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Posted: 2/25/2010 7:46:53 PM EDT
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My dept is in the process of selecting new entry vests. We've been put in a time crunch on the selection and have one week to decide. We currently use the ProTech Tac 6 Plus and getting new one of those are a possibility. However, we would like to get better comfort and/or range of motion as long as the protection is similar. The options we are looking at are:
MSA/Paraclete Tango T2 Diamondback Predator 2 ProTech FAV or Tac 6 Plus GH(GatorHawk) Delta Five I spent a bit of time on the phone today and have the MSA and DB on the way to T&E and the ProTech rep coming by as well. We already have the GH on hand. (BTW, MSA and DB were great to deal with, ProTech gave me a number for a rep that was out of service and I had to find a rep on my own). I know many of our questions may be sorted out once we have our hands on the samples but if any of you have used one of these I'm looking for your opinion. If there are any known issues with any of these please let me know. Last question, we use ProTech level III poly plates and ProTech Delta LT helmets also. Do those have a 5 year expiration like soft armor panels? I know expiration doesn't necessarily mean a loss of effectiveness, but if they need to be replace we need to plan for that too. Thanks |
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About a year and a half ago we went with DBT for our team. We chose to issue DBT plate carriers with the cummerbund for additional soft ballistics. The guys seem to like them. I personally purchased a Predator Gen 2 because the plate carrier did not provide me with enough coverage and did not fit well due to my height (6'4"). The kit is solid and very comfortable. I spent the better part of 7 hours fully geared up on a barricade on new years eve and had no problems with the vest being uncomfortable.
The customer service at DBT was second to none as well. We sent them our wish list, and they based the final purchase price on the total quantity purchased which was substantially less than the catalog price. I think we ended up paying a little over $2000 per kit for the plate carriers, plates, pouches, helmets, gloves and belts from them. When I purchased my vest, their customer service was awesome. They were having a sale going on and had previously done a quote for me. When I was ready to order, they went through each item and gave me the lower of the prices between the quote and the sales price. Also DBT has some cutting-edge ballistic systems. The QVA soft armor is one of the few soft ballistics that passes the FBI testing protocol, which is substantially more difficult than the NIJ test. If I help you out any more with this, shoot me an IM. |
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