Does anyone on /k/ own a real ballistic protection helmet?

Well... I own an M1 that I wear watching war movies. Does that count?

>>33864687
If I had a place all to myself, I'd buy this kind of shit for fun. I'd put it on, and play operator in my house all damn day.

>>33864687
Yes, I have a HHV ATE (lvl IIIA) I bought through Amazon. They removed it but you can still get it through their website.

>>33864716
gf works nights but gets home to early for me too sleep in my gear. life is suffering,

>>33864687
yes, i have one.

one of these saved my life in Afghanistan, so i thought to myself why not get one of these for civilian life?

I feel like with what's going on lately in the U.S. a plate carrier and helmet are a must have.

>>33864687
my fucking room mates hate when i play riot operator at 3am fully dressed up in the crowd control armor

Well if civilians buy vest to protect their vital organs, I dont see any difference with them buying helmets to protect their head

I own 2, a 6b47 and a 6b7-1m. I just collect Russian gear though.

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>>33864726
Yeah, I remember seeing Armor and Plate Carriers under their "restricted weapon paraphernalia" list.

I wonder if a big shooting happened where the perp bought armor related shit from Amazon, because sites like Ebay sell helmets like the one you're talking about, with no problem.

The funny thing is, I can already see two Condor plate carrier models for sale when I search for "plate carriers", despite the restrictions. It's Condor though, so they probably just mistook it for a toy airshit vest for cosplayers, like pic related

>>33864835
Similarly, my roommates hate when I play CBRN riot control/hit-your-friend-with-a-homemade-baton at 3am.

>>33864949
it makes me wish i had 12g bean bag rounds for the 3am fuckery sessions

Yup, kept my Mich since it didn't appear on my turn in list upon leaving the army.

>>33864687
Bought a PASGT for 60 at a gun show. Very fun. Although durring rhe wibter o had no use for it ao i turned it into a headset for my xbox. Which us cringy but but fuck you i was drunk. Im still drun

>>33864881
Amazon got rid of a shitload of gun related stuff for awhile (stuff like muzzle brakes) but recently backed off

I got one for bouldering and rock climbing for extremely autistic reasons but also to have the NVG GoPro mount for climbing videos and having autistic /k/ patches on it to trigger all the hipsters who I climb with

>>33864687
A swedich m90 helmet.

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>>33864850
It's comfy

I just need a belt, socks, telnyashka, gloves, and pads for a full set

>>33864687
Best way to wear NVG

>>33864687
Yeah, I own a collection of kevlar helmets, I also have a full suit of 15th century plate mail.

Your fear of owning armor shows you have a small penis and take it in the ass.

Your already on a government watch list if you have a birth certificate drivers liscence high school diploma, pay your taxes...buy anything earn money, registered to vote or....heres the big one...OWN A GUN, even in red gun friendly states, you are still on a list and the cops know you have firearms in the house if they look ip your address...so

Stop living in fear and live your life.

>>33864949
>hit-your-friend-with-a-homemade-baton at 3am
>homemade baton

What did he mean by this?

>>33864983
Lucky bastard. I got to keep a pair of combat pants, but everything else was on my docs

>>33864835
>>33864949
The moments I ALMOST miss barracks life

steel pots count?

>>33864754
Apparently she wears the combat pants.

>>33864835
>>33864949
>2002
>woken up at 4am
>housemate wearing nothing but Y fronts and a bath towel keffiyeh
>yelling out 'OSAMA!'

I wish I had riot gear for that

>>33864687
Have an old Czech M52 steel helmet. Mostly sits in the closet on top of my pile of cheap Soviet milsurp unless there's tornado warnings. Thought about getting a Kevlar helmet but they're a bit pricy and good luck finding one in the right size.

>>33865419
What kind of plates did you use for your 6b46? I thought about getting standard 10x12 ESAPI's, but is there anything specific you got?

>>33864687

ballistic protection is a novelty and a better investment of money is cans of chili mac and boxes of french toast crunch, powdered milk, and gallons of fresh water

if you have money left over then you buy premium vodka, cigarettes, and one of those little solar pads to charge your phone so you can listen to music as the power grid is down and unable to be fixed for months on end

>>33865743
if you have to ask you already know what he meant by that.

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Yeah, 6b47 and a maritime sohah
Gear is fun

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>>33864687
I own several. This one's the comfiest.

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>>33864687
How can you have a gun safe and not have one of these on top?
pic related...kevlar, cost $40

>>33865419
i also got this helmet

>>33864687
Bought a current issue ACH with an AORII cover (only one available at the time) for like $100.
I don't live in the US so I had to get a friend to ship it to me in the UK. How he avoided ITAR and all that shit is absolutely fucking beyond me. But I love my ACH. Surprisingly, the UK has no laws on body armour or ballistic helmets.

>>33868279
OH! Now I remember how he got past ITAR. He put "Airsoft helmet" on the customs deceleration and the CBP couldn't be fucking bothered to look into it. Gotta love lazy airport workers.

>>33867022

any links to good surplus kevlar helmets?

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Anyone else been waiting on mtek to ship theirs for 10 months?

I have a Crye airFrame. I live near Detroit though.

>>33864704
>wearing shit related to the movie you're watching

I'm glad I'm not the only one who's this autistic.

>>33868541

okay this is a good investment lol

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>>33868703
>his helmet isn't made out of pure solid titanium

heh

Yes, i own a Ops-Core Maritime but i fucked up the snake skin paint, so it has a multicam cover now

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>>33869014

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I've got a Crye Airframe, an Iraqi M90, and an ACH with a 6B28 and a LShZ-2DTM on the way.

Just get a helmet and stop being a pansy.

>>33869057
You could always just repaint it; you know that right?

>>33868503
wtf does it really take take long? i want to order one but so expensive

>>33866046
I don't have plates, only the kevlar it comes with. It's supposed to be rated for all pistol and shotgun rounds besides AP and I don't larp hard enough to want them right now

>>33864687
i'm a dirty neverserved and have an ach and a couple pasgt helmets.

>>33869240
custom patch?

>>33869809
oh and i have a gulf war era kevlar tanker helmet

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>>33869240
>a bunch of gay helmets
>not superior hohol engineered TOR-D
Swerve peon

>>33869014

implying you have the neck of titanium required to wear it longer than 5 minutes

I have a pasgt helmet.

>>33865721
>I also have a full suit of 15th century plate mail
How much and where?
I don't care about the rest of your narrative.

>>33871031
nice coverage, why not just tie a side plate to the top of your head?

>>33868666
Satan trips has spoken!

I, too, am glad.

>>33864687
Nice try ATF
>IIIa MICH
>but the government will never find out about the rest of the armor I ordered online and had shipped directly to my home

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>>33864687

Of course I do, OP.

Both the helmet and vest is 3A rated.

Why wouldn't you want to protect your noggin'?

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>>33868666
Satan confirmed autist. Things in the bibble make sense now.

>Seems a bit overkill for a civilian to have and if I bought one I'd probably never put it on outside of the home

There are crazier people than you and not to mention that civil wars happen all over the world, just not in the United States as much. But regardless, it's a possibility with gangs, ethical conflicts, and short sighted politicians. Such a thing might happen and usually the two different opposing US governments would start drafting people, of course both sides would be near mirrors of each other such as the American Civil War, while you will get drafted, at least you'd have some form of protection that the government might not even supply people with. If gangs start running rampant to the extent that cops can't stop them like in Detroit or like El Salvador, you might need to defend yourself or just leave the area. Or maybe just a bunch of immigrants will rebel and cause a bunch of problems. Who knows? It could be a natural disaster like Yellow stone.

I mean it could happen, it's like that it might at least once in the next 100 years, but I wouldn't stress it too much.

>>33864754
>put on gear
>stay up late
>gf comes home
>we operator now

>>33868541
nigger, go to joes and get the flak vests

>>33868320
eBay

>>33869736
Do you think Sapi's would fit it?

>>33865419
where did u get ur 7b1-m helmet cover?I have a shitty one from ebay on it and another one i bought didnt fit on the thing and all the pockets on the cover were stictched up.

got a 6b23-1m with the kevlar and original plates from russia, and a 7b1-m, is pretty nice.

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>>33865743
You know me too well anon. But in all seriousness, I got a selfie-stick with a tripod, but it broke, and now it lives again. Pretty solid for chinesium.

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>>33872723
Everything you see came with the helmet

>>33872668
From what I hear 10x12 plates fit. Never tried it myself though. I think Nick has a set in his >>33869240

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>>33864687
The honor of my waifu isn't gonna defend itself ya know

>>33871031
How is it?

>>33873311
I don't have 10x12 plates and 10x12 are not the same as SAPIs. That being said, I hear SAPIs fit, but have no experience.

I got a pasgt off ebay for $50 and a skydex upgrade kit that has helmet pads and a 4 point chinstrap. I like it.

>>33874155
I thought you had a set, weird. Musta been someone else

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>>33864687
yes, also a 6b47. i use it for bblarping and just for fun.

>>33873290

I like you

>>33874973
>pasgt off ebay for $50
I've been trying to get one for a while now but I can't find surplus extra large helmets anywhere.

>>33864687

Yeah I got an old PASGT that I keep with a kevlar vest and gas mask in the trunk of my car.

I have them for no particular reason other than I bought them to have them... just in case.

>>33874996
I've got a set of ESAPIs but mine are in XL because I'm a big guy. I could probably stand to size down to L but I'm not going to do that until I can get a deal.

>>33864687
Where do you think you are?

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>>33864687
Can these function as a bike helmet?

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>>33864687
Yes, I have the Ops-core high cut. Getting NVG's in a few paychecks.

>>33876196
What headset is that? I've been wanting an earpro/coms setup for a while now.

>>33876376
Peltor ComTac XPI in black, they sadly removed the listing for desert the day before I could purchase them, but paint works fine. Attached with Peltor Ops Core archs, also have a boom mic for it.

Really great headset with noise cancelling, works great even without the noise cancelling as just standard earpro.

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>>33864687
Alpenhelm best helm.

>>33876397
Thanks anon. Where are some good places to shop and browse for that kind of thing?

>>33876431
Unsure, I buy most of my stuff from NorseGear(Norwegian store), maybe Amazon has some good offers.

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>>33864687
Yeah, I do. Several infact, ranging from old steel pots to modern kevlars.

It's no different from having a body armor (which I also got a handful): a day without needing one is a happy one, but it'd suck to need one and not have it. Plus, I'd say covering your noggin from ballistic threats and blunt trauma is even more important.

That being said, being in the reserves + living right next to a nut-case super power gives more than good enough excuses to have such pieces around.

>>33876463

Hi Norge-bro. I get a lot of my stuff from there as well. Good store.

>>33866184
Helmets are always useful, no army ever marched without some sort of hard hat.

>>33871033
Helmets are actually the best way to build neck strength.

>>33876935
pretty good site, I'm currently looking into Down Range Tactical Outfitters, they have a Norwegian site and a lot of cool stuff. But I'm unsure how much of it can actually be shipped here. They have NVG mounts and weapon lasers, but those tend to be ITAR regulated.

>>33877018

Thanks for the tip (giggety!). I'll be sure to check 'em out. For ITAR stuff, just get a buddy in the US to ship the items to you. I have it done all the time with optics, gun stocks, chassis systems, magazines etc..

>>33877096
I usually just get stock, mags and weapon related things from Brownells, or 2alfa

>>33864726

Same here. I bought it to hang my PVS-14 off and I'm happy with it.

>>33864687
I would wear one during hunting season. You never know what drunk chucklefucks will do.

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>body armour is banned
>only gun you can get without a license is a flintlock muzzle loader

>>33864687
If you want one because you think they're cool, go for it.

If you want one because you actually imagine yourself as part of some ad hoc militia playing soldier in some completely unlikely catastrophic event in which we're all fighting eachother, then that's silly.

>>33864687
actually that thing would be overkill to allow law enforcement to have. Just use a regular tard helmet

>>33869344
No idea why so long. Their site says 12-14 weeks. Maybe they should update that to months.

The next surplus MICH I see on sale is getting bought and high-cut

I've been thinking about doing it for a while now

>>33864687
I have loads of them

Two British MK6s with riot napes and demining/riot ace shields, a rabintex 85 Irish, a brodie, A British tankers helmet

Why do you ask?

I don't wear them to the shops

I have used the ones with face shields when handling sensitive primers etc

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I have an Airframe, mainly to mount my PVS-14 when I go night hog hunting. I only got it because I received it at a discount, plus for a few bucks more I figured the ballistic protection would be alright over a regular bump helmet; in case I accidentally get Dick Cheney'd while I'm out hunting.

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>>33871653
>God is the original Chad and does whatever he wants
>Creates worlds and everyone loves him
>Makes other chad angels like Michael
>BETA UPRISING REEEEEEE

>>33864687
yes

>>33878145
literally why do you not move away from such an awful place?
Also where is this place, so I can avoid it at any cost

>>33876416
sexy as fuck

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>>33880647
Thanks. It still has the soldier's identification tag in it, which has his name, company number, and address. I think I'm going to study back up on German and write him a letter.

>>33879519
That's not a PVS-14...

>>33878145
Where is that, Poland?

>>33864824
This have ach and plate carrier, plate carrier saved my ass twice in Afghanistan and a good bucket rounds out the package

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>>33880925

Uh, yes it is. Don't know what the fuck you're smoking.

>>33881113
Thanks for tha cereal ;^)

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What kinda ear protection would fit with a PASGT helmet? I'm not looking for something top of the line.

>>33881195

Pretty sure Howard Leights fit under it.

>>33864687
I'm working on a hi-tech variant of a ballistic helmet at this time. Unfortunately, it's an early prototype so if I get hit while wearing it then I just get a concussion and lose $180 worth of tech.

>>33880932
Fucking please, poland is based as hell. Probably germany or france. Shit maybe asia... hmm.

>>33881163

Np, not like you can do anything with it anyway.

>>33875990
not really, most , if not all ballistic helmets are not DOT/Snell rated

>>33871033
It's not that bad. You just wouldn't want to wear it for half a day on patrol. You want to wear it for an hour or two on a direct action raid. Secondly balance is significantly more important than weight. I've added counterweights to my carbon bump helmet and it has actually made wearing it all day easier.

>>33881748
>balance is significantly more important than weight
can confirm

>>33865746
>let me keep my IBA (with soft armor and plates), my IOTV (with soft armor and plates), both my helmets (ACH and commo-cut MICH), and my Kestrel
>made me turn in my 2-piece flight suits despite all of them having permanent rips and bloodstains
Bastards. Those are the comfiest fucking pants ever.

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>>33880901
>HE
>HE
>HE WE GO

>>33875342
I like you too, anon. #OpenRP

>>33865721
Even in states where the state constitution expressly forbids firearm registries? That's the law in CO but I wouldn't put it past the cops to sneak a way to fuck us over

>>33864687
I have an old SPECTRA. Basically a French PASGT.

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Of course I do, where would I mount my NVGs if I didn't?

>>33886879
I smell canadian

>>33887367
Worse, California. Besides, the canuks can't get gen three wizardry.

>>33876463

Hvorfor i helvete haven't I heard of that one before? Are they decent?

>>33881933
trade you
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Set-Army-A2CU-Multicam-Aircrew-Flight-Uniform-Jacket-Trousers-Medium-Short-/322502853532?hash=item4b16ab039c:g:DIMAAOSwX61ZCQ~7
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Drifire-Flight-suit-Jacket-and-Pants-2-Piece-khaki-tan-/222501173521?hash=item33ce1a7911:g:oTEAAOSww9xZDUKB

I have a shitload of helmets. Most of them are WW2 vintage though so more likely to attract attention than help me avoid it. I however happily have a PASGT should SHTF, and a flak vest.

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>>33881748
>>33881894
Yeah, wearing unbalanced night vision goggles on your helmet is pretty uncomfortable.

>>33887632
NorseGear is the old Equipnorshop/Equipnor, who orders most of the stuff to the Norwegian Military, like helmets, carriers, plates, etc. But they sell most of the stuff commercially as well. They're also releasing a new (GoreTex?)uniform soon, theyve been teasing it on their facebook site, and pvnor(TMBN) has been teasing it as well.

>>33887407
We can, but we can only get it from Russia, so no PVS.