Surplus Irish Body Armour?
- Thread starter harbl_the_cat
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The one I got from frontier a couple of years ago didnt smell but it does have a name on theinside of it. I was thinking of cutting out the plates but they are to big for my carrier and dont wanna ruin them by chopping it up. Ohwell it is still pretty good.
Hey, I hadn't thought of that... I will try it, thanks!.
I've got some of the Irish stuff. Nicely made, the carrier is fine, quite comfortable, but not "tactical" enough for the well equiped mall ninja. It is heavy though, about 20 lbs. Just for giggles I suited up: Fatigues, boots, vest, water, load bearing gear with 300 rounds, overnight rucksack, rifle & backup pistol with 50 rounds. Then I went up and down the stairs a couple times. When I came to, I had a new appreciation for the fitness level of a grunt. My hat's off to you people.
Great! My procrastination just saved me about three hundred bucks.
Harbl, I just read your sig line, "I don't mind that 90% of the wealth is held by 10% of the population. What I REALLY mind is that 89% of the wealth is held by 1% of the population."
What I really mind is that I don't even make the 90% with 10%.
modernworrior
CGN Regular
- Location
- Brampton On,
surplus city sells safrilan soft armour check it out
Well I did it - I bought a medium
If you live in Canada - you're in the top 10%.
The 89% of the wealth the 1% has is ill-gotten and the people who hold it use it to turn the 90% who don't have the wealth against the 9% who do.
Harbl, I just read your sig line, "I don't mind that 90% of the wealth is held by 10% of the population. What I REALLY mind is that 89% of the wealth is held by 1% of the population."
What I really mind is that I don't even make the 90% with 10%.
If you live in Canada - you're in the top 10%.
The 89% of the wealth the 1% has is ill-gotten and the people who hold it use it to turn the 90% who don't have the wealth against the 9% who do.
I got mine today and am wearing it as I speak.
Very heavy, and it would be difficult to get an isoceles stance - but not a weaver one using an AR.
The vest was listed in "good" shape, was fairly worn with much of the velcro/nylon frayed. Usable on it's own, still but I had other plans.
I bought a medium and after ripping out the panels - it fits snugly inside one of these without modification:
Very nice in a Mad Max kind of way. Highly recommended.
Very heavy, and it would be difficult to get an isoceles stance - but not a weaver one using an AR.
The vest was listed in "good" shape, was fairly worn with much of the velcro/nylon frayed. Usable on it's own, still but I had other plans.
I bought a medium and after ripping out the panels - it fits snugly inside one of these without modification:
Very nice in a Mad Max kind of way. Highly recommended.
aZn_triXta07
Regular
- Location
- Toronto, Ontario
Can't believe I've been missing out, placed an order today
How many of you guys have tossed the carrier and used the plate/soft armour in another carrier?
Any recommendations for a new carrier?
How many of you guys have tossed the carrier and used the plate/soft armour in another carrier?
Any recommendations for a new carrier?
- Location
- Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
The last vest just sold today. We have 15 more coming in to be put on the site next week. We will post a notice on here once they are on the website.
You don't always get hit in the armour, there is off-duty assassination and bombs. The last dead RUC officer was an under-car booby trap.
One of my in-laws and his colleague took a mag of 5.56mm wearing said armour. My inlaw took 6 hits off-armour and survived. He shot himself (so not included in the list) through the head the day my son was born. But the armour works.
