Call of duty has taught me that real operators wear 3 armor plates in the front of their plate carrier, and after they get shot they just shove another couple plates in.

I really appreciate that you guys actually took the time to properly explain/test this. Other KZfaqrs would not have put in the effort. That opening joke tho 👀

My plates come in tomorrow with the carrier i ordered for my brother (I already have the elite carrier). Every time I get a package from Tacticon it's a good day. I highly recommend their gear to anyone looking to equip themselves.

Definitely some fun testing right there. Thanks for the hard work Dr.Halfcock and flipflop ninja.

A soft on top of steel would seem to help with spall containment.

I appreciate the profrssionalism of this video. It's truly amazing that he has military experience, became a CEO and a scientist. He grinds hard.

This channel and company is amazing. It baffles me this channel hasn't absolutely exploded. On that note I'll do what I can to spread the word.

One additional caveat: if a plate says in conjuction with 3a soft armor please for the sake of your family wear the soft armor under the plate. It might stop some threats without a soft armor backer but not what it's rated for.

9:21 Kinetic energy is 1/2 (mass times velocity squared). not just velocity...

Correction, Energy = (1/2)*mass*(velocity^2). Differences in velocity contribute more than changes in mass when it comes to energy.

Funny and informative, 😂...lol....love how interactive you(Jake) are between the videos 2A podcast and keep your company running and gunning. You and all the people at Tacticon Armament, I hope you all have a great holiday season and Merry Christmas and a happy new.

Really enjoyed this upload. Great job guy’s looking forward to the next one. Merry Christmas

This is why I trust you guys, using your means to see results, your smart, in a dumb way.....😊

Still want to see a lvl III+ steel with a IIIA+ soft backing.

We need tactical flip flops on the store! #tacticalflipflops

Having ballistic gell behind thse combinations would have been a good idea

So much fun .can’t wait for the 2a pro course and about 7 years worth a double jobs and absolute grinding till I can have fun like this. It will all be worth it one day to not have to punch a clock for someone else

You dudes are too cool for Cali. Thanks for the entertaining and highly scientific video. 😎

Happy to see my ar600 plates get more fun/testing done. It's good to know that, with my plates, I can be an effective shield for others against up to 30-06 AP. Not that anyone is going to be trying to shoot me with such ammo, but it's food for thought.

I always thought a little outward curl at the top and sides of steel plates would help with any frag concerns.

Local cop in my department once survived a 50BMG to the chest because he was wearing both his plate carrier and his dad’s, also a cop, who had recently passed away, to honor his memory.

Space game warfare and tank warfare has taught me about spaced armor, so I guess, a pair of metal/ceramic/poly plates with a piece of Kevlar in between could count as spaced/composite armor?

Bro science IS science! Great job gents.

Do a video about black tip 30-06! Merry christmas!

Awesome vidya fellas. Looking at that red dot riser I wonder if yall be hanging with Shipley😅. That riser could easily be sold for...say...$499

I'd be curious of the stacked AR600 and AR600 + PE plate with an M2AP round that meets the NIJ spec of 2,880 fps, vs surplus which usually never comes close :D

Great video guys! 😂 well executed

15:50 … available when????👀

I really wonder how well the old British Police armour holds up. The standard police vest is rated NIJ level II But it comes with these RF2 synthetic inserts that go over the vest, and allegedly upgrade it to NIJ level 3a I guess from watching this that the plate fragments the round and the vest catches the mess. If anyone knows about this UK standard please let me know

Holup... isn't KE mass times velocity squared? or is it just m*v?

Solution, strap those reactive plates they put on tanks onto your chest You may even stop some explosives, so that's like lvl20-30 armor No need to thank me, just make sure you have back insurance

I'm curious to see how many 3A+ hard poly plates it takes to stop an M855. For science. My best guess is it goes through 5 plates, and stops on the 6th.

Honestly, what we really want to focus on is what is the least protection one needs for the realistic threat of you know who and what bullets they're using. We know it's not handgun rounds. But, what plate(s) is/are sufficient for this specific task?

Here staking on halfcock

"*And JUST for funny...*" ~Hoot

Bro super funny..best video 😂😂

Soft plate in front of steel. Will that prevent fragmentation?

Tacticon armament can you guys do a plate like at 19:55 but less steel thickness! What i mean is a custom order of steel strike face half the thickness and weight but thick poly backer that would be amazing right around 8lbs !🤞🤞

I ran plates in my flak and two in my plate carrier for one op. my knees have never forgave me.

i bet 2 of those 3A soft armour stacked together can stop a 7.62x39

Move over Bill Nye, we have a real Science Guy 🧐😘

This has disappointingly little to do with the brand of amazing pants that go great with flip flops.

Dr HalfCock 🤣🤣🤣 yall killed me and i had my Armor Stacked. 🤣🤣🤣

Tbh I always wondered just was curious

I just want to knownis stacking a soft or kevlar/fiber plate onntop of a steel plate will prevent spalling

Ok how do I get on the R&D or Design Team? Fellow poor boy here that has taken many dives into the bargain bins at my gun shops in order to make what I need be reliable out in the field and on the range. I want in

Where do we get that Tacticon knife????

nice

🤓 this is all I see when you wear those glasses🤣🤣

so how about stacking AR600 with Safelife FRAS?

Why did you add the lvl 3a but multiply the rest? Wouldn't they have become 9a^2?

Only if you can carry it ...

Their camera guy sounds like Micah.

Whybdidnt he put the soft/weaker plates on top? It better to use the lower rated tonslownthe bullte down and the higher rated to stop the bullet/pueces

You are too funny 😂

Was hoping for ar600 and lvl 4 with m193 but I think you went beyond with the BBT (Big Black Tip) I actually had this dumb ass idea a while back. I have level 4 plates but hearing you talk about steel’s multiple hit factor makes me want it, but here in the good ol’ USA most people have green tip and m 193 so I think it’d go through just steel but not steel and lvl 4 but it will weight 14-15 lbs for both front and back. Will there ever be a stronger steel?

The joke was in fact on you dr. Halfcock

In Armor plate world, 1+1

Hmm thats quite interesting…(quietly adds 12 Ar600 plates to cart)….(im slightly autistic and want to withstand mortar fire)

Now plot your FAFO graph

Is a glock 20 holster in the works or am i just a weirdo?

The jokes about Kentucky and high speed 🤣🤣🤣

❤❤

it is stackable...next

This guy could be Ryan Reynolds’s long lost brother

Much like a pregnancy… I’m upset when I’m late to this sh*t

I don't see nothing wrong or questionable about using soft armor in conjunction with steel armor. I could see soft armor being great for spauling and debris. But I'm just a flat range roaming civilian

You mean the duct tape didn’t increase the stopping power? I thought duct tape fixed everything

He either knows my ex, or it happened to him too 😮

Sup

God damn that trauma dump at the start

Don’t ask me I’ve got three kids and full blown aids sent me 😂

Jfc you said "science" so many tines i thought i was watching a press confrence with fauci.

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That thing was in there tighter than Lucas in his pants… 21:35

I know what 6 inches looks like. Lol

The outcome to this is ,get some AP rounds

Don’t take my word for it I have three kids and full blown aids 😂

I can only afford steel plates. Unlike cops us security guys have to pay for our on stuff

Don't worry Jake, I'm not an expert on penetration either...

If I missed it, how long is your di, I mean barrel on the 5.56 :D

BAD CAMERA WORK

No wonder it took a month to get my armor after I bought it. Yall weren't making it. You bastards were just shooting it all for funsies.

Your test subject is clearly deprived of Oxygen! Lol.

good video other than all the gross sexual references

Sounds like your girlfriend went to San Juan. 😏