While most other ceramics can only stop a handful of bullets before failing, ours can stop up to 30 rounds from an AR-15. Because of the way Ceramic works to stop the bullet, it is limited in the number of bullets it can stop. Ceramic works by slowing and trapping the bullet between the ceramic (which becomes shattered) and the UHDPE. Our Level IV plates (Currently out of stock and not listed) are made of a Ceramic Composite with an Ultra High Density Poly-Ethylene (UHDPE) backing and then covered in 500 denier fabric (thick).Level III plates can take a LOT of hits (100s) before failing. That rubber traps the bullet fragments and helps to prevent secondary injury from bullet shrapnel. We coat it with a high density rubber material called poly-urea. Steel is harder than the lead and copper bullets that are fired at it and it causes the bullets to explode/shatter on impact. This is the same type of steel that is used to up-armor military HUMVEEs and other vehicles. Our level 3 plates are made from AR550 Ballistic Steel that is made in the USA AR550 is 10% harder than AR500.Our level III+ lightweight plates are only 5.4 pounds each and represents the lightest plates available that can stop the 5.56 M855 greentip and M193. If you are not physically fit or strong enough to carry a ~20 pound nap sack for a few hours, you might consider the level IIIa or purchasing the level III or IV and begin working out to reach the fitness level you desire. However, the fact is that today you are 100x's more likely to be shot with a pistol in an armed encounter in America, which is why professionals (like police officers) usually wear level IIIa on a day-to-day basis.
What level armor should you buy? Most customers purchase the level III or level IV because they believe that in the day they will need to wear body armor, they won't be facing pistol threats any longer. We've conducted additional threat tests against our level 4 plates to ensure optimal protection. NIJ only requires one test shot per plate with an Armor Piercing (AP) round. This bullet is the same size that is fired from a 30-06. Level IV will stop pistol rounds and rifle rounds, including a direct shot from a 30 caliber AP bullet. Level IV (4) is the highest rating of personal body armor.Our Level III+ plates have been special threat tested to defeat AR15 rounds as well as Armor Piercing Incendiary (API) rounds. Plates in this category exceed NIJ level 3, but don't meet the level IV requirements. Level III+ (3 plus) is not an official NIJ rating.Sometimes level III that can stop the additional rounds is refered to as level III+, but that is not an official NIJ rating. However, our AR550 armor has been tested by the US Army and has been proven to stop AP bullets when they strike at a 30 degree angle. Level III will not stop a direct hit from an 30 caliber Armor Piercing (AP) bullet.
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This includes full metal jacket (FMJ), hollow point (HP), etc. ALL of our armor is additionally tested to ensure they will stop 5.56 and 7.62x39 rounds. Some plates, like "pure poly" UHDPE are very lightweight and pass the NIJ's test for level III, but will not stop. However not all level III armor is created equally. It's very lightweight (~1lbs/square foot) and flexible. Our Level IIIa will also stop knives (both slashing and jabbing). Level IIIa will stop 9mm, 40cal, 45cal, etc. I say traditional because there are rifle cartridges that can be fired from pistols.
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