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Originally Posted By MemberOnly:
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Originally Posted By emtothedee:
New go pro adapter is pretty bad ass. #itsnottnvc https://vgy.me/ZF1mTR.jpg View Quote #isithomemade |
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Originally Posted By MBaylor9:
Here are a few of my ballistic and ops core bump helmets and a Protec military bump helmet https://preview.ibb.co/k3iGqS/IMG_20171112_030209_699.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/jf9Zc7/1022141615a.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/cfoo4n/0310181329b.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/fTCUc7/0129181908a.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/mFaMqS/0312181556_1.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/k4mpc7/0218182330.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/bUfnVS/0801161822c.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/jEaAjn/0501161536b.jpg View Quote |
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"People don't think Cola Warrior be like it is but it do..." - George Washington
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The first pic is a RBR F6
The last pic with the MC cover is a Amour Source Some people think the RBR isnt as good as alot of other helmets but they don't know it's is one of,the lightest helmets and it's protection level is well above mil spec standards and it's one of the few helmets to be tested by the testing people who the military goes by. (I forget the name of testing that is considered to be like the word of God when it comes to ballistic testing. In,sure someone here will help me out with it) |
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Originally Posted By dmjerrywest44:
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/884/39300615690_48fdd041b9_o.jpgUnity by J M, on Flickr View Quote |
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Nice set up. Your username reminds me of RT 44 back home “The Jerry West Highway”.
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Originally Posted By MBaylor9:
The first pic is a RBR F6 The last pic with the MC cover is a Amour Source Some people think the RBR isnt as good as alot of other helmets but they don't know it's is one of,the lightest helmets and it's protection level is well above mil spec standards and it's one of the few helmets to be tested by the testing people who the military goes by. (I forget the name of testing that is considered to be like the word of God when it comes to ballistic testing. In,sure someone here will help me out with it) View Quote |
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Originally Posted By FullAutoHound: Yes it is. VIP. I have one. They are gtg. View Quote |
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Its a safety thing, its dark out, hard to keep track of where your buddies are. Strobes are pretty good at letting you know where your buddies are.
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1lt Weston Lee, KIA April 29, 2017. KUTF
Front sight focus is true enlightenment Thats cool brah, but can you Chug? |
Originally Posted By Bearcat24:
What is the purpose of a strobe light on you helmet? I don't own a helmet and just purchased my first thermal scope, PTS233. I have strobe flashlights and know the purpose of those but am assuming it's to strobe 360 degrees in the event your by your self and surrounded. Still, bad ass photo. So looking at your helmet, how much do you have invested in that setup? Appreciate any information but you don't have to give that out if you don't want to. Not sure I want to get into such a setup. After a career in the military, swore I wouldn't were a helmet again. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Bearcat24:
Originally Posted By FullAutoHound: Yes it is. VIP. I have one. They are gtg. |
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Originally Posted By Glockie-Talkie:
The VIP strobe is an IR strobe, so your friends can see you easily with their NV. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Glockie-Talkie:
Originally Posted By Bearcat24:
Originally Posted By FullAutoHound: Yes it is. VIP. I have one. They are gtg. |
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Remember, no matter where you're at, there you are.
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Whats the go to ballistic helmet for the average civilian? I'd like to start gathering the necessary items for when I save up the $$$ for a single tube PVS14 WP unit.
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Deplorable
NRA Life Member, Missouri Firearms Coalition, GOA Member Florida CCW C&R FFL |
a surplus ACH is a good starter option. Plenty of upgrades out there for rails, mounts, straps and pads.
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1lt Weston Lee, KIA April 29, 2017. KUTF
Front sight focus is true enlightenment Thats cool brah, but can you Chug? |
Thanks for all the replies to educate me on the strobe light. That is one expensive setup.
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Originally Posted By 4DoorEKk:
National Institute of Justice NIJ View Quote The company is called HP White Laboratories and like I said they are a independent company so they don't report to anyone and they are considered the best. Actually when you are buying a ballistic helmet that's one of the things you want to see is that the company submitted their helmets to HP white for testing. And actually a lot of companies do not submit their helmets 2 Hp White and I usually stay away from them unless they are a known company with excellent results but you're always going to be better off if you buy a helmet from a company who sent there ballistic material to HP white for testing. Here's a link to their website in case anyone's interestedClick here 4 HP White Website |
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Originally Posted By MBaylor9:
That was definitely one of them that I couldn't remember the name of butt there's another one that is considered the best and they are a independent company so they don't have to report to the military or whoever submits items for testing so they are very non-biased they just do the testing and you know you're getting true numbers from them. The company is called HP White Laboratories and like I said they are a independent company so they don't report to anyone and they are considered the best. Actually when you are buying a ballistic helmet that's one of the things you want to see is that the company submitted their helmets to HP white for testing. And actually a lot of companies do not submit their helmets 2 Hp White and I usually stay away from them unless they are a known company with excellent results but you're always going to be better off if you buy a helmet from a company who sent there ballistic material to HP white for testing. Here's a link to their website in case anyone's interestedClick here 4 HP White Website View Quote The Chinese submitted a single sample of their helmet a few years back, it passed, and they've been using that same piece of paper to sell helmets under multiple brand names for years. That ignores the quality control testing utilized by major manufacturers in the US. Whenever I see a small helmet company fall back to their HP White cert as proof of quality, it's a huge red flag. |
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Originally Posted By dmjerrywest44:
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4651/25738384207_b736a677ec_k.jpgNODS by J M, on Flickr View Quote Cool pic... |
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Originally Posted By 4DoorEKk:
http://i68.tinypic.com/20j0109.jpg http://i65.tinypic.com/255rtas.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/1ze82er.jpg http://i65.tinypic.com/5uhelc.jpg http://i66.tinypic.com/hriwcx.jpg View Quote |
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Originally Posted By MolonLabeFBHO: Thankyou for the info. How do you like this set up? Im going to be buying my first set of nvg in about a month and trying to learn more. View Quote |
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Originally Posted By 4DoorEKk:
I love it. I have roughly $5k in my helmet setup. But my setup is based on want instead of need. I would say it’s more of a “prepper”/ responsible, prepared law abiding citizen setup. I don’t need a ballistic helmet because I am just a regular guy but an Ops core ballistic is something I wanted for a long time and finally acquired one. I don’t need dual comm peltor comtacs but I wanted them. As far as NODs go, of course I would love a dual tube setup but it wasn’t in my realistic budget. I absolutely love my setup and it works for me. If you’re just getting into NODs do yourself a favor and purchase atleast a gen2+ or gen 3 device. Although earlier generations do work you really don’t get to take full advantage of the technology without spending a decent amount of money. I paid ~$3500 just for my PVS-14 and J arm but I wanted a brand new one with warranty. You can find decently priced used PVS-14s or PVS-7s or a setup with a blemished tube (which really isn’t even bad most of the time just didn’t fit the manufacturers specs and ALL tubes have some sort of blemish or defect it’s just certain manufactureres won’t accept them unless they meet their qualifications). Another route is to source the tube or tubes themselves and purchase a pvs-14 or sentinel housing kit. Then you can either assemble it yourself and have it sent out to be nitrogen purged or have someone do the complete build for u. As far as mounting the goggle do yourself another favor and buy a good mount right from the start. The Wilcox g11 army mount can be found for ~$240 if you look hard enough and is IMO the best mount out there is if you want to utilize the standard horn mount interface between the goggle’s j arm and the mount. There are dovetail setups which are even more sturdy but also more expensive. You want a good, sturdy mount because it helps to eliminate wobble or play. You don’t want to have to keep reaching up taking your focus off your objective to re-align your goggle. Assuming your a regular guy and are on a budget IMO your best bet is to go with a gen 3 pvs-14 with the Wilcox g11 mount and a bump helmet. DO NOT buy one of the Chinese knock off airsoft replica helmets they are junk and a waste of time and money in my experience. You can get an Ops Core bump for ~$270 or a Team Wendy Exfil bump for ~$300 which is known to be better out of the box than the ops core (comfort mainly) A lot of people in the 2a community boycott TW because they are known to be anti 2a. Make your own decision on that but otherwise they make great, quality products. Good luck and enjoy. Make sure you look at the stars, you will never think we’re alone again View Quote |
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Originally Posted By 4DoorEKk:
It sounds like you've done your homework and you have a good setup in mind. I'm hoping to upgrade to a mawl by the end of the year. I've heard the nightcaps suck but I believe Wilcox just came out with one of their own versions. But at the price they are you can get a good bump helmet and have some extra features than a nightcap. Good luck! Toying around with this cartoon app tonight- http://i63.tinypic.com/noc4g6.jpg http://i64.tinypic.com/vorgon.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/34zhkt0.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/2woaoaa.jpg View Quote |
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Originally Posted By 4DoorEKk:
It sounds like you’ve done your homework and you have a good setup in mind. I’m hoping to upgrade to a mawl by the end of the year. I’ve heard the nightcaps suck but I believe Wilcox just came out with one of their own versions. But at the price they are you can get a good bump helmet and have some extra features than a nightcap. Good luck! Toying around with this cartoon app tonight- http://i63.tinypic.com/noc4g6.jpg http://i64.tinypic.com/vorgon.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/34zhkt0.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/2woaoaa.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By 4DoorEKk:
Originally Posted By MolonLabeFBHO: Thankyou for taking the time and all the info. Im set on doing this exact set up next month. Ill be getting a pvs14 WP buy once cry once. Im going to get the ballistic helmet to have one and then a nightcap or sonething similar for lightweight and definently a wilcox mount. Ill also be getting the mawl c+, I plan on buying the bulk of the stuff from tnvc im looking at about $9k ballpark. Toying around with this cartoon app tonight- http://i63.tinypic.com/noc4g6.jpg http://i64.tinypic.com/vorgon.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/34zhkt0.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/2woaoaa.jpg |
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@cjwwd2 What mount is that you have your mpls on? Also, where is everyone buying the velcro for peltors?
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Originally Posted By 4DoorEKk:
It sounds like you've done your homework and you have a good setup in mind. I'm hoping to upgrade to a mawl by the end of the year. I've heard the nightcaps suck but I believe Wilcox just came out with one of their own versions. But at the price they are you can get a good bump helmet and have some extra features than a nightcap. Good luck! Toying around with this cartoon app tonight- http://i63.tinypic.com/noc4g6.jpg http://i64.tinypic.com/vorgon.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/34zhkt0.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/2woaoaa.jpg View Quote I plan on using my Ops Core Bump and set it up like yours, But I'm going to run plain comtac III instead of coms (for right now) |
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I cut my own tan 3m Velcro and made it. I was going to order the nolatac mid-p kit but it was out of stock in tan at the time. Here’s the link to that-
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Originally Posted By 4DoorEKk:
It’s called photosketch View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By 4DoorEKk:
Originally Posted By Firefighter503:
What app is that? Think I might need a new avatar! But it's made by a company called Aero, right? Look at their logo then look at Aero Precision's logo. Those A's look pretty close.... |
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"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." - Plato
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Basic setup. Really debating on cutting my sordins. |
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Originally Posted By Sdsu619:
https://ibb.co/mgXrSH,https://preview.ibb.co/nzgUEx/IMG_1779.jpg Basic setup. Really debating on cutting my sordins. View Quote |
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Originally Posted By 4DoorEKk:
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The system works, you just have to know how to work the system...R²
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It’s not showing up as a link. I use tinypic to host my images. Other than the occasional ad it works great.
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"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." - Plato
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Originally Posted By 4DoorEKk:
It sounds like you’ve done your homework and you have a good setup in mind. I’m hoping to upgrade to a mawl by the end of the year. I’ve heard the nightcaps suck but I believe Wilcox just came out with one of their own versions. But at the price they are you can get a good bump helmet and have some extra features than a nightcap. Good luck! Toying around with this cartoon app tonight- http://i63.tinypic.com/noc4g6.jpg http://i64.tinypic.com/vorgon.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/34zhkt0.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/2woaoaa.jpg View Quote |
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Tactical Night Vision Corporation - TNVC, INC.
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Originally Posted By TATBME:
You have your flag on the wrong side of your helmet, stars should be facing forward. View Quote Unless he is military there is no prescribed or mandatory way to wear a flag patch. Though you are technically correct as far as how it’s traditionally worn. |
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I know exactly what you're talking about when it comes to these Chinese Ops core knock off ballistic helmets that actually aren't truly ballistic but are more of a fragmentation helmet and if one of them actually passed the HP White testing then that particular helmet is whatever HP White says the test came out as. But when all of these other companies are using that same testing from HP White but not actually sending their helmets in for testing doesn't mean a single thing and it's actually morally wrong because they are claiming that these helmets meet the best ballistic standards when in truth they don't most likely
So I can certainly understand why you would be hesitant to go by people who say that HP white certified their helmet. But I have complete faith in American companies who say that they gave their helmets to HP white for testing and I 100% believe in the testing numbers that HP white provided as long as it is from a American company so in my opinion HP White still has the highest reputation for providing the best ballistic testing it's just that some Chinese knock-off companies are using it in correctly. And that's not HP White's fault. So as long as it's a American company who says they used HP White for ballistic testing then I will take that as 100% truth as they really are one of the very best at what they do Originally Posted By TCBA_Joe:
There are a few companies out there touting the same HP White certification which was based on a single sample. The Chinese submitted a single sample of their helmet a few years back, it passed, and they've been using that same piece of paper to sell helmets under multiple brand names for years. That ignores the quality control testing utilized by major manufacturers in the US. Whenever I see a small helmet company fall back to their HP White cert as proof of quality, it's a huge red flag. View Quote |
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