PM me the model of any items you want.
usp=sharinghttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing
Printable View
PM me the model of any items you want.
usp=sharinghttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing
Flat or curved......flat.........or curved...........
Deadline?
I will take 4 of the item #11 AR500-ASC-CV-BU (10x12 curved Linex build up plates). Do y'all have any of those Gerber knives?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dale Gribble
:-)
And I think you meant 6...2 for me...right?
No, but I can get some Gerber baby food. Chicken or Turkey.Quote:
Originally Posted by simmoag
Question for Jafar and other plate knowledgeable folks, are shooter cut plates needed for the rear, or should the be non-shooter cut?
Great question.
Buy these, or someone will shoot you dead.Quote:
Originally Posted by BR549
Oh, that's not what you mean?
I understand that curved are much more comfortable.
Deadline not set yet, we have a $ amount to hit of something like $800 worth of plate.
Do ifaks count toward the goal?
LOL, no baby food for me. I hate I didn't get in on the knife group buy. In decision sucks!
I'll trade you mine for a plate.
I believe all products count.Quote:
Originally Posted by BR549
You can use any kind for the back, but I thought AR500 made rear-specific plates now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dale Gribble
Tactical underpants!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jafar
The 'back' armor the offer is the same stuff except they offer this:
http://www.ar500armor.com/ar500-armo...l#.U8WMdPldUwo
So is the curved plate necessary for the rear or is flat just as comfortable?
Good question.(s)Quote:
Originally Posted by BR549
Or for the front for that matter.....in theory "curved" sounds more comfy but the plate is 12x10 inches...
My torso is more like 18x24, so what is it curving around? I am thinking flat would be just as comfortable. Jafar, AB, what say you plate experts?
Without the curve, I can imagine that going prone would hurt like a mother.
I can't see how, no worse than the floor?
I don't know. Seems like it would to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by BR549
Mine are curved, mine are comfortable. Is it a huge price difference between straight and curved? I just can't see a good reason. I would also think that curved would have a better energy dispersion like a bell. Let me call my ballistic unicorn and confirm.
Mine also are curved and comfortable. If you are probably just going to wear them on date night or at the range.. flat will be fine. If TSHTF, you will be happy to have them.
If price is the same ..curved... also shooter or swimmer cut.. if you do not, you will see why very quickly.
Shooter cut is a big must. Maybe curved for front flat for back to save cash. I'm cheap and poor.
I'll cut you a deal. I'll make up the price on the curved for the back if you let me shoot you wearing it..Quote:
Originally Posted by BR549
;)
Shoot me with what? I trust the plates. If you buy me a set, I'll let you shoot me in them.
I went with shooters cut curved front and back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dale Gribble
30-06 AP. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BR549
In.
BR you are as crazy as a shit house rat if you let Dale shoot you ! I know you're a pain in the ass and shit but I don't want you shot . You're not that bad. ;) :DQuote:
Originally Posted by BR549
The only plates I've ever had were curved, so I really have no comparison. I've never had any complaints about mine so I would personally continue to use curved plates.Quote:
Originally Posted by BR549
just make the armor out of bowling pins, you'd be safe from Dale forever :D oh, you'd need a pin armor helmet too
Will you let David throw a 1911 at you?Quote:
Originally Posted by BR549
I'm not THAT crazy!Quote:
Originally Posted by simmoag
You're right. He'd probably miss the plate and hit me in the thigh.Quote:
Originally Posted by FLT
Yeah....the thigh. I heard Dale's out to get all of us for the Alabama Crab Dangle group buy we did on his mamma.Quote:
Originally Posted by BR549
I found this online and thought it might be helpful for you guys/gals.
http://progunfighter.com/proper_wear_of_armor/
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikec2003
Fuck you and fuck you.
And oh by the way. Fuck you.
;)
This is great. I've seen the graphic before but not the anatomical explanation. Thanks for posting.Quote:
Originally Posted by AB
Quote:
Originally Posted by AB
That's a great link. Anyone who has been to the Combat Trauma class has learned the importance of wearing plates and avoiding the extremely high percentage of fatalities that come from damage to that part of the body.
The guy in the bottom pic is a Marine wearing an OTV. His plates aren't improper, it's an illusion made my the style of the carrier. His plates are exactly where the guy's are above him. Find the jugular notch and measure down to the top of the carrier on both; almost the same distance.
Then wait and save. Going cheap on plates is like buying a cheaper parachute. You just don't pinch pennies with some things.Quote:
Originally Posted by BR549
I measured my nipples. I need the bigger plates.
Or smaller nipples.
Jafar, is curved known to be more protective than flat? Otherwise a flat back plate saves some cash for a wee bit of comfort and no protective advantages.
Nipple spread is a measurement I've never taken. This is gonna be interesting.
I can't prove this first hand, and I know some around these parts don't approve of my understanding of physics; but it would seem that a flat plate that receives rounds at a 90 degree angle would offer less protection that one with a slightly curved. I guess that's just my educated guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by BR549
:aaaaargh:UNICORNS UNICORNS :aaaaargh:
I know that bullets striking vehicles at an angle can deflect, and ones striking at 90 degrees do not. That's not even armored, so my bet is the physics would be the same.
I hear ya. Now what are the odds of a purely perpendicular round impact in a combat or range environment? One in a billion?
I'd love to see an ar500 plate with a buildup coat take a round at 45 degrees. Wonder if the coating would capture the deflection.