How To Choose The Right Body Armor

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  • Опубліковано 11 січ 2025

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  • @shoheiimamura4067
    @shoheiimamura4067 5 місяців тому +55

    To be fair, brother: we DO put our bodies through a lot. Eventually like your favorite truck, we start to fall apart.

    • @EpHeSy
      @EpHeSy 5 місяців тому +3

      detox parasites. Holy Spirit heals, best armor Ephesians 6

    • @JiffyMcpop-ps3he
      @JiffyMcpop-ps3he 5 місяців тому +1

      Everyone that has ever read the Bible has also died. God won’t fix your knees or back. Good to have faith though.

    • @LatestHour
      @LatestHour 5 місяців тому

      My collar bones started to hurt when I saw that plate.

    • @unitedstatesdale
      @unitedstatesdale 5 місяців тому +1

      At 70 , Those hay bails are starting to backtalk me :)

  • @WildWhiskersOutdoors
    @WildWhiskersOutdoors 5 місяців тому +26

    I love how Chadd automatically starts screaming when he puts hearing protection on🤣🤣🤣
    Great content, guys👍

  • @TheColtLockwoodRealm
    @TheColtLockwoodRealm 5 місяців тому +11

    I have spoken with the owner and he is top notch. My job was R&D, RMA comes in clutch

  • @johnjoy9966
    @johnjoy9966 5 місяців тому +13

    Keep dispensing the knowledge! Love your content!

  • @linvesel
    @linvesel 5 місяців тому +19

    As a physician I must clarify. There is similarity between cinder blocks, ribs and brain tissue. But only in persons who own or have been daily driving a Cybertruck for more than 7-8 months.

  • @zachjackovich116
    @zachjackovich116 5 місяців тому +5

    We love the transparency, thanks Chadd

  • @IntrudersForever
    @IntrudersForever 5 місяців тому +35

    That laugh after he sent the green tip made me laugh.

    • @mexicangator
      @mexicangator 5 місяців тому +4

      That was a crazy mad scientist laugh

  • @grimknight1452
    @grimknight1452 5 місяців тому +5

    I use a cast iron skillet for my everyday body armor. Can also be used for self defense or cooking buttermilk biscuits in a pinch.

    • @alaefarmestatesllc
      @alaefarmestatesllc 5 місяців тому +1

      Cast iron is brittle. Try grandmas china instead

    • @monsterpoo
      @monsterpoo 5 місяців тому

      @@alaefarmestatesllc I knew there was gonna be that comment guy
      Ackshoellllyyyyy 🤪

  • @johncostello2948
    @johncostello2948 5 місяців тому +1

    Chad, I'm 62 and was finding getting down and up from prone an increasing chore. I started incorporating burpees into my calisthenics/bodyweight workouts. Totally makes getting down and up from prone a breeze Sunnnnn!

  • @thinkfree652
    @thinkfree652 5 місяців тому +5

    Thank you, I will be ordering two RMA plates from the manufacturer.

  • @Featherless1
    @Featherless1 5 місяців тому +8

    "I bet that bullet right there is 10 years old"... 😂 LMFAO!

  • @brettnecessary2266
    @brettnecessary2266 5 місяців тому +3

    Thanks for the review Chadd. I am currently looking into body armor. Unfortunately these times we live in warrant me to go this route. I never thought I'd be investing in ammo and armor. Let alone other survival supplies.

  • @99cobra2881
    @99cobra2881 5 місяців тому +8

    RMA 1165 lvl IV multicurve and $199 when they are on sale
    .8" thick 6.8lbs

  • @Derek-ls3wg
    @Derek-ls3wg 5 місяців тому +4

    Great video! RMA plates are great, and comfortable in a JPC.

  • @ericwitt4586
    @ericwitt4586 5 місяців тому +3

    I use kevalar soft armor under my plates too and on the sides Chad

  • @bryonwiler2482
    @bryonwiler2482 5 місяців тому +1

    Hallelujah brother! Love ya!

  • @Dawson-vy3zw
    @Dawson-vy3zw 5 місяців тому +1

    My good friend in the gallani told me to get these a few years ago. Happy to see them get tested.

  • @OmegaMan999
    @OmegaMan999 5 місяців тому

    Impressive product. Equally impressive is Chadd's enthusiasm for the scientific method.

  • @gregot5567
    @gregot5567 5 місяців тому +3

    Level 3+. And level 4 stop 5.56. ABSOLUTELY GET SRMOR!!

  • @jamesdavis7650
    @jamesdavis7650 5 місяців тому

    Excellent review! And the little bits of comedy are also appreciated! 😆

  • @EpHeSy
    @EpHeSy 5 місяців тому

    Hope your healthy Chad good luck with your next event 3/7 team stay amazing.

  • @MK_Jynx
    @MK_Jynx 2 дні тому

    USA made!! 🇺🇸 Stoked for my 1155mc's to get delivered

  • @bruceyung70
    @bruceyung70 5 місяців тому +2

    I don't miss the metal armor plate to slide inside the plate carrier inside your vest before a patrol in a humvee. These modern ones are so much lighter and cover more areas of your body but they don't last long with sweat and abuse.

  • @HighDesertOffgrid
    @HighDesertOffgrid 5 місяців тому +1

    My heart is set on killdozer as my next body armor. But I appreciate the input.

  • @Yetified_Mayhem
    @Yetified_Mayhem 5 місяців тому +2

    thx for the tests

  • @1strangealaskanaloha417
    @1strangealaskanaloha417 5 місяців тому

    Nice review. Thank you
    SEMPER FI 🇺🇸
    Cheers from Alaska everyone

  • @jrec2384
    @jrec2384 5 місяців тому

    Best channel on UA-cam

  • @scottyroberson7340
    @scottyroberson7340 5 місяців тому

    Perfect timing. Been looking for this kinda information

  • @bobbyb608
    @bobbyb608 5 місяців тому

    Well this came in perfect. My plate carrier just arrived this afternoon.

  • @douglasramirez2408
    @douglasramirez2408 5 місяців тому

    Thanks for the review.

  • @ddoperations2768
    @ddoperations2768 5 місяців тому +19

    Rock level 4 homies 🤘🏻🤘🏻

    • @notyouraveragegoldenpotato
      @notyouraveragegoldenpotato 5 місяців тому +1

      If you're a poor don't skip leg and cardio day. Poor man's level 4 isn't light. Just 50lbs of steel hanging on ya😂

    • @gfrog8888
      @gfrog8888 5 місяців тому +2

      I got some level IV plates from rma a few years back it ain’t that heavy. Similar weight to what I wore in the marine corps

    • @phillipschmidtke2001
      @phillipschmidtke2001 5 місяців тому

      @@gfrog8888yeah, the RMA 1155 lvl 4 is cheap and only around 8 lbs.
      They have a lighter lvl 4 now too, but more expensive of course.

  • @michaelj8793
    @michaelj8793 5 місяців тому

    We bought our kids these plates for their backpacks fortunately they never were tested Thanks for always sharing the awesome content Son Be well and God Bless 👍

  • @pisom4314
    @pisom4314 5 місяців тому

    ill keep you in my prayers for the blood clots!! thanks for sharing & get better soon!!

    • @monsterpoo
      @monsterpoo 5 місяців тому

      I don't have a bloodclot, but thanks

  • @andrepacheco6106
    @andrepacheco6106 5 місяців тому

    Good job Chad! Thanks a lot!!!

  • @donalderfert827
    @donalderfert827 5 місяців тому

    Chad you have a back up in stand up. You had me cracking up this episode man. I read book's alright. 😂😂. 2's all you need. Keep it up.

  • @vikingoutlaw9
    @vikingoutlaw9 5 місяців тому +3

    I have a set of RMA plates. Very comfortable and light weight. buoyant plates are great so if you get caught in a swimming in water situation you don’t sink like a stone 😂

  • @gatormcklusky5850
    @gatormcklusky5850 5 місяців тому +2

    good stuff, this is always good info

  • @ms7227
    @ms7227 5 місяців тому

    Awesome Chadd Thanks!!

  • @ihomeproservices7040
    @ihomeproservices7040 5 місяців тому

    I purchased my both my son’s safelight. Because the department only provides concealed body armor especially for rookies!

  • @thomasdwyer7790
    @thomasdwyer7790 5 місяців тому

    I have a set of the rma rf2 and theyre great plates, 5.6lbs for level 3+ at $600 cant be beat

  • @thechiefsway2618
    @thechiefsway2618 5 місяців тому +5

    Here’s a test for you. Put a soft Kevlar behind it and see if the green tip has been slowed down enough to be caught by the Kevlar.

    • @phillipschmidtke2001
      @phillipschmidtke2001 5 місяців тому

      I was wondering the same thing.

    • @rmaarmament
      @rmaarmament 5 місяців тому +1

      It's unlikely without a longer distance/short barrel/both to eat up velocity significantly. We make our ESRT, 1090 series, and Level 4 plates for that purpose. But we have built a pure polyethylene M855-rated plate as an R&D project before. It was 1.5 inches thick, and that's with hydraulically-pressed top-tier UHMWPE. It was massively thick and expensive in a market where consumers want every plate to be under 1 inch for a handful of nickels. All things considered, it was too thick, expensive, and heavy to be practical relative to the thin amount of less-expensive ceramic and fewer UHMWPE plies in the backer you need to get the same results. Kevlar and other aramids won't even come close since they're much weaker than UHMWPE. Until UHMWPE gets both stronger and cheaper, you'll continue to need ceramic to defeat M855 like in our ESRT or 1090 series plates that will also eat up M855A1, or any Level IV plate.

    • @keaton5135
      @keaton5135 4 місяці тому

      I highly doubt but would definitely be a good hack if it did work

  • @foxf6
    @foxf6 5 місяців тому +2

    RMA is good stuff ran it for years

  • @ThisHandleIsntAvailableTryANew
    @ThisHandleIsntAvailableTryANew 5 місяців тому +2

    I have their newest lv4 plates. No complaints

    • @KRITORISS
      @KRITORISS 5 місяців тому +2

      😂😂😂😂 For what? Ze German invasion? 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @ThisHandleIsntAvailableTryANew
      @ThisHandleIsntAvailableTryANew 5 місяців тому +1

      @@KRITORISS something like that

    • @KRITORISS
      @KRITORISS 5 місяців тому +1

      @@ThisHandleIsntAvailableTryANew 😂😂😂😂 thats weird bruh

    • @ThisHandleIsntAvailableTryANew
      @ThisHandleIsntAvailableTryANew 5 місяців тому

      @@KRITORISS riiight..

    • @PrinceOfTheCity1
      @PrinceOfTheCity1 4 місяці тому

      @@KRITORISSwtf are you talking about 😂😂. Why are you here 🤔

  • @one-of-us9939
    @one-of-us9939 5 місяців тому

    Thanks my friends

  • @hourbee5535
    @hourbee5535 5 місяців тому +4

    Body armor will be the new EDC flex. I’m telling you

    • @Texas2Step79
      @Texas2Step79 5 місяців тому

      Should have already been ...

    • @brettnecessary2266
      @brettnecessary2266 5 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, unfortunately. But here we are......

  • @ChrisCastanon-p4g
    @ChrisCastanon-p4g 5 місяців тому

    Great video!

  • @suppatramp1329
    @suppatramp1329 5 місяців тому

    Is porosity a real word))😅 Thanks for sharing Chadd))!❤

  • @budprepper3811
    @budprepper3811 4 місяці тому

    Got a pair, RMA level 4

  • @andrewsquire9892
    @andrewsquire9892 5 місяців тому +3

    We need green tip 300 blk out

  • @CALIFORNIA-FXR
    @CALIFORNIA-FXR 5 місяців тому

    HOOYA!! ML&R brother Chadd 👊🏻

  • @TheBriantoons
    @TheBriantoons 5 місяців тому

    Living the dream!

  • @jeffsavage6143
    @jeffsavage6143 5 місяців тому +1

    THE GREEN TIP HIT THE WEB PORTION OF THE BLOCK..THAT IS WHT IT DIDN;T PENETRATE...JUS SAYIN BROTHER

    • @FreedomInc
      @FreedomInc 5 місяців тому

      You have never shot green tip at center block then. It takes a lot of them to make a dent when shooting directly at the block without a plate in front of it. Even when the hurs are not at the webbing

  • @AlesiaSloan-ne4zf
    @AlesiaSloan-ne4zf 5 місяців тому

    And I'm sorry about blood clots God bless you

  • @AlejandroLopez-xv6go
    @AlejandroLopez-xv6go 4 місяці тому

    Have you done a video on the safelife defense flex armor?

  • @jefferykolb
    @jefferykolb 5 місяців тому

    Brother you’re killing me!!!!😂😂😂😂

  • @MarkoMygun
    @MarkoMygun 5 місяців тому

    Yeah there about 250 a plate or 350 for 2 I honestly don't know if that's good or bad. But to me if they could save your life ,we'll I guess that's pretty good 👍 Thanks for showing us Chad. Chad And Chili for President Nuff Said

  • @dads2006gt
    @dads2006gt 5 місяців тому +1

    Level 4 is best because green tips are readily available.

    • @Dero_milsurp
      @Dero_milsurp 5 місяців тому

      Green tips are trash and aren’t as capable of armor penetration as M855A1 or regular M193.

    • @nickolaschandler7659
      @nickolaschandler7659 4 місяці тому

      I agree but green tip is constantly on sale and easy to find i just went to sportsman and they had winchester green tip 5$ cheaper a box then regular i spent the extra 5$ but i know most folks dont​@Dero_milsurp

  • @GettinAuld
    @GettinAuld 5 місяців тому +2

    Timely.

  • @Everyoneoneofgodchildern
    @Everyoneoneofgodchildern 5 місяців тому

    I pray you’re on your way to Denver to Durango

  • @fanman8102
    @fanman8102 5 місяців тому

    That is impressive; thanks!

  • @sethblack5309
    @sethblack5309 5 місяців тому +1

    I saw a video of a kid that made a plate from 21 layer fiberglass & it stopped almost everything. Can you test that?

  • @jackkeeble9272
    @jackkeeble9272 5 місяців тому +1

    Nice brother

  • @bryancbailey
    @bryancbailey 5 місяців тому

    I’ve got all my plates from RMA!

  • @MegaVincenzo13
    @MegaVincenzo13 5 місяців тому

    It would be nice if there were penetration tests for different 308 barrel lengths and bullet types.

  • @PiercetheGR8
    @PiercetheGR8 5 місяців тому +1

    Chad how long you been that growing that magnificent beard man? Do you use beard oil at all?

  • @Lapdawg1911
    @Lapdawg1911 4 місяці тому

    Hoping for a “GOOD NGHT!!!” 3 of 7 shirt.

  • @Everyoneoneofgodchildern
    @Everyoneoneofgodchildern 5 місяців тому

    Love you, brother hope all is well with you

  • @jackwright9102
    @jackwright9102 5 місяців тому

    Thanks 😊

  • @danwuollet5649
    @danwuollet5649 5 місяців тому

    Awesome thank you.

  • @bryanst.martin7134
    @bryanst.martin7134 5 місяців тому

    30 round clip? Wilt Chaimberland couldn't push all of those into the mag well! The Garand was only 8!

  • @Itsgonnagetreal7556
    @Itsgonnagetreal7556 4 місяці тому

    Chad, you have a 60 series and a 100 series? Nice work. 60 and 80 here bro.

  • @Everyoneoneofgodchildern
    @Everyoneoneofgodchildern 5 місяців тому

    Roger that tap tap

  • @stitch2187able
    @stitch2187able 5 місяців тому

    Hey brother Chad, hope all is well, I tried finding that mandate freedom shirt your wearing in this video but I can't find it in your merch. Anyway I could still get one?? Love your videos, I have a lot of respect for you bro. Anyway hope I can find that shirt! It's awesome

  • @ouachita_okie
    @ouachita_okie 5 місяців тому

    Great intel

  • @blackwolf3414
    @blackwolf3414 4 місяці тому

    Nuff Said !!!

  • @donlum9128
    @donlum9128 5 місяців тому

    Thanks

  • @DirtMvGirt
    @DirtMvGirt 5 місяців тому +3

    5:15 thats a big Fat rail for men with large Hands...
    The blood clots come from military innoculatins....

    • @DirtMvGirt
      @DirtMvGirt 5 місяців тому +1

      My viet Nam uncle's , both Marines said to Stand down....Fuck that Gov....

    • @DirtMvGirt
      @DirtMvGirt 5 місяців тому

      I love my Uncs ....

    • @DirtMvGirt
      @DirtMvGirt 5 місяців тому

      I was blessed with smart Family....

    • @DirtMvGirt
      @DirtMvGirt 5 місяців тому

      Ask the Tuskegee airmen..

    • @DirtMvGirt
      @DirtMvGirt 5 місяців тому

      I need hats and Socks....

  • @TARandFEATHERS
    @TARandFEATHERS 5 місяців тому

    The owner was a former marine and law enforcement....Gomer Pyle was a marine and Barney Fife was a cop!!

  • @dimturkee6719
    @dimturkee6719 5 місяців тому

    Good to see you laughing!

  • @tacocat6035
    @tacocat6035 5 місяців тому +2

    Personally I doubt they are tricking you. But testing one they pick and send you knowing its for a test don't really prove much.

  • @guerrillapress7343
    @guerrillapress7343 5 місяців тому

    😆🏁❤ love you guys
    yep it's hell gettin old but worth it. Be Bold and get old
    Pain is the great teacher 💪😆

  • @Everyoneoneofgodchildern
    @Everyoneoneofgodchildern 5 місяців тому

    It’s density based on 369

  • @douglastong3208
    @douglastong3208 5 місяців тому +1

    Us non-SEALS and non-spec ops operators need fifty round drums to feel safe!

    • @FreedomInc
      @FreedomInc 5 місяців тому +1

      No you need training and practice.

    • @douglastong3208
      @douglastong3208 5 місяців тому

      @@FreedomInc Just hope you know that I was kidding. I do train and practice with standard capacity magazines, including reloads. LOL.

  • @carlvondrunker7855
    @carlvondrunker7855 5 місяців тому

    When do we get another competition w/ Chilly?

  • @JoeHeaton-p7r
    @JoeHeaton-p7r 5 місяців тому

    i'm shocked at how light they are compared to what I wore in the Army.

  • @Everyoneoneofgodchildern
    @Everyoneoneofgodchildern 5 місяців тому

    Do they meet the weight requirements for the tactical games?

  • @davidharris8155
    @davidharris8155 5 місяців тому

    You should do a test with crossbows and compound. Bet you it won't stop a crossbow Bolt

    • @Dero_milsurp
      @Dero_milsurp 5 місяців тому

      Yeah, will stop a near 3000 fps bullet but won’t stop a sub 500 fps bolt 😂

  • @thePrussian
    @thePrussian 5 місяців тому

    I already have some level 3(+) plates. Would you recommend level 4? I will doing some patrol missions in Eastern Europe sometime next year. Keep up the good content!

    • @kenwilson4775
      @kenwilson4775 5 місяців тому +1

      Check, Europe regulations, last I checked 3+ was fine but I don't think lvl 4 was allowed

  • @We-are-at-war-cw1zj
    @We-are-at-war-cw1zj 5 місяців тому

    Green tip is a nato round right?

  • @SKSx39
    @SKSx39 5 місяців тому

    Chad 24
    Estee Palti has to be your Press Secretary.
    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @AlesiaSloan-ne4zf
    @AlesiaSloan-ne4zf 5 місяців тому

    What will stop green tip

  • @jasonschell9860
    @jasonschell9860 4 місяці тому

    No need for high capacity magazine when you can get a gun with a hundred rounds in the chamber. I’m still trying to get my hands on one

  • @Jeremy-Two
    @Jeremy-Two 5 місяців тому +9

    Trump Rally Minnesota. Retired Navy SEAL. Good stuff.

  • @Ttimwebb
    @Ttimwebb 5 місяців тому

    Buyin that

  • @GATEKEEPERradio347
    @GATEKEEPERradio347 5 місяців тому

    Are you using your new gimbal?

  • @tylerleavitt2715
    @tylerleavitt2715 5 місяців тому

    What are “amnesty rounds”?

  • @banzaibill4290
    @banzaibill4290 5 місяців тому

    Second Chance body armor, top grade stuff, made in Michigan.

  • @robertwallace4515
    @robertwallace4515 5 місяців тому

    The specs for rma level 4 says 8.3 lbs each plate so 16.6 pounds. If you train calisthenics and weighted running with a weighted vest, I do between 20 to 25 then this is light weight.

    • @Dero_milsurp
      @Dero_milsurp 5 місяців тому

      Yeah sounds like you’ve never had to ruck for hours in kit saying that

    • @robertwallace4515
      @robertwallace4515 5 місяців тому

      @@Dero_milsurpI doubt a civi would be rucking for hours while wearing body armor

    • @Dero_milsurp
      @Dero_milsurp 5 місяців тому

      @@robertwallace4515 yeah, in total collapse you’re going to be just casually driving everywhere you need to go and won’t be waking long distances at all. Roads will be wide open

  • @billy-xv1zt
    @billy-xv1zt 5 місяців тому

    Decent size too, some are so small it's ridiculous.

  • @johnanderson837
    @johnanderson837 5 місяців тому

    I appreciate this ver much my son, however what’s coming for me it wouldn't help. I need you to take me up to northern Michigan The boat is coming soon. I will reveal my self soon as I am almost done repairing the body I am in. Get ready my son