Comments on: Steel Shield for Policemen is Bullet-Proof (Apr, 1933) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/19/steel-shield-for-policemen-is-bullet-proof/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:44:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/19/steel-shield-for-policemen-is-bullet-proof/comment-page-1/#comment-1079431 Firebrand38 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:50:35 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/19/steel-shield-for-policemen-is-bullet-proof/#comment-1079431 Aaron: You're correct. Only amateurs use the term "bullet proof" nowadays. The original ones were only rated to stop fragments. We had a Colonel going around saying they would stop a rifle round, so we took a helmet out to the range and fired a 7.62 rifle bullet at a K-pot from 400 yards. Of course it passed through both sides of the helmet. The newer K-pots, the ACH or Advanced Combat Helmet are supposed to provide more protection against some 9mm rounds, but yeah stuff doesn't bounce off without leaving a scratch like on an old episode of Airwolf. Aaron: You’re correct. Only amateurs use the term “bullet proof” nowadays. The original ones were only rated to stop fragments. We had a Colonel going around saying they would stop a rifle round, so we took a helmet out to the range and fired a 7.62 rifle bullet at a K-pot from 400 yards. Of course it passed through both sides of the helmet. The newer K-pots, the ACH or Advanced Combat Helmet are supposed to provide more protection against some 9mm rounds, but yeah stuff doesn’t bounce off without leaving a scratch like on an old episode of Airwolf.

]]> By: Aaron http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/19/steel-shield-for-policemen-is-bullet-proof/comment-page-1/#comment-1079430 Aaron Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:32:16 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/19/steel-shield-for-policemen-is-bullet-proof/#comment-1079430 Bullet proof or bullet resistant? I betcha some of those dents will become holes if they're struck repeatedly. Reminds me of a Kevlar helmet I saw and almost bought in an Army surplus store on Canal Street, NYC back in 1998 or so - someone had been proof testing it - there were nasty gouges on the surface of it, with crayon circles and arrows and stuff like "158 gr. .38 spl" "9mm 110gr JHP", etc... Bullet proof or bullet resistant? I betcha some of those dents will become holes if they’re struck repeatedly.
Reminds me of a Kevlar helmet I saw and almost bought in an Army surplus store on Canal Street, NYC back in 1998 or so – someone had been proof testing it – there were nasty gouges on the surface of it, with crayon circles and arrows and stuff like “158 gr. .38 spl” “9mm 110gr JHP”, etc…

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/19/steel-shield-for-policemen-is-bullet-proof/comment-page-1/#comment-96581 jayessell Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:12:04 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/19/steel-shield-for-policemen-is-bullet-proof/#comment-96581 "OK boys. I'm about to take a picture for "Popular Science". Stand closer to the ricocheting bullets." That's mighty good police work there, Lou. “OK boys. I’m about to take a picture for “Popular Science”.
Stand closer to the ricocheting bullets.”

That’s mighty good police work there, Lou.

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