Budget isn't really a constraint.

I'd prefer not to overpay just because gucci

But I'm not looking for bargain bin shit

So, I'm expecting to spend $800-2000

Well you have lots of options at that range

I'm an obsessive comparison shopper, so I'm trying to start with a limited set of options.

A lot of guys recommend Hesco

There are 8 listed brands in the pastebin.

Just look them up

Just looking for any thing that might distinguish one from another in terms of build, price, quality, ease of purchase.

and see what they offer?

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The 3810, U210, and 4800 all come to mind as good choices in that range

I figured there might be opinions on such things.

Quality wise they're all the same

Depends on what protection level you’re looking for

Just buy some XSAPI’s faggot

3M, Tencate, Ceredyne, LTC are all hard to buy direct, retailers offer rebrands and etc

ESAPI'ish I think, but I don't have intimate expertise with commercially available armor and modern standards.

Top level protection without being obscenely heavy, SAPI-Medium size.

Esapis are level 4 icw

I'm not trying to build a mil-clone rig or anything, so specific brand gucci is irrelevant

A lot of guys in the US are dropping M2 AP protection in favor of 3+/special threat plates

But there are different opinions

If the weight and price difference increase isn't unreasonable, that seems like the route I'd go.

Buy my xsapis.

$3000

sure, just mail them to my business address in Nevada and I'll send you the bitcoin

I would look at Hesco 3810s with that budget but others here probably have other opinions or more knowledge

Is that even a reasonable budget?

I knew the plates would be expensive, I just don't know how much as a ratio to the cost of literally everything else is right.

Like, I'll spend 1:1 on rifle optics.

How much is your life worth?

It’s enough for pretty high end plates

Depends how I die. These plates will probably never be used.

On the higher end of the commercial spectrum anyway

So that does factor in.

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I mean, ideally nobody will ever be shooting at me. I actually shoot my guns and such.

just look up the brands and see their offerings

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