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A good set of Spartan Armor Systems Steel Core Body Armor or Composite/Ceramic Armor plates won’t get anyone very far without a well built, properly selected plate carrier. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of options available in all configurations at all price points. The sheer volume of options can be daunting, but our selection can be broken down into two main categories: • Low Profile carriers like our Spartan Armor Systems ECP • Tactical carriers like our Leonidas Pl …

Are you looking for a killer (comfortable) Tactical Vest and body armor? Check out this review by Military Guy! Sliding on my armor plate carrier (tactical vest) over my head and strapping the velcro into place. Adjusting everything and making sure I am good to go. My partner Chief Holland check my vest over, double checking everything when he turned me around and said, “man, that vest is awesome and looks great.” I told him I got it from Spartan Armor Systems. It was …

Fragmentation protection is a critical feature when selecting your body armor platform. A common drawback of steel body armor is that projectiles can fragment and ricochet off the face at a zero to 20 degree angle. This means that bullet fragments have the potential to end up in your legs, arms, neck and head which may result in life treating injuries. A full coat of our fragmentation mitigation coating prevents or greatly minimizes these types of injuries. Put simply, a $60 upgrade to o …

Body armor can save your life, but that doesn’t mean being shot will feel very good. Although comfort might not be your main concern in the event of an ambush or sudden firefight, you want to make sure that you keep your head in the game to make it out of the situation alive. That’s the thinking behind trauma pads, which are essentially slim and extremely light layers of padding worn behind body armor that decrease blunt force trauma on impact so you don’t get injured or stunned. T …

If you want to protect yourself from severe bodily harm in a world that’s becoming increasingly more violent and unpredictable, you should invest in high-quality composite body armor. But if you feel you need body armor to keep yourself safe, you need to choose the body armor that’s right for your needs and the type of threats you think you’ll encounter. Some armor is meant to be stab or spike resistant, while others are made to be bullet proof. Some types of body armor offer p …