http://www.s4military.com/

 

John I still haven't made it over there, but a friend of mine recommended that place. They're in Hackensack.

 

Yea, I'm in there a few times a month just talking politics and shit with the lady who owns it. Real nice lady cool stuff. I've never seen plates though.

Get your armor first, then get a carrier. You need to fit the armor to you, then the carrier to the armor, not the other way around. Also, not all hard armor stops all threats. Do your research.

 

This is solid advice.

 

http://www.whenshtf.com/threads/42207-Body-Armor-materials-A-Brief-Primer

 

That link goes into brief detail about each type of armor material, and their benefits. As well as touching on the difference between Level 3 and 4 plates.

 

As far as a plate carrier goes, 350 should be more than enough to get you a good quality carrier. I've thinking about getting one, but I don't really see a need for it right now. Maybe down the road, I'll take the advice you're getting and apply to what I want.

Anyone new to hard armor/PCs will find this link useful. Most that have worn hard armor/PCs in the past will most likely find it useful as well.

 

Gunfighter Anatomy: Proper Wear of Armor: http://sixty-six.org/x_drive/proper_wear_of_armor.pdf

 

Thanks Ricky, good lookin out

Another thing to look out for is extra plating on your plates. When a bullet strikes the armor, it will usually fragment and won't be fun even if the plate protects the bullet from penetrating. For our group buy on another forum, we had the option of adding a protective layer of ____ (can't remmnber the damn name) that the plate is coated with. This helps the bullet not fragment.

 

For the low cost of it per plate, I would definitely suggest it. Also suggest getting curved plates, they are much more comfortable.