I am back from the dead.
Got my plates and helmet so far so good. Any info on:
Did we sell enough for NIJ?
Full disclosure I did have an issue with my helmet. The velcro used is obviously not 3m and the adhesive is not great. It would come unglued at temps around 22C. Not really an issue for me as I am using a helmet cover and I never contacted ATI about it. Just something to be aware of if you plan on running anything heavy or expensive attached to the vlecro. You can pick up 3m ops core replacement velcro for pretty cheap if you are planning that. Or dummy cord it.
I also had an issue with my peltor rail adapters, but I think that my have been stacking intolerances as I did buy cheap ones on ebay. So the helmet rails are a little out of spec and the adapters are a little out of spec cause some dremel use.
All in all, assuming we eventually get the NIJ reports for the IV plates and the price, they get:
Shawn
Hmmmm!!! I just placed my order and will be paying today for a package set of armour.....hope it’s not junk!
I didn’t realize the plates weren’t nij approved yet!
We are all so politically correct!!!! its gonna ruin us all......
Its good to have you back. We actually did. We are getting them back in the next couple of days. Thank you for the kind words however we are sorry to hear about the problems, if its a serious issue for you feel free to email us or send us a pm and we can find a way to remedy the situation the best we can.
In our showroom we keep all the plates we tested in house to show potential customers, and if any of you are interested in coming by and checking them out we would love to have you. We have tested the plates ourselves to the specifications listed on the NIJ certification documents, we are just waiting to get the official NIJ testing report back.
show room aside (which i love that you guys do that), will these be getting NIJ certification?
“... and they who cried: “Appease, Appease!” are hanged by men they tried to please.”
We are going to still try and get certification. All our plates will be officially tested but we will carry one hard armor level 4 and one soft armor that will be fully certified. That is our plan moving forward. While we would like to get every plate we have certified but that would cost us almost half a million US dollars, and as of right now we cant afford that, but we are working on getting them done one by one.
No worries, thanks. Like I said I am using a helmet cover so its a non issue for me
I can if you like, but they are literally as described and identical to the pics ATI provided in the thread. I can take pics of something specific if you would like.
Obviously I cant speak to the actual bullet stoppyness, but insofar as initial build quality I can say the plates are the same if not better than ones I have seen and used from the government.
And for the helmet Like posted above the velcro is obviously knockoff, and my rails may or may not be out of spec, but again its a knockoff. Its a know quantity and we seem to be getting a lot for the price we are paying. The NV shroud I cant really say either way about as I no longer have access to the gear to test it. That being said personally if I was going to be hanging $10k of NV off it I would buy a wilcox or equivalent shroud for piece of mind. Using it for gopro or other cameras etc I would have no worries about it.
There is an obvious quality difference between this and legit ops-core, but we all know this and its a given since we are not paying $1500 for it.
So far, I have yet to actually use it long term obviously, I am happy with what I got at the price we got it. Let me know if this helps or hinders you LOL or if you want to know/see something specific
And full, snowflake, libtard, nazi, fascist or what SJW boogieman of the day is, disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with ATI and purchased this stuff with my own dirty capitalist hard earned money. :Cheers:
Shawn