I think I've made it clear what some nig doing a few shots to an unknown condition SINGLE plate is worth.

Bukka, depends on where you're a beat cop

well, in real conditions, that's what happens

unknow condition plate

few shots

a 3A vest would offer more than twice the area coverage effective against your most likely threat

versus a rifle plate

Which is why NIJ test do conditioned plates to test the threats

And produce the VD50 or whatever the fuck, which is where 50% of threats penetrate

Turns out the NIJ knows how to test body armor to replicate "real" conditions and do so in a far more empirical manner.

so I would take the 3A which will stop all handgun threats and 99.9% of .22LR versus a rifle plate which will only cover less than half of my torso

You know you can wear both, right?

question

have you worn both before?

Yep

and conducted daily activity

or just play time?

and training?

Not daily, but a good amount of activity to see how much of an impediment it was.

ok

well I wear 3A on a daily basis with an option for plates if I choose

I don't wear plates because they significantly limit my mobility

^

and my chances of encountering a rifle threat are far lower than handgun

What do you do for a living?

If you don't mind

try getting in and out of a car about 20-30 times a day with plates on

I'll leave it to your imagination 😃

Gonna say some kind of security or police.

BUT, I'll give you the car thing.

I actually bought my own plates to supplement my issued armor

I'm 6'4 and getting out of most cars is a hassle without armor.

I wore them for like 2 weeks and said "fuck this shit"

lol yea, i can imagine

Did you wear front/back/sides or what?

front and back swimmers cut 10x12

approx .6 inch thick

Ahh, yeah I find the back plates cause the most trouble

wearing front plate only will make you feel off-balance and like a hunchback

It's a tradeoff

if I was in afg I would definitely wear plates, but on the street in nig-town, no