I have some plates which I purchased back in 2021, currently downsizing my life so I want to dispose them and they are probably expired anyway (also wanted to test if they can indeed save my life from a 5.56 shot); any ranges around Austin that could let me shoot these lovely plates?
Ranges around ATX that allow me to shoot armour plates?
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cycleguy2300
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Unless UHMWPE *AND* stored in super high temps, nothing in body armor, especially plates, degrades over time.
What are they? I may be interested in them
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What are they? I may be interested in them
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Unfortunately, they are made in China, GA-3 and GA-6, so similar to IIIA and III plates in the US. One of them is PE and the other ceramics + PE.
If you are still interested (given the fact that it's in a different standard) I'd still want to test it's doing what it's advertising - I shoot one 2 years ago and it performed well, but I'm really unsure if the PE degraded.
The expiration is only a manufacturer recommendation meaning they want you to buy new after five years of use but those vests should be good for life as long as you maintain them. I still have my vests from my 98 service and still fit comfortably.
Don't test it like these guys did:
A Florida teen was fatally wounded while he and a friend took turns wearing body armor and shooting each other, police said. Christopher Leroy Broad, 15, died the evening of April 3 after being rushed to a hospital, according to police in Belleview, a community about 60 miles northwest of Orlando. link
A Florida teen was fatally wounded while he and a friend took turns wearing body armor and shooting each other, police said. Christopher Leroy Broad, 15, died the evening of April 3 after being rushed to a hospital, according to police in Belleview, a community about 60 miles northwest of Orlando. link
