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Originally Posted by CDAT
Several years ago I went to a body armor shoot, the industry professional told us that to be rated as a level three plate it had to be able to take six shots (not in the same place), but that a level four plate was only rated for a single shot. He went on how just because that is what is required for the rating that does not mean that is the max it would take. They did not have any level four plates there and we wanted to try out our custom tungsten AP .30-06 rounds, so we sent a couple of rounds back with the rep, and they shot the plate (it stopped it) and sent the plate to us, we shot it tell we got one to penetrate (to about six rounds all in the same place). This was all mostly in regards to the ceramic plates, the steel plates were rated the same, but we better able to take the multi-strikes, but were much heavier. We also talk briefly about the polyethlene plates, that at the time could only be made into level III, but doing some looking today they can now be made in level four.
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It kind of reminds me of how the manufacturers won't warranty a soft vest older than 5 years because the fibers are supposed to wear out. My old RBR did very well despite nearly 6 years of daily wear and nearly 20 years of existence. I wouldn't have shot holes in it IF I HAD KNOWN IT WOULD STILL STOP ROUNDS LIKE THAT. I was impressed.