But I wouldn't trust soft armor to stop much of anything

given the phsycial and material limitations of textile armors

IIIA will stop 9mm +P loads

not IIA

only one 9mm +P I know of that will pen IIIA

that isnt AP

I wonder how IIIA fares against things like Tokarev.

per se

it does fine against handguns

Let's assume you are in an urban environment like a street cop, a 3A vest will stop the most common firearms threats you are liklely to encounter

7.62x25 Tokarev is a far cry from a 9mm +P in just about every way though

and would be more effective in the majority of situations vice a veramic hardplate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_3_DBeU_HI

if you are in a combat zone against enemies armed with rifle threats and long range, a ceramic hardplate would make sense

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