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AR680
Steel Rifle Plates
Lightweight Level III PLUS
Stand-Alone
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Made in the USA
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Note:
Level
III Steel Plates can often be exported without an export permit.
(Export of Level IV
Rifle Plates from the U.S. usually requires an export
permit.)
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Our
AR680 makes other Steel plates obsolete!
7.2 lb. with Thick LineX Coating (6.2 lb. of Steel)
Note:
Current Shooters Cut slightly deeper |
Level
III PLUS Lightweight
Steel
AR-680
hardness Steel (harder than AR500) and our proprietary
processes bring this plate down to only ~ 7.2
lbs. - while still stopping the .223
/ 5.56 mm threats that most Steel Level III plates
are not rated to stop at muzzle velocity.
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Only
7.2 lb. ( 3.3 kg. )
for a full-size
Shooters Cut WITH LineX
Buildup to lessen the spall hazard.
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Thickness
~ 0.5" / 11.5 mm with LineX Buildup
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These
are actual plate specifications from plates
in stock, not estimated weights.
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Independent Lab Tested to Stop, Stand-Alone, Multiple Hits of:
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Caliber
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Velocity
Approx. Feet per Second
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Bullet
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Typical
Weapon
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.308
FMJ
7.62 x 51-mm
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2,750 fps |
149-grain
M80 |
Battle
Rifle |
| 7.62
x 54 R |
2,850
fps |
LPS
(Light Penetrating Steel) |
Dragunov |
| 7.62
x 39-mm |
2,400
fps |
PS
Ball |
AK-47
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| 7.62
x 39-mm |
2,400
fps |
FMJLC Steel Jacket |
AK-47
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.223
5.56 x 45 mm |
3,030
fps |
M855
aka .223 Green Tip aka SS-109 |
M-16
/ AR-15 |
.223
5.56 x 45 mm |
3,175
fps + or - 30 fps
The 5.56 velocity for mil spec MIL-C-9963F with a
full-length barrel AR-15 / M-16 at 78' distance.
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M193
Ball aka FMJ |
M-16
/ AR-15 |
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This
level of performance with Steel is only possible with
our extremely high hardness steel, and our proprietary
processes that allow this hardness of steel to be bent
to conform to the body.
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Plate
manufactured by Armour Wear LLC. Ballistics verified with
independent ballistic lab testing under strictly controlled
conditions, NIJ 0101.05 (not an un-controlled "YouTube
shoot")
10"
X 12"
Level III + |
We
only offer the Line-X Build-up option due to
the spall hazard of any Steel plate
7.2
lb. / 3.3 kg.
with LineX Build-Up
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$
160
per plate
DISCONTINUED
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| 10.25"
X 13.25" |
Large
SAPI size, and more of an ergonomic Swimmers style Cut
than the standard cut.
~
8.5 lb. / 3.9 kg.
with LineX Build-Up
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$
175
per plate
DISCONTINUED
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| 8"
X 10" |
~
5 lb. / 2.3 kg.
with LineX Build-Up
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| 6"
X 8" |
~
3 lb. / 1.4 kg.
with LineX Build-Up
~
6 lb. / 2.8 kg. per pair
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$
80
per plate
$ 160
per pair
DISCONTINUED
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Single
Curve Plate
NOTE: We only sell curved steel plates for Body
Armor -
flat plates don't conform to the body closely enough, and
are really not suitable for Body Armor.
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Why
We Still Recommend Ceramic Rifle Plates OVER Steel Most of the
Time
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AR680 Lightweight
Steel has exceptional advantages:
- in the same
ballpark as Ceramic Rifle Plates for weight, and
- less expensive
than Ceramic, and
- superb multi-hit capability,
and
- can take impact
abuse that would significantly degrade a Ceramic Rifle Plate
But still
we usually recommend Ceramic because:
- Ceramic is
better protection - stops Level IV armor piercing threats such
as the .30 caliber hardened steel core that will penetrate a Level
III + plate.
- Even Level III PLUS Steel is potentially vulnerable to a worst
case hit from the M193 round - a perfect 90 degree hit, at muzzle
velocity, out of a long barrel, from a high velocity .223
FMJ round, e.g., 3,300 fps. Practically speaking the chances of
getting hit with a perfect 90 degree strike, at muzzle velocity
from a long-barrelled weapon are remote, but theoretically possible.
- Our Standard
Level IV Stand-Alone Ceramic Rifle Plate is only $140
per plate.
- Our Lightweight
Ceramics are Triple Curved to hug the body a little more closely
than single-curved Steel.
- Most importantly,
Steel is much more likely to cause bullet splatter, or, more seriously,
ricochet, than Ceramic. (Of course, you'd probably rather
take a chance on a ricochet hit, than a guaranteed hit to the
body!)
You might want to
go Steel if...
- you are on
a tight budget
- you think you
(or careless team-mates!) are going to subject the plates to serious
abuse
- you want one
plate for the next decade or two without ever replacing
- you are in
a situation where re-supply is problematic if your plate is hit
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