Just finished up my first AR build. Looking into getting together a dooms day loadout. What are some plate carriers and plate products that wont break the bank?
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Probably should be more specific. I meant to say plate carrier not chest rigJust finished up my first AR build. Looking into getting together a dooms day loadout. What are some chest rig and plate products that wont break the bank?
Should have changed my wording, meant plate carrier not chest rigspeaking as someone that recently dropped far too much money on a Haley Strategic chest rig...I'll say that the $50-70 Condor rigs found on Amazon are a tremendous value. I have some serious buyer's remorse on that purchase.
Should have changed my wording, meant plate carrier not chest rig
speaking as someone that recently dropped far too much money on a Haley Strategic chest rig...I'll say that the $50-70 Condor rigs found on Amazon are a tremendous value. I have some serious buyer's remorse on that purchase.
The intended use is to have in case I have to be the militia. Im trying to keep it under $200A plate carrier then. What is the intended use? What is your price point?
Carriers go from $100-$600, and plates go from $100->$1,000.
But Im not sure if $200 even is a reasonable number for what I am looking forThe intended use is to have in case I have to be the militia. Im trying to keep it under $200
But Im not sure if $200 even is a reasonable number for what I am looking for
Ive heard alot about 5.11 just wasnt sure if it was just over hyped or what5.11 has PCs for that and under. Also Eagle Industries. Their old CIRAS has been updated, and you can get that plate carrier now on eBay for 100, 150 bucks. When those were issued and new on the market those were $500 carriers.
For not much more you can get a Mayflower APC.
$200 is around the point you go from "okay" to "good".
The carrier isn't as important as what you put in it. I'll let other people chime in about plates, others here are more knowledgeable about plates than I am.
That makes some good senseJust to toss out there…and I’m not really an armor guy…but is body armor >really< something you want to go cheap on? I mean, you don’t seek out the cheapest tires, the cheapest brakes, the cheapest fire extinguishers…so is it really smart to go cheap on something that’s intended purpose is to stop high velocity rounds from turning your innards into outtards?
That’s said, probably don’t have to spend thousands, but from what I’ve seen a decent rig will hover between 3-400 minimum.
Ive heard alot about 5.11 just wasnt sure if it was just over hyped or what
A Crye JPC is 210$, not even on sale. Try here: https://www.optactical.com/crprjuplca.html
That's just barely over the 200$ budget.
Thanks for the ping @Tim