I figure that's its smarter to make SAPI plates for an Interceptor vest, than to buy them for $750.
How hard is it to get a piece of steel?
Posted: 10/20/2002 7:00:18 PM EDT
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How hard is it to get a piece of steel?
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Depends on where you live. In California, steel must be registered.
Posted: 10/20/2002 7:08:31 PM EDT
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SAPI plates are too light to be made of steel and if they were they wouldn't be made of just any steel. A piece of steel as large and as thick as a SAPI plate would be a bitch to wear. Two would be a real pain.
Posted: 10/20/2002 7:21:05 PM EDT
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I just did a Google search for SAPI plates and damn if it didn't bring up the AR15 Equipment Exchange. Yeah, I know, so what....
btw, SAPI plates aren't made out of steel...[:(]
ByteTheBullet (-:
Posted: 10/20/2002 7:26:37 PM EDT
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... Try contacting a company in Tempe,AZ called Simula. They make various shapes of silicon carbide for defeating small arms fire for several military aircaft. Not sure if they'd sell to a private individual though.
Posted: 10/20/2002 7:29:32 PM EDT
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Here's a link that sells steel body armor plates. Sift through the data to see what you'd gain by having ceramic plates.
