How Many Not Leo Members Own A Bulletproof Vest?? - Page 2

gac009 · February 15, 2006, 01:13 AM

Hmmm, anyone know where I can get one in Houston on the cheap(ish)?

DBOUNCE1 · February 15, 2006, 09:51 AM

What is SHTF????

DBOUNCE1 · February 15, 2006, 09:52 AM

you can get them on ebay

DBOUNCE1 · February 15, 2006, 09:54 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/Concealable-Bull...QQcmdZViewItem

Striker · February 15, 2006, 11:29 AM

I have one, PACA level III. I bought it two years ago in prep for SWA trip that never happened. Kept it afterwards cause it doesn't cost anything to feed.

Came in handy in New Orleans when I spent two weeks down there helping family after Katrina.

I'm in the "better to have and not need" club now!

DBOUNCE1 · February 15, 2006, 11:32 AM

What is SHFT anybody???

Striker · February 15, 2006, 11:40 AM

SHTF:

Feces coming in contact with revolving blades of an air moving device

DBOUNCE1 · February 15, 2006, 11:48 AM

Gotcha thanks

fett tracking · February 15, 2006, 11:59 AM

Work (non-leo), shtf, travel to shady parts of town, etc.

My cousin knows a guy who stole one from a cop car years back...

longbaugh · February 15, 2006, 11:59 AM

I have a set of interceptor with the lvl IV plates and a tactical tailor plate carrier with lvl IV plates and some other random armor like a MICH helmet. I keep it for SHTF of for playing dress-up at the range.

Ben Swenson · February 15, 2006, 12:11 PM

I used to have one. Bought it because it was good armor and cheap. Traded it to a LEO for something I needed more.

gunmoney · February 15, 2006, 12:24 PM

I have a paraclete level II vest that I can use for concealment and it fits in my CIRAS very well. I also have an old PASGT flak jacket. I have never worn either out in public. I just wanted some armor I am not sure why

cscoios · February 15, 2006, 12:52 PM

I've thought about getting one after being shot at the range (read my other post on this). Others replied that they wear theirs to the range to prevent similar instances.

Chris Phelps · February 15, 2006, 01:29 PM

Quote:

What is SHTF anybody???

S**T Hits The Fan

Common Acronyms/Terms This will be your best friend in the future.

dfaugh · February 15, 2006, 02:37 PM

2 of 'em actually

knightkrawler00 · February 15, 2006, 02:47 PM

I have one, wear when working as an RO or teaching newbies, also when taking training classes. It sits by the bed next to the shotgun so it can be thrown on the bed to keep rounds from coming through the mattress, or given to the wife. It gets used as a dry-fire backstop also. There really is a lot of uses for a vest that every gun owner could use.

Rob P. · February 15, 2006, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Rob P-
Most of the state laws on armor that I am familiar with relate to convicted felons possessing armor. Though, with the rush to pass more laws rather than enforcing the ones we have, it would not surprise me that some states have banned mere possession.

Erick, in California, "mere posession" is enough to get you a VERY long vacation if you get caught. Has been that way for about a decade.

Glenn E. Meyer · February 15, 2006, 04:12 PM

I saw this on another site:

http://www.eagleeyebodyarmor.com/usa/hunting.htm

Hunting jackets - Chaney jokes are just coincidence.

czc3513 · February 15, 2006, 04:52 PM

Quote:

anyone know where I can get one

Check your local pawn shops.
Ask the owner.
The guy I got it from did not have it out front.

Anyone know the proper way to reinforce kevlar?
I think plating is suppost to be on the outside over the kevlar.
What would work, other than steel plates?
I have read about people using the woven steel from tires to make body armor.
Do you think that this would work well?

Glockamolie · February 15, 2006, 06:23 PM

http://www.craigslist.org/sfc/for/132517125.html

Glockamolie · February 15, 2006, 06:27 PM

Re: RobP

Owning a full-auto weapon (or short-barreled weapon, or suppressed weapon, etc), for many of us, is a major felonious act. We still talk about it, because it IS legal for some to own. The point is to KNOW if it's legal for you to own or not. If it's NOT legal, you can read and weep. If it IS legal, then it's OK for the REST of us to talk about.

rapier144 · February 15, 2006, 06:38 PM

I never knew the made a " Bullet proof " vest?

axslingerW · February 15, 2006, 09:35 PM

I have a flack vest. I'm not sure why. surplus stores won't give anything for them, so its in the basement.

FirstFreedom · February 15, 2006, 10:21 PM

Don't have any soft body armor yet, but plan to get one. Use is for Katrina-New-Orleans-type situations, or possibly my last-ditch shootout with the gummint if things get reaaaaaaally bad.

Or there could be overlap on those 2. [Don't type either of the two well-known acronyms for that or the thread may get closed.

]

joab · February 15, 2006, 10:34 PM

I've always been a little embarrassed to have one.
I thought it was the last straw that made me a certifiable gun nut

Maybe I was wrong

February 15, 2006, 01:13 AM	#26
gac009 Senior Member Join Date: January 19, 2006 Posts: 430	Sweet Hmmm, anyone know where I can get one in Houston on the cheap(ish)?

February 15, 2006, 09:51 AM	#27
DBOUNCE1 Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2006 Location: OMAHA Posts: 189	What is SHTF???? __________________ KICK THE TIRES AND LIGHT THE FIRES

February 15, 2006, 09:52 AM	#28
DBOUNCE1 Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2006 Location: OMAHA Posts: 189	you can get them on ebay __________________ KICK THE TIRES AND LIGHT THE FIRES

February 15, 2006, 09:54 AM	#29
DBOUNCE1 Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2006 Location: OMAHA Posts: 189	http://cgi.ebay.com/Concealable-Bull...QQcmdZViewItem __________________ KICK THE TIRES AND LIGHT THE FIRES

February 15, 2006, 11:29 AM	#30
Striker Senior Member Join Date: November 16, 2004 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 126	I have one, PACA level III. I bought it two years ago in prep for SWA trip that never happened. Kept it afterwards cause it doesn't cost anything to feed. Came in handy in New Orleans when I spent two weeks down there helping family after Katrina. I'm in the "better to have and not need" club now! __________________ Striker RLTW "Hope is not a course of action, nor a method of execution..."

February 15, 2006, 11:32 AM	#31
DBOUNCE1 Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2006 Location: OMAHA Posts: 189	What is SHFT anybody??? __________________ KICK THE TIRES AND LIGHT THE FIRES

February 15, 2006, 11:40 AM	#32
Striker Senior Member Join Date: November 16, 2004 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 126	SHTF: Feces coming in contact with revolving blades of an air moving device __________________ Striker RLTW "Hope is not a course of action, nor a method of execution..."

February 15, 2006, 11:48 AM	#33
DBOUNCE1 Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2006 Location: OMAHA Posts: 189	Gotcha thanks __________________ KICK THE TIRES AND LIGHT THE FIRES

February 15, 2006, 11:59 AM	#34
fett tracking Member Join Date: November 27, 2005 Location: bay area (hell) Posts: 41	Work (non-leo), shtf, travel to shady parts of town, etc. My cousin knows a guy who stole one from a cop car years back... __________________ "Oh, 'bout the hottest, meanest **** I can find" "Processed information makes the world go 'round" "Damn kids..."

February 15, 2006, 11:59 AM	#35
longbaugh Member Join Date: June 25, 2005 Location: SC Posts: 25	I have a set of interceptor with the lvl IV plates and a tactical tailor plate carrier with lvl IV plates and some other random armor like a MICH helmet. I keep it for SHTF of for playing dress-up at the range. __________________ When all else fails vote from the rooftops.

February 15, 2006, 12:11 PM	#36
Ben Swenson Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2000 Posts: 1,210	I used to have one. Bought it because it was good armor and cheap. Traded it to a LEO for something I needed more.

February 15, 2006, 12:24 PM	#37
gunmoney Senior Member Join Date: June 3, 2005 Posts: 381	I have a paraclete level II vest that I can use for concealment and it fits in my CIRAS very well. I also have an old PASGT flak jacket. I have never worn either out in public. I just wanted some armor I am not sure why

February 15, 2006, 12:52 PM	#38
cscoios Member Join Date: November 19, 2005 Posts: 84	I've thought about getting one after being shot at the range (read my other post on this). Others replied that they wear theirs to the range to prevent similar instances.

February 15, 2006, 02:37 PM	#40
dfaugh Senior Member Join Date: January 17, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 1,715	2 of 'em actually __________________ "If you Listen to Fools, the Mob Rules" "No one has the answer, but one thing is true. You'e got to turn on evil, when its coming after you. You've gotta face it down,and when it tries to hide, you've got to go in after it, and never be denied. Time is running out...Let's roll. Let's roll for freedom, let's roll for love. We're going after satan, on the wings of a dove. Let's roll for freedom, let's roll for truth. Let's not let our children grow up fearful in their youth."

February 15, 2006, 02:47 PM	#41
knightkrawler00 Senior Member Join Date: May 28, 2004 Location: Prosser WA Posts: 103	I have one, wear when working as an RO or teaching newbies, also when taking training classes. It sits by the bed next to the shotgun so it can be thrown on the bed to keep rounds from coming through the mattress, or given to the wife. It gets used as a dry-fire backstop also. There really is a lot of uses for a vest that every gun owner could use.

February 15, 2006, 04:12 PM	#43
Glenn E. Meyer Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 20,064	I saw this on another site: http://www.eagleeyebodyarmor.com/usa/hunting.htm Hunting jackets - Chaney jokes are just coincidence. __________________ NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. - Aux Armes, Citoyens

February 15, 2006, 06:23 PM	#45
Glockamolie Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2005 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 359	http://www.craigslist.org/sfc/for/132517125.html __________________ Brandon

February 15, 2006, 06:27 PM	#46
Glockamolie Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2005 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 359	Re: RobP Owning a full-auto weapon (or short-barreled weapon, or suppressed weapon, etc), for many of us, is a major felonious act. We still talk about it, because it IS legal for some to own. The point is to KNOW if it's legal for you to own or not. If it's NOT legal, you can read and weep. If it IS legal, then it's OK for the REST of us to talk about. __________________ Brandon

February 15, 2006, 06:38 PM	#47
rapier144 Senior Member Join Date: October 2, 2005 Location: tennessee Posts: 686	I never knew the made a " Bullet proof " vest? __________________ Scan and Breathe Scan and Breathe Stupidity should hurt

February 15, 2006, 09:35 PM	#48
axslingerW Senior Member Join Date: May 8, 2005 Location: St. louis Posts: 249	I have a flack vest. I'm not sure why. surplus stores won't give anything for them, so its in the basement.

February 15, 2006, 10:21 PM	#49
FirstFreedom Junior member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: The Toll Road State, U.S.A. Posts: 12,451	Don't have any soft body armor yet, but plan to get one. Use is for Katrina-New-Orleans-type situations, or possibly my last-ditch shootout with the gummint if things get reaaaaaaally bad. Or there could be overlap on those 2. [Don't type either of the two well-known acronyms for that or the thread may get closed. ]

February 15, 2006, 10:34 PM	#50
joab Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2002 Location: Orl Fla Posts: 3,254	I've always been a little embarrassed to have one. I thought it was the last straw that made me a certifiable gun nut Maybe I was wrong __________________ Joab the Bugman Founding member- Lords of Pomposity It's a Yankee Doodle thing

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