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Guntergruppe10 karma

You mention the Vegas shooting as where you got your idea, but your product wouldn't have helped. Most soft armor will be pierced by rifle rounds, have you thought of how you might sell a more protective product while maintaining the ease and mobility of soft armor?

Guntergruppe5 karma

The problem you get into with ballistic plate inserts is that a) theyre typically heavy and b) someone has to carry them around. Another part of body armor is expiration dates, and degradation from sweat and sunlight which i assume would be big factors in this chair. Some of my officers have gotten around the weight issue by buying a smaller piece of steel armor to go over their heart inside their regular vest. With the idea that first responders can save you from a chest wound that isnt instantly fatal. Might be worth looking into as an option, or at least something to look into seems to tick the boxes of a little extra protection and cost savings if you found the test results beneficial.

Guntergruppe3 karma

This is why you will lose, you keep talking about standing up to the Democratic party and the one really ass backward policy they have , guns, you embrace wholeheartedly. You sound the same as every other candidate.

Guntergruppe3 karma

With the armor being a ceramic/pe blend is there any worry about the plate being damaged? Especially in regards to sitting on it, or is it still fairly durable? I've only ever messed with steel because I've heard ceramic is typically a lot more fragile.

As for spalling everything I've read and particularly the thousands of rounds I've put down range against steel make me think it's almost necessary to have. I'm not thoroughly convinced that the shrapnel from a round will cause too great of damage but it would be harmful to the face and eyes. For instance I've shot steel attached to a wood frame and the shrapnel has the tendency to stick into the wood, and from what Ive seen a lot of spall coatings are good enough to encapsulate all of this. It wouldn't be a bad luxury or addon but I've seen armor companies offer it for free and then use that in their marketing.

I'm a bit of a nerd for body armor, guns, in general so its fun for me to discuss this topic so long answers dont bother me.

I would also see your product as being particularly handy in places where they have a lot of seating, such as comedy clubs, movie theaters and the like especially if they're hosting big entertainment. Have you thought of expanding it there? A theater chair/ body armor combo could be akin to a flight seat doubling as a flotation device. It would also allow a place to have rifle protection in the form of a cheaper steel plate since no one has to carry it around it can be there in case of emergency.