For the men and women on our front lines of law enforcement, the right body armor is the essential life-saving technology in active threat scenarios. Whether you are police, fire, security detail or tactical, but it’s been more than thirty years since any disruptive technologies in ballistics protection have been brought to market. Until now. […]
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Why Body Armor Should Be Worn During Training
Guest Contributor, Scott Burton, BodyArmorNews.com The only way police officers can learn how body armor will affect their performance is by wearing it during training. Hard and soft body armor will each have a different impact. So, wearing both types of during firearms and defensive tactics (DT) training will allow officers to be much better […]
ShotStop Lifesaving Ballistics | Body Armor for Firefighters and EMS
Body armor is not always the first thing on the mind of firefighters, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and other first responders. In today’s world, however, it is just as important for firefighters, EMS and first responders to be protected. Lightweight body armor can help in situations involving any potential for gunfire or stab or spike possibilities. On […]
ShotStop Ballistics | What is Duritium Technology with regards to Body Armor?
Hi, I’m Jason Henkel with ShotStop® Ballistics and we are here today to talk a little bit about our new technology called Duritium® technology. ShotStop is the Registered Trademark holder and patent pending holder of Duritium technology. Basically, what Duritium is, it’s a next generation polyethylene that has an unusually high tensile strength. This tensile strength […]
Curvature and Coatings in Body Armor
We evolved our line to include all the attributes that were needed from all the different sub-sectors or law enforcement and military. If you look at law enforcement, if you’re a SWAT operator, that’s a very different requirement from a patrol officer or a canine operator. In the military, you may have an officer and […]
How a Special Forces Soldier Sets Up Body Armor: Tactical Rifleman Videos
Tactical Rifleman had a request from a viewer that we cover how to setup your Body Armor. Ask and you shall Receive. In this video I cover just the basics, because that is all you really need. Keep your kit simple, carrying only what you need. When you look at my kit in the video, […]
CORDURA vs. Polyurea Body Armor Plate Coverings
What is the difference between CORDURA® and polyurea and how does that difference impact the performance of rifle plates? We consistently hear buyers and dealers ask some form of this question and so we decided to clear the confusion in the video below. What is CORDURA® ballistic fabric? We at ShotStop® selected CORDURA ballistic fabrics […]
How a Navy SEAL sets up his Body Armor: Watch Tactical Rifleman
The guys at Tactical Rifleman provide different points of views regarding shooting, moving, weapons, and tactics from different members of elite military units. This video shows Jason Phalin, former Navy SEAL and founder of Arion Risk LLC, walking us through his personal body armor setup utilized in fast assault, direct action missions and low-visibility operations […]
AR500 Armor | Rimelig Backpack IIIA Soft Body Armor
Unfortunately, items like soft body armor are becoming the norm in today’s day and age. With all the threats of terrorist attacks, active shooters and the violent lone wolf attacks, people are looking for options to increase their survivability. With school shootings such as the recent one in Parkland, Florida, my teenage daughter even keeps one […]
Body armor for Santa? Making Christmas BulletSafe
Did you ever wonder if Santa Claus would be safe without a bulletproof vest? Neither did we, but we wanted to see if a chimney would keep Santa safe. Also, how would pies or canned hams do against the same bullet that our vest stops? We find out all of these things in the latest […]
