NIJ IIIA Bulletproof glass vs. 12 gauge Shotgun 00 Buckshot, 12 Gauge Slug, AR-15 .223, 9mm

[DIECASTER]

If a person was to buy a sheet of this glass, would

they be able to cut it to size with a band saw???

[zetch1411]

Watche the dirt behind the glass on shots 5 and 6 with the .223 No penetration?

[Varencilator]

This is all glass only? Or are there sheets of plastic in it?

I think it could be a lot stronger if it was laminated.

[LethalX27]

Looks like slugs are the best round to kill

[treier1]

I am not too surprised that the glass stopped the buckshot, and failed the slug. Kinda surprised it stopped the .223, but that was probably a lightweight civilian non-armor penetrating round. I am surprised after all of that it still stopped 9 rounds from a 9mm. This is the fundamental differences of ammo and power. Great test of the glass and love these kinds of vids. People need to keep in mind of how well it did with compound damage and how that replicates real world stress and events.

[knuckleballer187]

A pellet would have gone through that after the first two rounds. Next test use new glass for every shot

[JBstuller]

look out for the tornado behind u guys!

[notchback1986]

Love hearing the wind the while video!!!

[thegtaman16]

hey after the third shot the glass looks sort of like a face

[yahoorif]

I hope I can see this BP glass against explosive ammo. o.0

[losteden]

use one 416 rigby or 458 lott

[USMCFISCELLA]

I would like to see fresh glass try and stop a slug.

[BPGlassinc]

@USMCFISCELLA Virtually any round can be stopped, it just takes different thickness. NIJ IIIA is rated for handguns up to 44mag. It's the most popular because that's typically what people use in a urban setting. If it's for military or something stronger thicker glass can be used that will easily stop a slug, even multiple slugs.

[USMCFISCELLA]

@BPGlassinc well yea any round can be stopped. but i wanted to see that piece of glass stop a slug new. no such thing as bulletproof just bullet resistant.

[ts53shea]

@BPGlassinc I epoxied a carbide tip of a drill bit in a hollow point. It went through 1/2" steel.

[AFIDD21]

its not really a fair test cause u already blasted it 2 times before the slug so it would have weakned the glass xD

[satisfiction]

nice sound quality.... :(

[donteverlietome]

Impressive test. That glass had been badly damaged and still did its job.

I doubt most 'gas and go' stores spend the extra for the rifle rated glass. I hope the clerks who work at those places don't see this video and go away knowing the 12 g slug can punch through. They might not sleep well tonight.

[thatbastardson]

you guys manufacture this glass? how much sq/ft?

[BPGlassinc]

@thatbastardson We've been busy with other contracts but I'm probably going to start dealing with the public a bit more now, what were you interested in? PM me.

[BIGDEC10]

the slug went straight through, i think that is penetration

[TheAlexagius]

you could just use higher cal rounds

[saltydog78]

Disregard my last comment. After reading your reply to fuckcomments, I see your point.

[saltydog78]

Suppose if you shot the slug first. what it still go through given nothing has been shot at it? That's why you should have had new glass for each caliber rd.

[fuckcomments]

If I was trying to kill you and you were behind the glass I would shoot it many times until it broke...

[BPGlassinc]

@fuckcomments You could do that.. But the point is to give 'time' so someone could get away, or they could shoot back. It's not meant to be a 'safe' that's going to be under continuous attack. They make things called tanks for that application.

[vlcjet]

Nothing such as bullet proof bullet resistant yeah not bullet proof

[danialphaomega]

full auto will slice it

[rickybones1]

Seems like a wast of time to start with a shotgun and then go to a 9mm.

[fonograf]

twelve G slugz rape anything at distances under 50m.Even with level IV body armor and zero penetration... when you are hit with those,blunt force will crush your ribs and everything under

[BPGlassinc]

@fonograf Rifle rated glass will stop it no problem. A slug cannot penetrate 2" of armored steel either. It makes too large of a damage area which allows the glass/steel to absorb the impact over a greater area. That's why a small very fast bullet like 30-06 or .50 is MUCH better at penetrating than a slug. This glass was rated for handguns, a 12g slug is much more powerful than any handgun, so it's all really pointless to argue. Rifle rated glass can easily top a slug.

[Umimugo]

@BPGlassinc how does the rifle rated glass stack up against an Anti-fragmentation vest? also how much PSI does it take to snap one of these?

[BPGlassinc]

@Umimugo Because of the brittle nature of glass it does much better than hard armor. it's sort of like ceramic, it absorbs impact well because it breaks and shatters the projectile rather than trying to defeat the projectile at the single point. Look at the area around the impacts, the force is spread out over a greater area. This is what allows a relatively thing piece to handle much larger rounds. That's also why the laminating process, thickness, spall shield, etc is so important.

[michaelannicchiarico]

the glass is kinda thick though

[tylormurphy]

a slug within 25yrs is a beast. its takin any big game animal. elephants too. 2''thick steel. everything gets tha bizzness with a 12ga slug within 25yr. i dont care what any1 says

[BPGlassinc]

@tylormurphy Check out the review of my glass on box-o-truth, our rifle rated glass stopped a 1 1/8oz slug, and a 30-06 armor piercing round. So despite what 'anyone' says. It's still just a bullet, it's not an RPG or anything, any round can be defeated with glass, from .50 to a 20mm, it just gets crazy thick at points.

[swissfa18]

@tylormurphy yeaaaah dude! Shotguns are among the deadliest handguns in the world! if not the deadliest!

[mgschutze]

Did the 1oz slug penetrate because the ballistics were past the rating or could the glass have held back one of the slugs if it was not previously damaged?

[SupremeAmerican]

@mgschutze it's a brittle material, not like a kevlar vest. Slug is about 1 1/8th ounce of lead (somewhere like 500 grains) 72 caliber, travelling at 1600 feet per second.

[hellwolf882]

BPGlassinc is right abou tthat a 12 gauge will not nock over a chair with 40lbs of bullet resistant glass and the reason 12 gauge slugs penetrate is because 12 gauge slugs have massive ammounts of power but low range .223 and other rifles except .50 call or heavy rifles but a 12 gauge has more stopping power than even a 30-06

[tonysharley]

oh and by the way if its rated to take a 44 mag then of course it will stop a 223.but a 12gauge slug come on.the slug is bigger and hits harder a 44mag

[tonysharley]

watch myth busters even with a 50 cal it did not move there dummy.so with that theres no way a 12gauge is gona move a chair.this isnt the movies.

[CKRdkill]

at least one of the second round of .223 went through...you can see it hit the dirt during the shots...and see the pushed through plastic on the backing.

[ColonelAllan]

Even if it was a fresh piece of glass for the slug it would still go through.

[ColonelAllan]

Stopped the round, lot of glass in your face though :p

[TsKROBB21688]

Not a fair test for the slug. The glass had two shots into it already.

[WTF1920]

Wow, that shit's pretty tough.

[12GaugeLosAngeles]

try it with a 28 inch barrel with a 3'magnum... there will be a hole in the first shot.

[kezza8880]

that piece of glass is already fucked after u shot it first time, maybe it would absorb more if it wasnt so shot to shit

[kghsbassboy]

an m110 baret 50 cal sniper rifle has of course a 50 cal round that packs 600 grains behind it i think, delivers 6 or so TONS of energy to a target (hence being able to take a target out at about a mile away) when you get shot in the head with that there isnt much that looks anything close like a head that didnt get run over by a large vehicle after. quite devastating really, unhealthy as well seeing that lead is a mineral the body probably doesnt need nor like lol

[job1181]

Great video, and very nice product indeed. I wouldn't mind installing a front windshield and side windows on my truck made of this stuff. I was very impressed that it could stop numerous .223 hits after its structural integrity was probably compromised by the 12ga punishment. Personally I wonder if the 12ga slug had been the first shot, if it would of had a chance of stopping it. As to all the kiddies who wanted fly chair parts... watch less movies, study physics, and maybe hydrostatic shock.

[roydsrocks]

horrible sound quality, whats with the crackling? fucking annoying, I'm done here

[RRViper800TT]

this is cool because these are all of the guns/rounds i have in the house. I'd have thought .223 goes thru anything, good thing I load up on slugs.I skipped from 9mm up to the 12 gauge lol no messing with .40 or .45

[RayAir1]

Amazing that .223 was stopped and 12ga slug penetrated.

With soft body armor .223 zips right through, but 12ga slugs are stopped, at least with 3A soft armor. Even though 3A stops it the impact may still seriously injure or kill the wearer.

[BPGlassinc]

@RayAir1 Good assessment. The difference really is that glass is better at stopping high penetrating rounds than even steel. The glass is brittle, so the fact that the round is small and high velocity means little. Kevlar and steel suck in these conditions, but something brittle like glass does great, or ceramics. Think of the glass as similar to ceramic. The massive power of the slug is too much. I'd imagine the round was slowed down, but still passed and I'm sure was still lethal.

[RayAir1]

You should have shot a rifled slug instead of buckshot.

[MrEvilste]

it nuts y will u ever need bp glass im just saying it nut

[Ronald3570]

lol how much to do the front window of a car?

[grizz474]

WINDY?

[phoenixforce22]

oh wow what shit quality... this vid blows dick. very annoying wind

[RayAir1]

After that first hit that glass was so fucked up most any round would have went through.

[Ronald3570]

@RayAir1 then how did it stop a .223 after it got shot twice with buckshot and once with a slug?

[BPGlassinc]

@Ronald3570 The power of a slug/buck vs .223 is night and day. .223 is nothing, and easy to top.

[007Pirka]

AIjt, whats the price of those 20"x20" glass ??

And do you ship worldwide ??

[BPGlassinc]

$165 and yes

[BPGlassinc]

Check out auction 160413795155 on ebay.

And check out the links in the info for this video, there are some tests done by Box-o-truth which is a independent test.

[007Pirka]

How about some link tou your web site ?

Whats the price of 20"20" BP Glass panel ?

I wanna buy and run my own test with 2x 20"x20" and .308-.306 rounds.

[BPGlassinc]

@007Pirka

It would easily cut through it i'd imagine. A .308 or .306 are NIJ IV rounds. This isnt even NIJ III glass. It's NIJ IIIA which is handgun rated (.44 mag).

[007Pirka]

Bullshit not a serious test ...

1.Glass shoult be in a solid frame

2.Glass is under angle ...

[BPGlassinc]

@007Pirka

That's a very slight angle, plus it does not have to be a solid frame. The solid frame actually dissipates energy around the entire glass better making it easier to pass the test. unsupported edge shots are some of the most difficult shots for bulletproof materials (glass). Lookup the NIJ / UL standards, the unsupported edge shot is more difficult.

[chivonater]

just my opinion, but even though it is BP glass a slug from a shotgun even at 20 ft would of atleast knocked down the chair. just saying next time try showing the gun actually shooting the glass. i dont believe this video 100%

[BPGlassinc]

@chivonater

It wouldn't knock down the chair. You saw the kinetic energy from the 00 buck shot, it rocked the chair back pretty good but didn't knock it down. That was the same with both 00 buck rounds which have roughly the same energy as a slug (just more spread out). The slug passed through the glass so it didn't transfer that much of the energy into the glass as it still had much of its energy intact after passing through the glass (clearly still lethal). The video is 100% true.

[BPGlassinc]

Kinda curious what you think DID happen in this video then. Clearly by the spread pattern on the glass it was hit by a scatter gun (shotgun) on the first two shots. Then the next one was penetrated by a massive round, looking a the hole it made it's fairly obvious. When something passes through something it still has energy coming out of the other side, so all of it wasn't dissipated into the target, so it wouldn't have even hit as hard as the buck which was completely stopped.

[BPGlassinc]

But it wouldn't be hard to add another camera angle to the next videos just to eliminate confusion. So dully noted thanks.

I just don't get what you think did happen in the video if you don't believe what I said happened (and what the evidence clearly showed).

[ktmlover90]

@chivonater i agree, if the round did not go through the glass, the force would ALL be concentrated on the glass AND chair holding the glass. Unless the shell had little powder in it, the round would have to knock over the chair.

[BPGlassinc]

@ktmlover90 Some of you need to stop watching movies and look at newtons laws. Glass is brittle, meaning it slows down the rounds more slowly. The chair did move significantly, the design of that type of char is to NOT fall over backwards. If it were on a stool it clearly would have fallen over. Guns put a little bit of energy in a small area, it's not enough to knock people or even chairs down, just put holes in them.

[ktmlover90]

@BPGlassinc for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, energy had to go somewhere if not through the glass. a round that big carries a lot of energy, if you slow it down the energy is still being absorbed there. and you are wrong, guns put A LOT of energy in a little area, BUT that glass is making that energy spread over a large area, therefor the chair should be knocked over. and yes i am aware that bullets do not have the power to knock over a person, a chair is not a person.

[BPGlassinc]

@ktmlover90 Actually fire a gun then come talk to me. I actually fired the 12 gauge buck shot from my Mossberg 500 Shotgun. There is NOT enough energy to knock over a chair with a 40lbs piece of glass on it. Sorry. I know you'd like some spectacular movie shot but there is just NOT that much energy in a shotgun blast. If you look closely the chair does rock back a lot, it does not fall over though. Maybe a 3" Magnum shotgun round would have.

[ktmlover90]

@BPGlassinc I do fire guns, as well as reload... A LOT. I didn't know that the round was only 2 1/2 inch, I thought It might be a 3 or 3 1/2 inch... that would explain my suspicion. And oh sure, like that would be a "movie shot"? By the way, I hate Mossberg, Beretta 391 FTW!

[EliotDeutsch]

Not a well conducted test. It may be a fine product but why not put up a clean piece of glass every few shots - too cheap ? Very hard to see results with the shattered glass. Why not start with the small weapons first, next time.

[BPGlassinc]

The whole point was just a simple test. The glass isn't really rated for all of this, it's rated 44 Magnum. It was just to show the quality of the glass, not an actual definitive rating test.

[koqababy94]

30-06 sucks 50 BMG better.

[MattBeckstrom]

I agree - the first shot compromised the integrity of the glass. Once the slug hit the glass, it didn't have the strength as before the initial buckshot blast.

[BPGlassinc]

@EliotDeutsch The point is to see how the glass does under a variety of fire, without being replaced. Clearly a fresh uncompressed sheet would fare far better. But when someone is shooting at you, you don't get the luxury of replacing the glass. Even when the glass was fully penetrated it continued to absorb rounds in the other areas.

[crumbmc]

@EliotDeutsch if the smaller shots are stopped by a piece of allready damaged glass, then i would have thought that a brand new piece would easily stop them.

[AndrewDeLong]

@EliotDeutsch

Actually, it is a well conducted test. It shows the ability of already damaged glass to take abuse. A new pane of glass every time is kind of pointless when it is clear that even damaged glass is capable of taking most shots.

[RealMenofValor]

@AndrewDeLong

That guy is an idiot, too cheap?

Not an idiot, retarded is better.

[carguy12345678910]

try a 30-06!

[BPGlassinc]

It would have cut through like butter. 30-06 is an NIJ IV round, against NIJ IIIA glass it would not be much of a match. Our NIJ III (Rifle) glass has stopped 30-06, but I know the IIIA wouldn't.

[amcchief]

yea! those are known to penetrate engine blocks lol

[Stevofxx]

A third buckshot would have distroyed it.

[JusChillin979]

That glass took a beating

[YouMockMe]

damn. that slug sure as hell went through. What yardage was that?

[BPGlassinc]

It was close, like 20 feet. :) All of them were close. I prefer a worse case scenario as far as range.

[polzowatel]

try it with AK-47 lmao

[BPGlassinc]

Look at my other videos... I did.

[BPGlassinc]

@polzowatel Check the other videos. I did.

[SupremeAmerican]

@polzowatel They did it with ak47, glass stopped it. Three shots. 

[polzowatel]

@SupremeAmerican no? lol two shots in one spot and that glass and you are history, and besides the car would have more resistance which would let the bullet go through, here its on the chair, chair moves back as the bullet hits it, try shooting into a hanging bed sheet, it will stop the bullet and the sheet wont be damaged

[SupremeAmerican]

@polzowatel a hanging bedsheet might stop a bb gun, but that wont even stop a .22

[polzowatel]

@SupremeAmerican well if you cant prove it then at least calculate it, calculate the force of a bullet its speed its weight, find out the resistance of a hanging sheet, its area its weight its thickness, use physical formulas for that, it shouldn't take you more than 10 minutes

[SupremeAmerican]

@polzowatel It's easier to just walk out my back door, hang a sheet over a fence post, and shoot it.

[polzowatel]

@SupremeAmerican yeah well not like that, it must be hanging by its ends on a wire like a flag only down, not on the fence

[enjoisk8r20]

the 223 wouldnt have done AS much as it did if i was a fresh sheet of glass

[Nukepositive]

A real test would be to see HOW MANY 12 gauge or .223 rounds the glass could take before breaking. It looks very durable, and I would definitely trust my life with it for anything less than .30 cal.

[BPGlassinc]

This is only our IIIA glass. Probably 2 shots in the same spot with that kinda caliber would penetrate. NIJ III glass would fare much better. This was just a test to see how it would do against rounds much higher than the rating of the glass. NIJ IIIA is only rated for 44 Magnum.

[Nukepositive]

That's true. I do wonder who made the arbitrary decision to jump from high-end pistol to full-size rifle rounds for the ratings. The system is lacking without a more distinct classification for 5.56 NATO protection.

[Theophilus200]

To my mind, to be a 'scientific' test a new sheet of glass should have been used for each new shot. Previous shots might have caused some internal fracture lines that would weaken the glass overall to further shots. Well, that's to be scientific! I suppose in 'real life' one would be glad to know the glass would stop a quick succession of shots as might happen during a robbery or car-jacking.

[BPGlassinc]

You are absolutely correct. The previous shots do weaken the glass. Alone the glass can defeat any of the one shots. However when someone is trying to kill you they tend to shoot more than once. That's why the glass's ability to defeat multiple shots even after it's been compromised is important.

[JonnyTommyGuns]

Is this available to civilians? I want to get this put on my truck. I'm going to install thick steel doors, run flat tires, armor over the gas tank, and i will also need glass. If you go to a regular glass place and ask for bullet proof glass they probably laugh at you haha.

[MazERulEZ]

planning on robbing a bank?

[JonnyTommyGuns]

haha nope im just paranoid. you should see my gun collection. wen you walk in my house youd think you were in a russian armory.