boggles my mind!!!!
If one is struggling with the cost of AR500 plates (in relation to others), the additional cost of soft armor, even to (eww)
wear the wrong way, obviously isn't realistic.
Back to do or do not do- Buy some good stuff. Wait a month or two and save for it.
Don't buy the cheaper stuff, feel all warm and fuzzy and safe, just to have a round fragment and sever your carotid AND femoral. Now you're pluggin' two holes- how are you still holding a gun? The fights not over!!! You are screwed.
That's all I got for now.
Except to say, my war belt (Loaded/with Secondary), my Carrier (Loaded/Armor) and my head gear (with NVGs and Batteries)
is likely BARELY pushing 20-25lbs. Keep that in mind when the discussion comes back around to Stealth- Mobility- Agility-,
Doorways- Hallways- Vehicles- and EVERYTHING one must take into consideration to COMPLETELY dominate and skullfuck your adversary.
Just sayin'.
Goodnight!
