Wilson Combat has announced the availability of a Bullet Proof series product – an adjustable gas block for AR-15 and AR-10 pattern rifles. Adjustable gas blocks are getting more and more popular because they are really handy tools for fine tuning your firearm to [Read More…]
That looks like a serious headache. I found this photo on Facebook it was reported that Rodrigo Moreira was a victim of a motorcycle robbery and the robbers shot the him in the head after taking his motorcyle at gun point. There is little information as to the [Read More…]
Last October I came across DFNDR Armor at the Big 3 East Media Event. Thanks to Phil White, we got them to send us a rifle rated SAPI plate and a handgun rated plate for backpacks. Both of the armor plates are made of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWP) [Read More…]
The experiments dedicated to finding out whether magazines can stop this or that caliber bullets or not have been arranged by many different people. Some of them seem to be done just for fun. But others’ goal is to find out whether loaded magazines can be a [Read More…]
Dfndr Armor has been making armor under their parent company for the military. Their composite armor is lightweight and they offer various protection levels. The armor below is for use in a backpack and it only weighs 3.2lbs. This one is rated for .308 win, just not AP [Read More…]
I saw this video on Facebook. TrustBag is made of a slash proof material. But the intro to the video is what caught my attention. They shoot at the bag with a handgun. However the lack of recoil and then the overly exaggerated recoil caused me to laugh then question the [Read More…]
A suspect in NY was shot by NYPD however four of the nine rounds were defeated by the suspect’s Carthart jacket. NYPD uses Speer Gold Dot 124gr +P JHP. According to an article by the Tribunist, one round grazed a bystander. I know from previous examples, the NYPD [Read More…]
The Ford Police Interceptor SUV has a larger ballistic panel inside the doors to stop common rounds that police would come in contact with. The panel provides NIJ level III ballistic protection. Randy Freiburger, a Police Special Vehicle Engineer for Ford Motor Company, [Read More…]
Here is a not so scientific test, shooting a car door with a shotgun. I can’t quite tell what type of 12Ga round it is, but based on the lack of penetration to the door, I suspect it is bird shot. I am curious what Line-X will do against standard caliber rounds [Read More…]
SAAB, yes the Swedish Auto Manufacturer, has a defense division called SAAB Barracuda that develops things like this bullet proof wall. Here is their website. The “Soft Armour” uses Lemonhead candy sized ceramic balls as the bullet proof medium. It sort of [Read More…]
Ok so the premise of the video is misleading. They are not shooting desserts with bullets but rather using a 12 Ga shotgun and shooting what appears to be bird shot. There are four desserts/targets up on the line: Whipped Cream Ice Cream Chocolate Syrup British Custard [Read More…]
BulletSafe makes bullet proof vests out of Troy, MI. Tom tests his vest against a Desert Eagle .50AE and repeats the test against his own version of the Box O’Truth. His box has 24 layers of drywall. I am not sure what he is trying to prove with the drywall as [Read More…]
Here is an interesting test. I really do not condone putting anyone’s life at risk to test if a car is bullet proof. I am curious how they thought it was bullet proof. Did they just obtain the car on the word of the previous owner? And what would convince them to [Read More…]
The gang at ESS have done it again. I have not seen Ari and Steve of ESS since they took me to Boomershoot last April in Idaho. As expected their booth was very busy. They have outfitted me in the past with their Crossbow and Supressor shooting glasses. I love that I [Read More…]
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