c/trans_guns · by zeroday@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1yNot a gun, but related Remember to test your armor, folks! This one stopped a trio of 7.62x54r API rounds. 17 points · 12 comments · view on lemmy.world
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blackstampede@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y
Is this ceramic? Who's the manufacturer?
zeroday@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Silicon carbide ceramic plus a ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene backer - I got them from a Chinese manufacturer called YF Protector
blackstampede@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
I'm looking to buy some plates myself. How much did it cost you?
EDIT: actually, if you have a link, just drop that. I don't want to keep pestering you lol
zeroday@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y
This is where I got them!
China Bulletproof Plate Offered by China Manufacturer - Yf Protector Co.,ltd https://yfprotector.m.manufacturer.globalsources.com/showroom_6008852435588/bulletproof-plate_54860-1.htm
blackstampede@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Holy shit. Those are cheap. I thought you were blowing 300 bucks on that test lol
zeroday@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y
With shipping they came out to $85 bucks a pop
blackstampede@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
Awesome. I'll probably buy a set or two.
chonkyninja@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
But how will it handle .338 Lapua?
zeroday@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Idk, I don't have a 338 Lapua to test with!
chonkyninja@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I dare you to say you’re in Idaho.
zeroday@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I'm thankfully not in Idaho, lol
chonkyninja@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Then we can’t test.