Not all bulletproof backpack inserts are the same. Here’s a rundown of what you need to know when it comes to ballistic backpack inserts. Are you looking for a bulletproof backpack insert? Whether you landed here because you’ve seen them in the news or you just decided to look for new ways to protect yourself […]
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ShotStop Body Armor Defeats 30 Rounds of .223 from an AR-15!
ShotStop’s Duritium III+PS body armor plate is a lightweight, thin (0.9″), affordable polyethylene (UHMWPE) amor panel. And, in this body armor review video, you’ll see how strong it is, too – successfully defeating 30 rounds of .223 55-grain FMJ from an AR 15.
The World’s Most Advanced Body Armor for Police Officers
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. […]
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 […]
ShotStop Level III Swimmer Plates
Having to buy your own plates and being required to wear plates can be a pain in the ass plain and simple, but when you buy/wear your plates you do it for a reason – to save your life or another’s life. My job requires me to be as fast as I can be and […]
What’s the Difference Between 5.56 and .223?
There is enough difference in performance between the 5.56 and .223 to warrant some consideration if looking at the two for a specific purpose. In some cases, you will want to be very picky about the type of round you are shooting based on your desired external and terminal ballistic performance. You may find that you need a certain type […]
Watch | Learn wind calls for long distance shooting
In the world of long-range shooting, it is often said that “Beginners talk ballistics, experts talk wind calls”. Indeed, there seems to be as much myth as there is math regarding the correction of the horizontal component of trajectory, so here’s a video from Outdoor Life’s “Gun Lab” series, covering wind reads. -Rex Nanorum @Rexnanorum […]
External Ballistics for Long Range Shooting: Elevation and Windage
When there is a firing elevation or depression angle, that is, when you’re firing with the barrel inclined upward (uphill) or downward (downhill), the bullet always hits higher than the aimed point. This happens when sights are zeroed on a level range, and then the shot is taken to a target positioned at the same distance […]