This week’s post from Tatical-Life.com covers the evolution of modern body armor, including an explanation of NIJ standards, and the new Alpha-Elite body armor from Point Blank Enterprises, a Level 3A certified armor with the weight and thickness of a Level 2 vest.
For the full story, visit www.tactical-life.com/magazines/guns-and-weapons/guns-weapons-for-law-enforcement-april-2014/next-gen-body-armor.
This week’s post from Tactical-Life.com covers D3O Lab’s Reactive Protection body armor add-on. D3O is a non-Newtonian polymer material, and when worn underneath traditional body armor can absorb and mitigate the continued force of a stopped round, reducing or even eliminating shock effects. Through its TRUST (Trauma Reduction and Unrivaled Shock Technology) label, D3O Lab is producing knee and elbow pads, boot insoles, helmet pads, and a jacket with pad panels for military applications.
For the full story, visit www.tactical-life.com/gear/d30-reactive-protection-body-armor-add-high-tech
Tactical-Life.com got some excellent video coverage during SHOT Show and we thought it would be great to share some select stories with our readers here at SSD. This week, it’s the Kimber Advanced Tactical SOC Rifle, a bolt-action rifle chambered for .308 Win or .300 Win Mag with an aluminum, side-folding buttstock.
The Kimber Advanced Tactical SOC Rifle features a stainless steel, 4 groove match grade barrel with a 1:12 twist rate, and is capable of Sub .5 MOA accuracy. Additionally, it accepts all Accuracy International pattern detachable magazines.
For the full story, visit www.tactical-life.com/firearms/kimber-advanced-tactical-soc-rifle
Tactical-Life.com and Panteao Productions got some excellent video coverage during SHOT Show and we thought it would be great to share it with our readers here at SSD. This week, it’s the Beretta ARX100, a multi-caliber piston carbine featuring a polymer chassis, ambidextrous controls, a side folding buttstock.
The ARX100 is the civilian version of the AR160 adopted by the Italian military. Interestingly, it accepts AR magazines. In addition to a full length Picatinny rail, it also utilizes pins which means no tools to break it down.
For the full story, visit www.tactical-life.com/magazines/beretta-arx100-5-56mm.
Tactical-Life.com and Panteao Productions got some excellent video coverage during SHOT Show and we thought it would be great to share it with our readers here at SSD. This video introduces the Lewis Machine & Tool (LMT) DMR Stock and SLK8 Receiver.
The new LMT DMR AR buttstock released during SHOT Show is designed for use with a mil-spec carbine extension tube, offering three separate position adjustments. In addition, the cheek weld height and the length of pull can both be adjusted to 45 different positions. Intended for 3-gun competitions, the slick side SLK8 receiver (think LM8 with no rails) offers a stainless steel 5R cut-rifled barrel (available in 16″ and 20″) with a 1-in-7.5-inch twist rate, an ambidextrous magazine release, a two-stage match trigger and Ergo grip.
For the full story, visit Tactical-Life.com/magazines/guns-and-weapons/lmt-new-2014.
