ARCH ballistic helmet stops .50AE

[@PolenarTactical]

Special discount for PGD ARCH helmet and other ballistic protection! polenartactical.com/shop/258-ballistic-protection

[@kenananaquitchichich4772]

"Maybe you die, maybe you become a Biden voter" 🤣🤣🤣 As an American watching a Slovenian say this! We love you!

[@Mahmoud_Yasser-Baraka.]

خوذة رائعه

[@fell9654]

It's rated 3A, but it can handle up to meme level threats like 50AE

[@PolenarTactical]

"meme level threats" - i love it! I will use this description next time :D

[@Butter_Warrior99]

@@PolenarTactical, Same energy as yeet cannon.

[@fell9654]

​@@PolenarTactical 😆

[@CanadianTexaninLiguria]

@@PolenarTactical Don't - it sounds like Millenial nonsense

[@joe125ful]

Question is:How your head handle that impact:)

[@Six4691]

Great combination of comedy and technical information! Thanks for sharing.

[@PolenarTactical]

Thanks for the comment :)

[@PsihoKekec]

When Joker asks whether you know how he got those scars, the mouth hooks + .50 AE are the the answer.

[@sylaconnocalys8443]

uuugh now that is a horrifying image my brain just cooked up thanks for that

[@dj1NM3]

Let's be honest here, there is slight difference between "it stops .50AE" and "it would protect the wearer from .50AE". I was impressed that it ate a 7.62x25 round with apparently no problem, usually it's expected its higher velocity and smaller diameter would defeat 3A.

[@Ivan_I99999]

Isn’t IIIA is tested for 9mm traveling at 1400 FPS?

[@doejohn8674]

@@Ivan_I99999 Type IIIA armor that is new and unworn shall be tested with .357 SIG FMJ Flat Nose (FN) bullets with a specified mass of 8.1 g (125 gr) and a velocity of 448 m/s ± 9.1 m/s (1470 ft/s ± 30 ft/s) and with .44 Magnum Semi Jacketed Hollow Point (SJHP) bullets with a specified mass of 15.6 g (240 gr) and a velocity of 436 m/s ± 9.1 m/s (1430 ft/s ± 30 ft/s).

[@the7observer]

really depends on the type of 7.62x25 used, there are light loads that make it slower and there hot loads that make it go fast pottentially increasing range and penetration. Can go from 1200ft/s (376m/s) to loads up to almost 1600ft/s (497m/s). I couldn't find which ammo type was used in PPSH during WW2 by the soviets but they had whole companies equipped only with PPSH SMGs for suppression, covering flanks, covering front, etc (battel order at 7:51 in kzbin.info/www/bejne/oITMhaKels1_bc0)

[@czwarty7878]

@@the7observer yeah the penetration power of 7.62x25 is kinda a meme at this point and rather overrated. I think only the czech steel core +P would actually have chance to penetrate IIIA. Standard 7.62 TT is definitely not more powerful than .357 SIG. About PPSh Avtomatchiki units, I heard they did have separate ammo for TT pistols and PPSh-s, supposedly with steel core and more power for SMG, but what is actual energy and penetration of these is very hard to find.

[@Gungnir762]

Great to see you guys still adding in humour. Prima.

[@disturbed66677]

"Maybe you become a biden vot..) 🤣😂🤣 straight up dying over here

[@vmpgsc]

Yep, unexpected and hilarious. LOL.

[@disturbed66677]

@@vmpgsc it's sad when citizens in other countries know how pathetic our sitting president is

[@nottaexpert2690]

I love how they can laugh at our pain.

[@disturbed66677]

@@nottaexpert2690 someone has to laugh cause it sure as hell isn't funny to us.

[@userer4579]

@@disturbed66677 Everyone knows

[@kniffrost]

50ae, is definitely not a daily threat. Wonder how it would hold up to TCM 22?

[@eyezice8413]

I like this, or maybe 17 HMR

[@SeVen0807-m4f]

Love the Morale Improvement System :)

[@surfinoperator]

THXs for another AMAZING & OUTSTANDING & AWESOME & SUPER FUNNY video! Love the interior padding from the helmet, looks like a typical blue/white danish beanie...

[@Butter_Warrior99]

I genuinely thought the smile was an edit. Fucking kudos.

[@phantomvir]

Googly eyes on the manakin head were a nice touch 🤌🤜🤛

[@deanfirnatine7814]

3:55 lol, well done my friends

[@testpilotmafia862]

I think the speed of collapse and its depth would be fatal 90+ % of the time for that .50. Still speaks well of the fiber and matrix.

[@PolenarTactical]

Seems like it but reading about head trauma i have a different opinion. Human skull can withstand tremendeus pressures for very short period of time. This is why people can survive severe car crashes even breaking the front windshield with their head and flying out of the car. It would be interesting to test this but im not quite sure how...

[@OperatorAron]

​@@PolenarTacticali guess just use some voluntier 😂

[@eric97909]

I appreciate the goofiness and lightheartedness too, like the big smile with the helmet 😂

[@donki4307]

Got one, love it... Greatings from Slovakia

[@Poverty-Tier]

*Wanna know how I got this smile?*

[@ericbergfield6451]

Some people just want to watch the world burn.

[@Prophet_Pharaoh]

Does someone know if the Ops Core ACH ARC rails fit on this helmet ? Because the rail looks cheap on how it explodes at 02:24

[@novitchokmirzayanov9035]

Its compatible ?

[@Allen338LM]

Brother that last statement of fact about becoming a Biden voter just made me sspew coffee out my nose 😂 I love y'all's stuff

[@parkerjustice8964]

You should test the UARM helmet next and compare the two.

[@GunsNMoney357]

I'm curious myself. I did purchase one as a backup ballistic helmet, but wonder how well it will actually hold up.

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

I don’t want to see ziga with the morale improvement system activated crawling into my room

[@MisplacedArms]

Great video

[@PolenarTactical]

Thanks

[@apathtrampledbydeer8446]

Ah yes the old "Kill them with a smile" bungees. Or kill'em while smiling?

[@joe125ful]

Joker:Hahahah:)

[@jinksomiabodyart3189]

Mood improving suspenders, nice 🤙

[@krisstac2000]

Finally, now I am waiting for test of PGD plates :)

[@bogartoutlawclan9592]

Dessert Eagle. LOL

[@PrivateSusi]

Good stuff, thanks for testing & entertainment. Got the PGD Arch now, with PGD Arch Helmet Cover M05 While at it, also got the PGD U-Line Chest/Back Plate, NIJ IV should stop your 50AE. Only if I have enough strength to run away them equipped.

[@StrangerOman]

Thx for highlighting the most important part - moral boosting bungees. :) But very nice video, great slowmo and results.

[@John-yg1cq]

What a great joke about the .50 LOL

[@johnzaknich3979]

G-Day Guy's, I hope this isn't a stupid question, but here it goes. What is the shelf life expectancy of a ballistic helmet that hasn't been shot or damaged ? Cheers for the review 🙃🙃🙃🦘🦘🦘

[@PolenarTactical]

Not stupid at all. Shelf life depends on the material and storage conditions. What you usually see stated by the manufacturer 5-10 years is only their guarantee. Most ballistic materials like kevlar and UHMWPE are super stable and resistant to oxidation and a lot of chenicals. Bonding agents can be more sensitive to temperature, UV, chemicals and outside force. There were certain ballistic materials like spectra and goldflex that deteriorate with moisture and continuous use. But for most ballistic material the shelf life in a dry space with no direct UV light is almost unlimited. There were tests done on 30 year old kevlar vests that still worked

[@johnzaknich3979]

@@PolenarTactical Cheers for the quick reply, and info.👍

[@RCZM64]

We tested a 15-years-past "expiration date" level III vest panel and it still stopped 9mm military ball consistently. Of course, it was from a reputable maker.

[@PolenarTactical]

@@RCZM64 Aramid fibers like Kevlar are super resistant and do not expire by itself. But there was a new material similar to Spectra, i think it was Z-shield or something like that, that was quite sensitive to moisture and temperature degradation. It was produced by a reputable company but those ballistic vests degraded so much after years of use in police, that some officer died because it failed to stop the rounds. So it depends on the material, aramid fibers and good UHMWPE should be stable and last for many decades

[@RCZM64]

@@PolenarTactical sorry for the lack of context. Of course good companies can put out bad products. I mentioned that because our issue vest (by goverment decree), that we shot at the same time, was not capable of doing that, even brand new. Even worse protection than some modern chinesium vests. But THAT was not what he asked ;-)

[@noboy345]

Thanks for the sticker and the gummys!!!

[@rexmcstiller4675]

Kevlar is a product name of Aramid

[@xxxm981]

Man, i am glad i got mine when it got available!

[@PepeSnow]

i have a question what would happen if you use rifle gunpowder in a pistol cartridge? . have seen what happened to Scott from kentucky ballistics when a rifle round is loaded with fast burning pistol powder .

[@PolenarTactical]

Nothing much, rifle powder is slower burning than pistol powder. It would still fire but not all of the powder would burn and the velocity of the bullet would be reduced

[@PolenarTactical]

Fun fact, you can actually use certain rifle powder for .50 AE rounds for Desert Eagle but mine doesn't want to cycle it consistently. So i have to use faster burning magnum powder

[@PepeSnow]

@@PolenarTactical brilliant thanks for your reply :) and actually makes sense to me that it would not all burn :)

[@PepeSnow]

@@PolenarTactical I am from the uk so i have no idea about that my friend lol , but hey if it works it works right :)

[@martindrengenxbox360]

I bought a PGD helmet 5 years ago, along with their lvl4 plates for my carrier. Some people told me it was crap because it wasn't Team Wendy, but haters are gonna hate.

[@fennoman9241]

@@SuperBrahimosid trust the test videos which show PGD is good.

[@seennotheard8888]

I would love it if you could feature mili-tech helmets in a video to compare.

[@PolenarTactical]

That would be an interesting comparison

[@michalpeskov1392]

I heard that miltech and aholdtech are Chinese companies that makes good helmets with stable quality. But you have to choose the aramid versions! The disadvantage of militech helmets is that they are heavier than PGD.

[@seennotheard8888]

@@michalpeskov1392 Yep, I have a mili-tech aramid helmet, it seems good quality but the suspension leaves something to be desired. Great value for the price though.

[@khharkivsky]

sir your helmet stopped 50 ae polenar tactical man : 0:10

[@alexc.7274]

Dessert eagle? Lol. Sure beats chocolate pudding

[@tobiasteilmann4703]

Yet again proud to be from Denmark

[@tobiasteilmann4703]

@bLackstar ffs its still called protection group denmark anyway and has denmark in their logo. so i stand by my word and would call it a danish product. besides u wouldent call apple a chinese company just because their phones are assembled in china, its still american.

[@FireCampSecurity]

Ooooh thats what the bungies are for?! 😂

[@scottlehman9738]

Thank you for sharing this. That is a great helmet.

[@monado550]

The joker ziga is terrifying

[@simonmagnum7821]

@3'13 : This is a dessert Eagle, that's why we kept it for the end ;)

[@jameswood8796]

Please do a yugo m57 TT dedicated video with a lot of shooting and maybe some history!!!

[@KevinSmith-yh6tl]

Good one guys.👍

[@Ahmaurnamu]

The amount of salt that’s starting on the other post 😂

[@pyeitme508]

Awesome 😎

[@TheBKnight3]

Totally not related, but do they make googly eyes that size? I kinda want to see a helmet test with one.

[@Guitarsgunsandghosts]

Try underwood extreme hunter 50ae round. Aria ballistics engineering has 400+ grain 50ae ammo now

[@WeatherMan404]

comparing this to oxides test of the ops core and the ihps, this is much more impressive to me over those helms

[@KaletheQuick]

Now I need a full suit of plate armor in that! Just for fashion reasons, i'd be shredded by rifle fire! lol

[@calebsmith6202]

Nonsense, keep the small arms fire at least 700 meters away and you can tank as many rounds as you'd like

[@psychobeam99]

Should have shot it again with a PPS43C. Would have loved to see what those Tok rounds would do with some more muzzle velocity.

[@schmip]

would love to see it go up against a 5.7 through pistol or SBR. Great video!

[@unityistheonlysolution3485]

Ziga, do you ship to the U.S.? (Maybe that was a stupid question, but I’ve asked even more stupid questions in the past.) - Jason/Freedom Fighter Until Death/Vermont, DSA (‘DSA’, meaning “The Divided States Of America”)

[@PolenarTactical]

Yes, we ship internationally. One third of our customers are from the US

[@urlawyer]

The Dessert Eagle is very tasty.

[@SC-qg8wp]

What is your opinion on modern steel helmets?

[@PolenarTactical]

Do those exist? I only know about the German titanium composite helmets

[@SC-qg8wp]

@@PolenarTactical Sure thing. For example the NovaSteel helmet.

[@moritzrossbroich]

Can anyone tell me what the little cable like things on the front of the helmet are for? I have seen them in several models of modern tactical helmets but I can't discern what they are for...

[@PolenarTactical]

Those hooks are for securing helmet mounted NVGs

[@mb741-tnp]

I would of like to see you all shot the .50AE from the appendix carry using the battle gnome solutions IWE holster, that would of made a great inside joke. But I see that you did make a shout out so that’s close enough😏

[@PolenarTactical]

For the next test i will use the IWB holster :D

[@MB-qw1eb]

Isn’t the com situation figured? Why the no hear armor?

[@ercapitanoderoma7411]

Imagine adding side pannels to it

[@_setanta_]

For the 762x25, what brand did you use. I'm interested in if it's a steel cored variant as those are the ones that pen 3a armor

[@colbunkmust]

Probably 85gr fmj lead core from S&B, as they sponsor the channel

[@spikeinheart6797]

Your head is intact but it is in another room.

[@psychopathmedia]

3:57 A foam head is more elastic than a real head, which gave the helmet more space to flex. On a real person's head it likely would've penetrated due to the reduced flexibility. I think comparing with a head made of wood or some other dense material would be interesting to see as well and how it compares to the foam one. I believe it was your channel which also demonstrated a Chinese impact-resistant (non-ballistic) face visor capable of defeating birdshot and you also surmised something similar that it was due to the flexibility of the visor. Same idea

[@sodierthe5771]

helmet weight was 1.45kg compared to OPS CORE's RF1 are 1.58kg(stop 7.62x39mm) , there are actually lighter than OPS one, but i wanna see the rifle round test on ARCH G3 to contradistinction who is the BOSS in the helmet (better weight better ballistic performent) but 426 eur price are actually beating the OPS CORE

[@PolenarTactical]

The weight of ARCH helmet is 1.35kg Hmm, i don't think it would stop a 7.62x39mm round despite .50 AE has more energy. The velocity and pointy bullet is better at penetration

[@sodierthe5771]

@@PolenarTactical got it , at end sum up i think its better than OPS CORE SF, the SF had a bad result of the deformation and its very expensive. 100% money saver🤣

[@DarkestVampire92]

You'd be very dead from the amount of energy transferred to your noggin. But on the plus side, the army can hand the helmet over to the next guy after putting a little patch on the .50 AE entry hole.

[@rognvaldrasbjrn3972]

50AE is *guaranteed* by doctors to be one of those "take two apsirin and call me in the morning" rounds. Gonna give you a fucking headache of note

[@fullmetalguppie]

Test it on a ballistic dummy. I want to see if that 50AE is actually survivable

[@PolenarTactical]

Most probably it would be survivable. Human skull can resist very high pressures for short ammount of time, that how people can survive car crashes, breaking the fron windshield and flying out. But with such trauma brain injury is always a risk

[@richdubbya]

A 50 caliber?! If you're hit, regardless, you're dead. The difference would merely be the difference between an open casket or a closed casket funeral. However, impressive helmet.

[@crustyroach6921]

Goddam you guys are awesome! Love from America!! Sorry you got de money!! KZbin is trying disarm people from the gun culture 😮

[@crustyroach6921]

Biden voter is the best part!😂

[@joe125ful]

Edit:Do you have pressure/g meter or something like that? Can be nice put that inside helmet to see how much energi is transfered to head.

[@DropdeadGamingLive]

Yay! For no Raid Shadow whatever. 🤘

[@adro2137]

Now I know what to buy

[@indigenoussober407]

"Dessert Eagle" lol

[@hurpaderpp]

what does a dessert eagle taste like tho? thats illegal in america so im not sure

[@andreasr6632]

With a 50AE in the head you are more or less a stirred as fuck martini and not just shaken.......

[@PolenarTactical]

KO

[@unknowngoose8704]

what country are you guys based out of?

[@thedragon356]

Serbia so they won’t be doing this kinda stuff for much longer

[@the7observer]

there are some aramid insoles (either separate or used in the construction) for boots. Here in Brazil one of the companies that make boots also sells aramid insoles which some brazilians tested with 38 special and stopped the round (kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6G2YWaCo9R_gZo) So.... how about you guys make a DIY bulletproof vest out of aramid insoles? :P

[@erwannq]

I've been waiting for bulletproof socks and boxers for a long time myself.

[@gustavoalmanza2673]

Dude I may not even have to add a crotch protector to my flak if they start making underwear out of it

[@scowler7200]

@@gustavoalmanza2673 They do.

[@raven7.629]

Try Polish helmet made by MASKPOL HP-05

[@thermobaric]

Brand of that DNC jacket anyone?

[@PolenarTactical]

polenartactical.com/shop/jackets/2003-wolfhound-hoodie-helikon-tex.html

[@thermobaric]

@@PolenarTactical Awesome. Cheers

[@ИванБезменов-с9м]

Nice!

[@dstro899]

How is the rail quality? Ive seen reviews of the older versions that had issues there.

[@MPC_2117]

No 45acp? All the fudds will say it will crack that helmet in half if you don't prove them wrong!

[@PolenarTactical]

We're not allowed to use .45 at the range, it's too powerful

[@joe125ful]

@@PolenarTactical ..and pulls your .50 AE Deagle:):)

[@klan80]

how much of head does this helmet actually cover? same value, regardless of price.

[@diplomaster]

Real talk. Can it stop a moneyshot?

[@justme_gb]

SCIENCE!!!

[@Theinfamouslivertaker]

0:1 five nights at Fredrick’s

[@lizzapaolia959]

So funny you're videos 👌. God bless you and the great White European race 👌🙏😇

[@Curveball]

"I would give you like a 50/50 chance, maybe you die, maybe you become a Biden voter." lmao... epic.

[@deltamike3418]

Those two things are eerily similar ;)

[@Milspecpoptart]

Love the jb voter joke.🤣 A range day in the states would be fun with yall.

[@sub0fathom]

As cool as this is, I just don't see it being super useful for a helmet that doesn't cover all vital areas to be bullet resistant to exclusively pistol rounds. I suppose it is better than nothing if you are in close quarters against people with pistols. I guess that is pretty useful on its own.

[@sub0fathom]

@bLackstar Yes, I know. That was my point. I do now see it to be useful, though.

[@sub0fathom]

@bLackstar I don't know enough about it. I am new to helmets.

[@fennoman9241]

@@SuperBrahimosopscore fast rf1 can

[@CrniBudi]

RPG also no problem 😅

[@shootingstar9040]

Guis your videoediting and videographics are on fucking point!💪🏻 greetings from germany! -but anybody taking this heavy shot to the helmet would auffer severe damage and would properly to 89,56% instantly die

[@joe125ful]

1:11 Ahahahahah that kills me:):) 1:36 Thx a lot!I love SB ammo it work really well. Can you test next time 7.5 FK Brno or some different calibers? 3:48 Well your skull maybe be cracked after that impact or you have some brain damage.

[@TheElement72]

čelada

[@PolenarTactical]

da

[@cheezylord9942]

Denmark for the win!

[@truezyf]

如果你要比较任何一件人类产品，请一定把价格考虑进去。

[@joshuabanner8542]

You were using the wrong 7.62x25, you were using modern 7.62x25 that has lower pressures and is slower if you want a real test use surplus steal 7.62x25 its a higher pressure and faster and that round will go right through the helmet... just clean your firearms after because the surplus ammo is corrosive...

[@PolenarTactical]

Im willing to bet this helmet will stop it. What kind of surplus ammo should we get? I can also try to make a DIY AP round at home...

[@joshuabanner8542]

I was suprised with the 50AE but with the ammo use surplus ammo steal... Romanian or Bulgarian, just so you know it has a hard berdan primer so depending on your tokarev certain tokarevs had weak firing pins and were known to break but the round were known for penatraiting armor naturally and most body armor companies refuse to test with that round because its known for the penatration but the fact that the helmet company used it for there test says something about the company... just be sure if use test use the military steal round.

[@jp8824]

Sorry. This helmet is not for me. I can't possibly run the risk of becoming a Biden voter lol

[@PolenarTactical]

Good point 😂

[@joe125ful]

So true:)

[@mofi3641]

comparing apples and ducks...makes no sence. BUT you "forget" to compare the performance with high velocity rifle ammo like .300 blackout, .223 oder similar. why not? cause aramid won't stop it?

[@stillededge]

🤣"Helmet stops .50AE...wearer deceased from broken neck...crushed skull...." 😂😖

[@PolenarTactical]

Broken neck, you slept through physics in school?

[@stillededge]

@@PolenarTactical And I did take college physics...twice...