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Posted: 7/4/2010 4:41:11 AM EDT
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I hope that I am not starting something....But...Why don't I ever read about yall buying Dragon-Skin? It seems like the Plate carrier vest is the way you go if you buy one...Is there something wrong with Dragon-Skin that I missed?
Thanks Steve |
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Its shit.
Producers supposedly lied about its specs. It failed tests that it should have passed. The shit that holds the plates together/on stops holding at high temperatures *Iraqi summer temps* Seems like it could be fixed easily, but I havent of any effort to fix it. I am by no means in the know industry wise. Thats just what I have heard. |
| This is correct the epoxy they were using to hold the panes together failed in extreme hot and became non flexible and brittle in extreme cold. No know effort has been made to fix this problem as ballistic development seems to have gone a different direction. The Idea was great in theory the problem is the amount of motion that takes place withen the vest would wear and tear at anything holding the inserts together. The industry seems to be heading in the direction of multicurve singular plates made from very light and strong material with a combination of liguid armor for soft armor instead. These things are more reliable and can be intergrated in most armor carriers today instead of having to reoutfit the entire vest. |
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This is correct the epoxy they were using to hold the panes together failed in extreme hot and became non flexible and brittle in extreme cold. No know effort has been made to fix this problem as ballistic development seems to have gone a different direction. The Idea was great in theory the problem is the amount of motion that takes place withen the vest would wear and tear at anything holding the inserts together. The industry seems to be heading in the direction of multicurve singular plates made from very light and strong material with a combination of liguid armor for soft armor instead. These things are more reliable and can be intergrated in most armor carriers today instead of having to reoutfit the entire vest. Can't wait till plates get lighter... Of course then someone will dream up round to defeat them. Vicious cycle. |
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