Any rifle rated ballistic shields?

PaladinX13 · February 26, 2001, 12:51 PM

If not, what would it take to make one, theoretically? How much would it weigh?

Apeach · February 26, 2001, 08:08 PM

I believe there are a couple, and I've seen one before that looked like it was rifle rated. It was fairly thick steel, with a thick Lexan window on it. It would have worked against 5.56 and 7.52 bullets, but I don't know about anything bigger and more powerful than that. If you want to find one, look on http://www.botachtactical.com/botach/index.html they have a ton of cool stuff on there.

heisenberg · February 26, 2001, 08:24 PM

Protech sells Level III and IV shields. Depending on size and threat level, these shields can weigh a lot. Level III 16"x32" weighs 32 lbs. Level III 26"x48" is 71 lbs. Level IV 24"x48" is 157 lbs. The heavy shields use wheels.

http://www.armorholdings.com

JvN

February 26, 2001, 08:08 PM	#2
Apeach Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: The 'burbs of chicago Posts: 167	Rifle rated shields. I believe there are a couple, and I've seen one before that looked like it was rifle rated. It was fairly thick steel, with a thick Lexan window on it. It would have worked against 5.56 and 7.52 bullets, but I don't know about anything bigger and more powerful than that. If you want to find one, look on http://www.botachtactical.com/botach/index.html they have a ton of cool stuff on there.

February 26, 2001, 12:51 PM	#1
PaladinX13 Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2000 Posts: 519	If not, what would it take to make one, theoretically? How much would it weigh?

February 26, 2001, 08:24 PM	#3
heisenberg Member Join Date: February 21, 2001 Posts: 22	Protech sells Level III and IV shields. Depending on size and threat level, these shields can weigh a lot. Level III 16"x32" weighs 32 lbs. Level III 26"x48" is 71 lbs. Level IV 24"x48" is 157 lbs. The heavy shields use wheels. http://www.armorholdings.com JvN