Monday, June 4, 2018

Will Level 3 Body Armor Protect Against 5.56mm and 7.62x39mm Threats?

There is a great deal of misunderstanding about body armor and its protective capability, or lack thereof, against rifle threats today. This is due in part to a lack of factual information, and in part due to virtually obsolete official rating system that is poorly understood among the general public and more than few professional users.

I am of course referring to the National Institute of Justice’s NIJ 0101.06 armor protection ratings.  Since the early 1970’s this has been the standard by which body armor protection levels are measured. Unfortunately, changing threats and technology,...

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