Where to buy Bulletproof material...

[citizensm1th]

ceramics are the way to go, either those or according to british army folk law a wet mod issue blanket could stop 9mm para back in the late 70's early 80's

but then we had just bought a whole shed load of shonky cheep ammo from india

[Catatafish]

Google boron carbide. Plates can be held in pouches, casing etc.

[98elise]

RightOn said:

That's a very strange question to post on an internet forum, if you don't mind me saying so.

Quite normal for this site. We've had someone asking how to import an elephant, and another wanted to know how to remove the wings from a jet provost.

Building a bulletproof briefcase is just run of the mill around these parts

[citizensm1th]

what kind of tactical luggage would Sir/Madam require?

http://www.bulletblocker.com/bullet-proof-briefcas...

[CountZero23]

citizensm1th said:

what kind of tactical luggage would Sir/Madam require?

http://www.bulletblocker.com/bullet-proof-briefcas...

There's actually a market for this stuff?

Yanks are hilarious.

[PAUL500]

Surely even if the material would not be penetrated by a bullet the cross section of coverage to the body of a bag is tiny and the impact would rip the bag out of your arms anyway?

[Olivero]

citizensm1th said:

what kind of tactical luggage would Sir/Madam require?

http://www.bulletblocker.com/bullet-proof-briefcas...

I looked at that site and think I can do a much better job. They are all pretty ugly and also heavy to carry around. I am aiming for something stylish and light weight.

[Fozziebear]

PAUL500 said:

Surely even if the material would not be penetrated by a bullet the cross section of coverage to the body of a bag is tiny and the impact would rip the bag out of your arms anyway?

9mm won't move much, it normally stops dead on impact. 45 or 357 is another story, it'll hit hard, 7.62 will crack a plate, 5.56 can penetrate cheap plates.

[ReaderScars]

Zero Centurion Elite + DIY carbide/kevlar panels would be my choice

http://catalog.zerocases.com/category/centurion-el...

[Olivero]

PAUL500 said:

Surely even if the material would not be penetrated by a bullet the cross section of coverage to the body of a bag is tiny and the impact would rip the bag out of your arms anyway?

I have seen a smartphone that stopped a bullet. Yes that was just pure luck...

[Wacky Racer]

98elise said:

RightOn said:

That's a very strange question to post on an internet forum, if you don't mind me saying so.

Quite normal for this site. We've had someone asking how to import an elephant, and another wanted to know how to remove the wings from a jet provost.

Building a bulletproof briefcase is just run of the mill around these parts

Even people saying I have £5,000 to spend, what car shall I buy with four wheels, a roof and a steering wheel?

PH is a mine of information....

[red_slr]

Don't take this the wrong way but you don't sound like you have much ballistics XP. People who are going to spend a reasonable sum on an item which should in theory save their life expect a bit of operational experience.

Its a fair idea but its a product that already exists and its not really suited to EDC.

The bottom line is for what you want for your situation a normal type 2 vest will do the job. Its going to work at all times and be much more covert, cheaper and probably more reliable.

[GC8]

You could buy a used NIJ IIIA jacket and take out the front panel and trim that, but a used ceramic insert would make it properly 'bullet proof'.

[Olivero]

red_slr said:

Don't take this the wrong way but you don't sound like you have much ballistics XP.

No offence taken. You are quite right.

red_slr said:

People who are going to spend a reasonable sum on an item which should in theory save their life expect a bit of operational experience.

The idea is to make something that is cheap, lightweight and could help in the right circumstances.
The very fact that it would only be the size of a briefcase is the first thing that would make it of limited use.
I am thinking much more of a situation where there is a random nutter in the street shooting and this would be better than nothing.
It would also make for a good talking point in the boardroom...

[Duke147]

I've got a bulletproof watch...
https://youtu.be/HndUTAbl1KIg
Cost me just short of £8.00 from eBay.

Edited by Duke147 on Tuesday 28th March 00:39

[Yipper]

Olivero said:

citizensm1th said:

what kind of tactical luggage would Sir/Madam require?

http://www.bulletblocker.com/bullet-proof-briefcas...

I looked at that site and think I can do a much better job. They are all pretty ugly and also heavy to carry around. I am aiming for something stylish and light weight.

There was one a couple years ago that got some publicity.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3096245/Fo...

[anonymous-user]

I honestly can't see anything than being a pointless idea. What is the point of it, to protect you from gun fire, when most gunfire will be before you can blink.

[Vaud]

CountZero23 said:

There's actually a market for this stuff?

Yanks are hilarious.

I've just spent an evening in NY with a colleague who is categorically convinced that adding more guns to the streets with lower barriers to ownership is the route to increased security.

Oh, and encryption for everyone, the state can't be trusted.

[5ohmustang]

MrBarry123 said:

5ohmustang is the bloke you want to speak to...

He could just use a Ped Egg on his heels and give you the shavings.

I'm currently driving in a bad storm, I'll post my thoughts on this tomorrow.

But for now...

The thunder rolls.
https://youtu.be/rOs9aOn74UI

[jdw100]

A bag won't help you.

When 50OHMustache and I were running covert ops behind enemy lines in twenny oh two during Operation Desert Spider Strike Top Trump II we realised we needed light weight ballistic protection. Obviously bullets fired by the A-rabs weren't as powerful as as those blasted down range from our American (oh say can you see....) AR-19 'Freedom Givers' but we still needed protection as well as flexibility.

We assessed a number of potential solutions such as ---redacted --- and --redacted -- and even --redacted--!

In the end though the solution was simple - we become bullet proof ourselves. Each day for six months a team of the best boxers in our unit (Walrus Team 8) would pummel us all over our bodies non-stop for eight or more hours.

After being punched hard in the stomach over 1 million times my abs can now deflect most calibres (sorry calibers) up to and including .99 and no word of a lie I once saw 50OH take a direct hit to his cranium from an RPG and shrug it off.

My advice to you, OP, is to leave your nice brownstone and go to the nearest martial arts centre (sorry, center) and get them to beat you until bulletproof. That way you won't need no nancy-boy bag or a cowards-briefcase.

(note; no one has actually carried a briefcase since about 2005)