BALLISTIC VESTS - COMPLETELY BULLET PROOF YOURSELF

 

Bulletproof vests or ballistic vests are known as the best firearms ballistic protection gear. These are mostly worn on the torso and around the navel. The soft vest is made of multiple layers of fibers to protect the wearer from small caliber pistols and small fragments. Metal or ceramic plates can be added to the soft vest for additional rifle protection. Tightly woven fiber layers provide protection and resistance to knife or stab attacks. Soft vests are mainly used by ordinary citizens, police officers, security guards, bodyguards, etc., while hard body armor is more commonly worn by combat soldiers and hostage rescue teams.

Vests used by the military and police mainly consist of side protection and shoulder protection, while bomb squads wear a lot of heavy armor as well as spine protection and face shields. This type of body armor has layers of strong fibers that grab bullets and then deform them. They dish the bullet quickly and distribute the force around the vest fibers. When the bullet hits the wearer, the energy is dispersed and the bullet stops before penetrating further.

Although body armor absorbs a lot of energy, some of the impact is still felt by the wearer. Modern pistols are powerful enough to cause blunt force trauma without penetrating. Pure bulletproof vests don't offer much resistance against sharp objects like knives or ice axes. The main reason for this is because the impact of these sharp objects is still concentrated in a very small area and allows them to puncture the vest fibers.

Some textile vests are reinforced with ceramic or metal plates for extra protection. Hard armor plates have proven effective against all types of rifles and pistols. The aramid in the vest can be laminated and coated with paraamide textiles or some metallic components for additional threats such as spikes. This has become the standard for military use. Instead of using the term bulletproof, body armor is called body armor because there are various types of projectiles and certain threats must be dealt with by specific vests.

There are various standards for body armor around the world, depending on the type of threat in the area. It is always recommended to purchase these vests after knowing the type of threats you will be facing. Paramilitary and law enforcement organizations have specific standards for armor protection and protection from the threats they face. NIJ standards are widely followed and adopted by various countries for the manufacture of specific bulletproof vests. These standards and methods are used to test the performance of different types of vests. The NIJ sets specific standards for the performance of bulletproof vests and rates them in specific classes.