But to add to my first comment, this vest will protect you from lower velocity pistol rounds that are below 1500fps! In a SHTF scenario these vest's offer the user some protection against thugs and marauders if the thugs are armed with these type weapons described firing bullets at speeds I just described below 1500fps. High velocity rifle speeds will easily penetrate this PASGT vest. UNLESS..you put trauma plates with this system.Which I have plate inserts for 2 of my vests.
I have 3 of these vest all extra large and outstanding condition, I also have 2 German flaktarn vest's..I have been collecting military gear for over 20 years and being in the military I can tell you this vest is outstanding but very heavy! Rinse it off every few years with mean Green cleaner and water hose to keep dirt particles out of its pores. As a general rule super high velocity pistol rounds & rifle rounds can defeat this vest, rounds traveling above 1500fps which is the vests threshold.
PASGT vests have 13 layers of Kevlar-29. they can stop most pistol rounds. 9mm can penetrate up to 8 layers of Kevlar and .45 can only penetrate 1. but unless it absorbs enough blunt trauma it can still be fatal. once I shot a pasgt vest wrapped around a pumpkin with a 12 gauge slug. the slug failed to penetrate the ballistic panel, but it turned the vest inside out inside the pumpkin.
If you really want to use this vest for combat, you need to wear a level 2A or level 2 vest underneath it. This will absorb all the blunt trauma.
Ace1000ks1975 3 days ago
You're an idiot... Put the vest on, weight yourself, then take it off, weight yourself. Subtract weight... Accurate vest weighing tactic...
Dumbass.
yesiamawizardjonny 3 months ago
just try to see if it will stop a 44 magnum
SPARROES 4 months ago
Big and floppy lmao
ericrules95 6 months ago
This PASGT vest was a hell of a funny joke. Why would any army be issuing hollow points for troops?
1stMarineCapt 7 months ago
But to add to my first comment, this vest will protect you from lower velocity pistol rounds that are below 1500fps! In a SHTF scenario these vest's offer the user some protection against thugs and marauders if the thugs are armed with these type weapons described firing bullets at speeds I just described below 1500fps. High velocity rifle speeds will easily penetrate this PASGT vest. UNLESS..you put trauma plates with this system.Which I have plate inserts for 2 of my vests.
m44freedom 11 months ago
I have 3 of these vest all extra large and outstanding condition, I also have 2 German flaktarn vest's..I have been collecting military gear for over 20 years and being in the military I can tell you this vest is outstanding but very heavy! Rinse it off every few years with mean Green cleaner and water hose to keep dirt particles out of its pores. As a general rule super high velocity pistol rounds & rifle rounds can defeat this vest, rounds traveling above 1500fps which is the vests threshold.
m44freedom 11 months ago
PASGT vests have 13 layers of Kevlar-29. they can stop most pistol rounds. 9mm can penetrate up to 8 layers of Kevlar and .45 can only penetrate 1. but unless it absorbs enough blunt trauma it can still be fatal. once I shot a pasgt vest wrapped around a pumpkin with a 12 gauge slug. the slug failed to penetrate the ballistic panel, but it turned the vest inside out inside the pumpkin.
napalm113 1 year ago
My dad gave me his, since he did serve in O.D.S.
NecroHealth 1 year ago
does it come with the pro vesion?
tasx11 1 year ago