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I need assistance in finding the right vest for me. I need something that will stop a .223 @ fairly close range. It is very important that this vest be undetectable under a summer weight BDU jacket. .223 is my only real concern as most any vest will stop 9mm ball. thanx
 
Not much of an authority on vests but never heard of one that would defeat 223 that didn't have ballistic plates in them which made them big and bulky. Thing change and maybe someone has heard of something new
 
I haven't heard of any concealable vests that will stop .223. If one exists, it would be very expensive -- probably over $1200.

Do you have some platoon mates who can't be trusted with live ammo? ;)
 
Okay, my armour graph is a wee bit dated, but it says that Level III armour will stop...pistol bullets. The next level is Level IV (with inserts)...tested for....30-06. That may or may not include 5.56 Ball, it doesn't say.

The only way that you will hide Level IV armour under a summerweight jacket is if Omar the Tentmaker is your tailor. Maybe not even then.

LawDog
 
try
TAMIAMI International Equipment Co.
PMB 546
13615 S. Dixie Hwy
Miami, FL. 33176-7254
305 256-0370

My brother uses these (he works for the State corrections office) and a level IV w/plates is fairly thin.....
 
Well, class III (as opposed to IIIA, which is pistol) should stop 5.56 ball, but you are outta luck if you try and wear a entry vest under BDU's(unless you are a small wearing L-long) A IIIA vest with a ceramic classIV or steel III plate might fit under a loose set of BDU's. Try Safariland or Second Chance(if you haven't already) Going to Kosovo or Bosnia? Good luck. Semper Fi....Ken
 
Thanx for the info guys. I'm just trying to avoid getting shot in the head if someone sees my armor. It's kinda scary when Garrison M.P.s gotta worry about such things huh?

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Ceramics are really not much better for more than one shot. Ceramic is very brittle. Class III titanium plates will stop .223 but I am not sure how many shots.
I don't expect to be getting mugged by people with ar-15's. I am comfortable with my class II safariland vest ;)

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