Tactical Atlas Firearm Blog

The CTS is a heavy duty, for-real steel target for serious shooters. At the end of the day, my only question was why didn’t I have one of these sooner?

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Eric from IV8888 drops a belt of 7.62x51mm NATO on an AR500 plate to see just how the hard plate reacts to the full-auto treatment.

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Richard and the FullMag gang picked up some AR500 body armor, which is proof to 5.56 M855, and went at it with a MK149-4 armor-piercing round, which it isn't quite rated for.

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The home of exotic shotgun shell experimentation, Taofledermaus, gave some in-house produced "glitter bomb" slugs a try, with rather sparkling results.

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Airsoft armored suit designer decides to incorporate real body armor into a suit that is straight out of Star Wars

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By request, AR500 tested its Level III Hard Body Armor against 12-gauge, 1-ounce slugs at 30 yards with PAXCON Line-X Spall and Fragmentation Mitigation protective coating. While the rounds will not penetrate, will they be contained?

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What happens when a 7.62x54 round hits a level III armor plate? Under the best circumstances, the bullet will fragment. But there are dangers beyond penetratinon. AR500 has you covered. Literally. Click through to see how their plates stand up.

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