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08/20/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Understanding body armor ratings and protection levels

Thinking of getting yourself a set of body armor to prepare for trouble of the worst kind? An article on The Survivalist Blog showed how to interpret the official rating and protection levels for armor. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) set up the 0101.96 armor protection ratings in the 1970s. These ratings are used […]

03/31/2018 / By Jayson Veley

Prepping for safety: Do you need body armor?

The first thing that you have to understand if you are interested in acquiring some kind of body armor or vest is that, as ThePrepperJournal.com recently pointed out, there is no such thing as bulletproof body armor. There is bullet-resistant armor, but bulletproof armor implies that it will be completely resistant to a speeding bullet […]

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