Army of One

When the zombies come, I'll have a few things waiting for them...

Lurker's new armored vest

I recently bought a new vest from Blackhawk and steel plate. The armor is designed to be "quick release" and is thus a CIRAS vest.

The plate is "stand alone", so it's designed to stop bullets and shrapnel without the addition of any "soft" armor. This plate is NOT a rifle plate, it is only designed to stop pistol bullets. Rifle plates are often made of ceramics, which aren't as durable as steel plates. Life is full of trade-offs...

I added some burlap strips to the molle front to break up the outline.




Here's the back of the vest, I haven't decided if I'm going to add burlap yet... I might just add burlap to a camelbak and/or assault pack and "marry" them together.



Here's the steel plate. It's 10 by 12 inches and weighs a good five pounds. Nobody ever said that becoming bulletresistant was fun or lightweight.

Soft Armor Redux

Artec is a new ballistic fabric on the market, it's a para-aramid like Kevlar and Twaron.

Armor Express is using Artec in their new Seraph vests. The Seraph vests are quite light according to Tactical-Life.com.

On Duty Gear has a write-up of an Armor Express shoot test.

The Seraph is considerably lighter than Armor Express' Quantum Armor. The Quantum is 1.05 pounds per square foot while the Seraph is .73 pounds per square (both in level 2 protection).

But the Seraph retails for almost twice as much, such as at the 911 Store.

My favorite RKBA propagandist: Oleg Volk

In case you haven't discovered Oleg Volk, he's armed self-defense's best propagandist, a literal poster boy for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (RKBA). (Note the holstered Glock in the linked photo.)

If this ad doesn't make a freedom-loving individual want to own a gun, nothing will.

VIP Armor by Fortier

This firm, Fortier and Company, specializes in armor for executives and bodyguards. They will custom tailor items to hold ballistic material as well. Not inexpensive, but so often, you get what you pay for.