This document details the nitty-gritty details about armor certification: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/223054.pdf
Here's a link to the list of all armor manufacturers maintaining a certification for one or more products: https://cjtec.org/compliance-testing-program/compliant-product-lists/ (long load). Alternative link that displays in full-screen: https://www.justnet.org/app/tims/CPLReport.aspx (very long load time)
One last piece of advice, find some armor you can try on from a friend just to get an idea of what you might need. Worst thing would be to buy it and it doesn't fit your body well.
I know it can be hard to find someone like that you can trust but it could save you a lot of trouble.
Thank you, this is great and I will save it for later!
This document details the nitty-gritty details about armor certification: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/223054.pdf
Here's a link to the list of all armor manufacturers maintaining a certification for one or more products: https://cjtec.org/compliance-testing-program/compliant-product-lists/ (long load). Alternative link that displays in full-screen: https://www.justnet.org/app/tims/CPLReport.aspx (very long load time)
One last piece of advice, find some armor you can try on from a friend just to get an idea of what you might need. Worst thing would be to buy it and it doesn't fit your body well.
I know it can be hard to find someone like that you can trust but it could save you a lot of trouble.
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