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10/1/2006 3:34:59 PM EDT
Just watched my first stuff of that Dragon Armor stuff.... WOW!!!  50rnds from an AK and 100 from an MP5 and nothing. Yeah im sure it will hurt like hell, but damn..... WOW!!!!
10/1/2006 3:37:44 PM EDT
[#1]
Yep, and that shit is expensive!!!  figure $4-6K depending on coverage.


10/1/2006 3:39:04 PM EDT
[#2]
I love the descriptive thread title.
10/1/2006 3:40:26 PM EDT
[#3]

Quoted:
I love the descriptive thread title.


Just for you
10/1/2006 3:41:18 PM EDT
[#4]
have you read up on the testing of that stuff???? Some of the testers reall dont want that armor to work and sounded like they were trying to make it fail.Did you read that???

Slug-O
10/1/2006 3:44:09 PM EDT
[#5]
Just watched it on Test Lab as well.  That stuff looks good.  

Any guesses as to how much a vest like that would cost?  
10/1/2006 3:48:56 PM EDT
[#6]
Man, I thought this was going to be the results from your last thread...
10/1/2006 4:06:17 PM EDT
[#7]

Quoted:
Man, I thought this was going to be the results from your last thread...


Uh huh. I was a little afraid to click on it.
10/1/2006 4:12:01 PM EDT
[#8]
A DynCorp guy took a couple (4?) AK rounds in the back while wearing this stuff (after his vehicle hit an IED as well) and only had minor bruising.
10/1/2006 4:15:39 PM EDT
[#9]
got a link to the video?


ETA:
Name: Jaco S. Botes
Incident type: IED Ambush - Vehicular
Location:Iraq
Employment: Team Black Cobra; PSD DynCorp International, Iraq
Details: Survived three impacts from 7.62x39mm API. Two rounds in lower back one inch apart and one in the upper portion of back. Did not even bruise from impacts sustained in body armor.

Name: N/A
Incident type: Patrol Ambush, U.S. Special Operations
Incident: Afghanistan
Employment: U.S. Military
Details: Survived seven impacts from 7.62x54R LPS. All seven rounds contained in approximately 5" impact location within upper front torso.

Name: N/A
Incident type: Sniper encounter
Location: Iraq
Employment: Reconstruction Contractor
Details: Survived five impacts from 7.62x39 mild steel core. All five rounds impacted the front, sides and rear of the vest while descending from power pole repair work. Did not even bruise from impacts sustained in body armor.