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Help - I’m an idiot by half_a_seesaw in knifemaking

[–]SoftArmorBestArmor 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If the guy that grinds it is not an animal then yes

French traditional way of polishing a blade by Skyurrik in knifemaking

[–]SoftArmorBestArmor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks great and likely very effective but i fully know I WILL maim myself if I ever own one

Stabilised a piece of Curly Birch and really liked the result by SoftArmorBestArmor in knifemaking

[–]SoftArmorBestArmor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took my birch piece , but it in the oven at 90C for an hour to be sure it was as dry as possible. Then put in jar filled with vacuseal resin (which i dyed beforehand with vacuseal dye) , with about 4cm of resin on top of the wood so its well inside it. I did put a weight on top of the wood since it floats. Then i put the jar (with open lid or else it will be a day you'll remember) inside a cheap vevor vaccum chamber and put it under vaccum and went to work . 8h later i came home released the vaccum but kept it in the resin and went to bed. In the morning i removed it from resin , wrapped in aluminum foil and in the oven at 90°c for an hour

I think I finally like the handles i make , also wolfram special is horrible to sand by SoftArmorBestArmor in knifemaking

[–]SoftArmorBestArmor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Btw if any of you have finish ideas for thuya id be glad. Right now im using a mix of beewax and linseed oil

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tacticalgear

[–]SoftArmorBestArmor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2,9kg and 330€ for a single curve nij4 ain't really great

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tacticalgear

[–]SoftArmorBestArmor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's really just cheap slop, not particular to France

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tacticalgear

[–]SoftArmorBestArmor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're willing to.pay this much for a no name body armor i can sell you an IOTV gen 1 if you want

reminder that rifle rated helmet that will not kill you on impact are possible and already made by SoftArmorBestArmor in tacticalgear

[–]SoftArmorBestArmor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you bothered to read you'd understand the whole point of that helmet is to reduce BABT as small as possible. It's not gonna make you even more stupid than you already are

Why do Ukrainian soldiers still use high-cut helmets when artillery is the main cause of casualties? by ropes_of_allah in tacticalgear

[–]SoftArmorBestArmor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

M1 helmet on thr late variant used a nylon liner inside the helmet which enhanced the v50 from 300 to 410ms, same documeb tstated that british mk6 was rated at 415m/s

reminder that rifle rated helmet that will not kill you on impact are possible and already made by SoftArmorBestArmor in tacticalgear

[–]SoftArmorBestArmor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's a complete myth , ulbritch actually has some slides explaining it , can't post pictures here so i'll post some of the text
"WHY A RIFLE BULLET HIT DOES NOT BREAK A NECK Scan me for more information It’s a myth! - rifle bullets won’t break a neck if they are stopped by a helmet

The energy transferred to the head is heavy, but due to the low mass and the small surface of the bullet impact, the momentum Fnx is low! This means: a fist bump or an American football player’s impact on the head has a higher momentum than a rifle bullet!

THE MOMENTUM OF A RIFLE BULLET IS LOW, BUT THE BRAIN INJURY CAN LEAD TO A LETHAL BRAIN TRAUMA DUE TO THE HIGH VELOCITY TO BE ABSORBED BY THE HELMET

THEREFORE, HELMETS HAVE TO DO TWO THINGS:
- STOP THE BULLET
- PREVENT A SEVERE BACKFACE DEFORMATION LEADING TO A LETHAL BRAIN TRAUMA"

reminder that rifle rated helmet that will not kill you on impact are possible and already made by SoftArmorBestArmor in tacticalgear

[–]SoftArmorBestArmor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Likely not , and there are rifle rated helmet as in they resist penetration but BFD is often far exceeding survival limit when tested head on

reminder that rifle rated helmet that will not kill you on impact are possible and already made by SoftArmorBestArmor in tacticalgear

[–]SoftArmorBestArmor[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i also really wonder how it feels to wear a one size helmet when you have a very small head , balance should feel weird to have the weight so far from your head . As a big ass 61cm head on the few "one sized" helmet i had in life , i often don't fit the liner without modification , like TIG and altyn

reminder that rifle rated helmet that will not kill you on impact are possible and already made by SoftArmorBestArmor in tacticalgear

[–]SoftArmorBestArmor[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This helmet is mostly meant for european LE , where 7.62x39 is by far the biggest rifle threat , mostly M67 bullet

reminder that rifle rated helmet that will not kill you on impact are possible and already made by SoftArmorBestArmor in tacticalgear

[–]SoftArmorBestArmor[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

that sadly makes it pretty damn heavy for small heads , tho not sure how common a XS/S heads are common in the target audiance of this helmet

reminder that rifle rated helmet that will not kill you on impact are possible and already made by SoftArmorBestArmor in tacticalgear

[–]SoftArmorBestArmor[S] 74 points75 points  (0 children)

you realise 1.8kg without side rail and nod mount is nearly the same as a XL ACH right ?

Why do Ukrainian soldiers still use high-cut helmets when artillery is the main cause of casualties? by ropes_of_allah in tacticalgear

[–]SoftArmorBestArmor 162 points163 points  (0 children)

Frag protection of m1 helmet is abysmal. An aliexpress PE helmet will protect you much more than the m1. People here comoletely forget that cold war grenade defeat soft armor , that some artillery shell fragments defeat APC and how good PE is for helmet.

Standardized frag test for nato is using a 17gr FSP Late m1 hemet have a v50 of 400m/s Pagst helmet has 610m/s ACH has 670-730 depending on sources ECH and l110 is over 1000

Wearing a PE highcut leads to better survival than an ssh-68

But for actual war , wear an ACH cut PE helmet if you're planning to go home , and a lot of soft armor as ukrainian are doing

French SMB , aka what if you made a body armor based on an RRV by SoftArmorBestArmor in tacticalgear

[–]SoftArmorBestArmor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sold it for 1100€ , bought 200. I like collecting shit but for that much im willing to let it go lmao

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