British MK4 Osprey Body Armour

[@dogeclanleader1]

This is a lot more practical than the full suit of medieval armour I had been walking around in previously

[@B38462]

The utility pouch on his shoulder next to his face hurts my brain

[@untrust2033]

Ahh yes. A chopping board would be particularly useful in London.

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Sadly yes

[@vevenaneathna]

@@Weaponsandstuff93 can you carry around a chef knife if you have a tomato and chopping board? lol maybe thats europe. probably need a licence for that in uk

[@geared_guy6969]

I am now watching from the future where I own a few of these and they are now like a full 60 for the whole set up

[@PravdaFIN]

5:59 "Kelvic Pevlar?" Jokes aside are you planning to all the add-ons like brassard and neck guards?

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

I may at some point

[@medicmike4906]

@@Weaponsandstuff93 I jus got a Mark 4 tod? ay. It has a lot of stuff I have no idea what some of it is. What istheBrassard for

[@WeaponCollector]

That looks really good the for the price, well worth getting and great set up mate, i'm sure that thick chopping board would stop a 175lb crossbow or very much stop it anyway

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Yeah combined with the stab and bullet panel I think it would stop anything short of an actual rifle.

[@MichaelTheGhost]

I just got mine and it a big improvement over MK2 I was running.

[@adrianfrift7571]

Why does he have a utility pouch on his shoulder, fill that with water it would be a pain

[@1brytol]

I recently bought one, it'll arrive tommorow. The things i don't like with an ECBA, is that it is hard to get plates and Kevlar, and i have to play with webbing to use it with pouches. I think MK4 is more practical, because of molle and more universal plate and kevlar size.

[@trechtzach8151]

It's not. ECBA plates are plentiful, and the aramid coverage is literally the same. Overlay an Osprey insert on top of an ECBA insert and you will find it matches perfectly. Bonus, overlay an Armourshield insert on top of Osprey or ECBA and you will find the cut very similar. The only real difference is the Osprey inserts are made to a higher protection level, though the quality of inserts will vary contractor to contractor.

[@1brytol]

@@trechtzach8151 maybe in UK you can easily get them, but i'm from Poland where we don't have any

[@trechtzach8151]

@@1brytol tried eBay? Regardless, there's better stuff out there. ECBA is getting phased out for good reasons. The protection is low for the technology we have now. Plus it is easier to find carriers for BALCS soft armour and SAPI or 10x12 plates.

[@Skrimpinboss]

@1brytol where did you buy yours? I'm trying to find a set with the pelvic armor.

[@eyescream5313]

That will go great with all your awesome camouflage! 😉

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Cheers

[@marcellboda7501]

What is that water flow in the background?

[@akillerpacman1709]

A aquarium.

[@alexei6481]

Good vid! And what is your opinion on the Chernobyl miniseries and did you watch the first episodes?

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

As I've said really "enjoying" it so far

[@TheTsarsTailor1910]

I like these types of videos more they always seem more fun to watch than one of your streams, sorry if that was rude I just like these videos more

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

I do both streams and regular videos, normal videos are Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

[@TheTsarsTailor1910]

Sorry I should have paid more attention, keep up the great work!

[@russellrattys6581]

Quick question, do you have a mk3 osprey, if so, what are the measurements, like 180/116? Thanks Russell

[@RuffKutz]

Chopping board, love it. Whip it out during downtime to make a tasty meal.

[@CannonBallEddie]

You was very informative but what about sizing as they come in various sizes, I would not want to go get one only to find it's either to small or too big. Cheers

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Look up your chest size and order one for a similar size.

[@rox.h6601]

Did you know that the pdf child gas mask is just a big mosquito

[@Skrimpinboss]

@Weaponsandstuff93 where did you buy your set? I want to buy one with the pelvic armor.

[@UPPCoy]

Is this for when the Brown stuff hits the fan?

[@colleenhammill6650]

Wait I know what gun you could get from denix

[@colleenhammill6650]

The pepper box revolver

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

That would be cool may get one eventually

[@colleenhammill6650]

Also where do you buy your denix guns at

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

@@colleenhammill6650 I used to use Blades and Bows but as they're closing I may use Battle orders

[@stevewilliams2895]

you cant really get soft armour filler or mil spec ceramic plates for these vest, the MOD let soldiers take their carriers home but most of the time they take the soft filler and ceramic plates so good luck finding those. youre likely better off buying steel plates from somewhere like AR500 steel or something if you want hard armour in these.

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Well I've already got some decent Kevlar filler sorted for it, I'll find a plate at some stage.

[@stevewilliams2895]

@@RealFooking agreed, but its hard to find anywhere that sells plates in the uk.

[@jesusismylord1496]

Great video the mk 4 osprey looks decent I have a mk 2

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Cool

[@chrisberry3048]

Mate. It's too low at the front. You need to strip the pouches and start again

[@cammi9948]

Any lead on the trauma plate?

[@cthulhu6697]

I have an Osprey vest like that. I'm from the U.S. ( so I get to put mags for rifles and pistols in the pouches, your govt. did it's people wrong when they disarmed you since there are tons of illegal guns on the streets of London and only violent thugs have them) and got mine in the Coleman's Military Surplus catalog for 150 U.S. It's one of my favorite tac vest/plate carriers with lots of MOLLE rows and tons of loops per row. I can carry a bunch of AK mags on the vest, plus my large drug bag and MFAK ( multiple first aid/trauma kit) and a dump pouch to keep my rifle and pistol mags to reload. I also have that MTP pattern Brit gas mask bag that I wear on my left thigh to carry more ammo in the main compartment and more meds ( opioids and benzos ) in the side pockets. I like this vest a lot. Mine came with the bomb collar and shoulder/arm protectors. Liked the video and great choice on a vest. You can't go wrong with that, among the best IMO

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Yeah prohibition never works

[@cthulhu6697]

@@Weaponsandstuff93 It's the same with drugs. If they decriminalized everything so you could walk into an pharmacy and buy heroin , oxycodone, Xanax, everything right over the counter there would be way less crime, jails and court/legal systems wouldn't be overrun and over crowded, terrorists and gangs would find their finances slow to a trickle so they couldn't afford to attack anybody, overdose deaths would plummet because you could have, say, $5 bags for beginners, $10 bags for people with some tolerance, $20 bags, 30s, and so on. It would of a known quality and consistent. For the past 16 years or so, Portugal has had great success with decriminalization of all drugs, and it works. They have jails that aren't overcrowded, overdose deaths are rare, and less young people even get started on drugs because it's not some tantalizing, forbidden fruit. I have nasty chronic pain and panic disorder ( 22 years and counting for the chronic pain and longer for the panic disorder). Both conditions are lifelong and get more and more as I get older. I will require opioids and benzos for the rest of my life. The dose of Xanax I'm prescribed for panic disorder is perfect for me, but I'm terribly under-medicated for chronic pain due to the fake "opioid crisis" in the U.S. People are dying left and right because they have their prescription meds at half or less of their old, effective dose or can't get them at all, so people that have never done anything stronger than Percocet/oxycodone are forced to go on the street and buy heroin of unknown quality mixed with who knows what and they OD and die. So, you and Portugal are right, prohibition doesn't work. I'm about done with this country and will move to Portugal when I can afford it. Maybe I won't be able to have all the cool guns and high capacity mags that I have now, but I'll be able to be medicated at the levels that I want and need and have some quality of life. I'm sick of suffering, Lisbon here I come :) Oh, BTW, how much did you pay for your Osprey? I paid $150 U.S and it came with the bomb collar and shoulder/arm guards, which are Kevlar and/or ballistic nylon, I think, so I guess about 78 Pounds in your money ( I think a Great British Pound is worth about 2 U.S. Dollars ). Of the 3 plate carriers I have ( The Osprey, Condor EXO Gen 2, and Fox Tactical Vital Plate Carrier Vest, I think the Osprey and Fox are my favorites, with the Osprey taking a bit of a lead. I carry ammo heavy when all "kitted up", with about 20 -22 30s for my AKs and 10 or 11 high capacity mags for my primary handgun, usually ( I have a Chinese MAK 90, and a Romanian made Romak. Both are AKMs, slightly modified AK47s that chamber the same 7.62x39mm rounds, and generally keep a 75 round drum mag in the gun, or 2 30s held together with magazine couplers, and my primary hangun [when all kitted up, and it's also usually my nightstand pistol], is a .45 caliber Glock 21 loaded with a 13 round mag + 1 in the chamber and 10 extra 13 round mags. When it's my bedside gun, I keep it loaded full up with 2 extra mags beside it with one of my AKs and 1 of my 2 Mossberg 500 .12 gauge pump shotguns with pistol grips the "assault package", loaded with .00 buckshot rounds in easy reach. I hate the AR15/M16 platform and the 5.56x45mm round in general. The M16 and it's round are just a jam-prone, high powered .22, and I hate the 9mm as well, except for sub-machine gun use. There is a British 9mm round that is pretty vicious for a 9mm and I have a case of them I bought in a military surplus catalog. The boxes are marked "for sub-machine gun use only" so they must be high powered rounds with a lot of chamber pressure. I have a CCW ( concealed carry ) permit and carry concealed pretty much everywhere I go ( my preferred CCW guns are a Glock 23, Sig Saur P229 [both compact, high capacity .40 calibers] or Glock 30 [ compact .45 with 10 rounds in the mag + a round in the chamber] ). I know British gun laws are Nazi-esque, so what can y'all legally have? I' wrap up this long comment because I could talk guns and weapons all day ( I'm a gun enthusiast and have been shooting, training with, and collecting for most of my 45 years. I'm from the American South where guns are a big part of our culture)

[@Zodax]

where do you get that soft plate? and how to you get hard plates? i can’t find any on ebay but i’m looking at a complete vest right now on there.

[@GwaetherBloom]

Can you point me in the direction of getting the hard plates and soft fillings? I’m struggling to find any for sale online.

[@batofgotham4383]

Great protecting stuff and a great idea with the chopping board. Which wood material would you recommend? I think bamboo is lightweight and durable. Ikea has good bamboo chopping boards.

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Yeah bamboo is very strong

[@ElSirRexy]

Wish I know where to get the soft inserts

[@lcplcheetham9527]

I just bought a osprey vest with the neck and arm guards along with 6 pouches for 50 quid off eBay 👌🏼🇬🇧😀

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Very good price

[@lcplcheetham9527]

Weaponsandstuff93 it just came lol I’m very satisfied 👍🏼

[@armycadetkit2610]

How much is that i am thinking of selling mine with 5 osprey pouches

[@niampayne2593]

How much are for the metal plates as well as the Kevlar?

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Depends, metal or ceramic plates are normally anywhere from £50+ sometimes several hundred.

[@akillerpacman1709]

Ever think of getting anything like medkit supplies like a tourniquet? Or gauze wrap?

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

I will at some point, I keep a standard first aid kit in my car.

[@JohnJohnson-kd2vp]

Good video mate

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Cheers

[@jamesquinney6686]

I got myself a osprey vest

[@Funny-rm4yx]

I cant say I've ever used my standard issue chopping board

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Lol

[@chebu...]

i have seen one of these vests for 70€. is that a good price?

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

If it includes the armour then yes

[@proforce1497]

Nice one mate

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Cheers

[@stevewilliams2895]

Do you still need rifle plates?

[@stevewilliams2895]

have you thought about brassards and a full collar also?

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Not yet but may get them eventually

[@chris_ackroyd]

Mine came with the full set - including two collar sets for £45 (only foam inserts tho) Just need to add pouches etc for airsoft Otherwise a good way to stop the stock of a belly shot🙃😂

[@chebu...]

i have a russian plate carrier, it is pretty cool.

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Awesome

[@vashshadow]

I just got this vest about month or 2 ago and was wondering what level rating do the British troops have in it. Is it always soft armor or a hard armor for rifle rounds I've been having a hard time figuring out what to throw in it seeing how I'm in the states.

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

I think the British stuff is kevlar level 2 or 3A depending on which section it is and the trauma plate would be NIJ level 3, possibly 4 for the newer plates

[@vashshadow]

@@Weaponsandstuff93 oh really hmm looks like I might go for a ar500 level 3 hard armor and 3a soft behind it

[@trechtzach8151]

@@vashshadow The ratings are not published, however we have an idea what the protection level could be from disassembling and counting the number of layers. Military issued ECBA is probably level 1 (frag or 22 lr), and Osprey/MOD Police is either 2 or 3A depending on contractor.

[@mikeoxmaul5062]

I don’t understand the British disarming themselves. They’ve nearly been destroyed twice in the last 100 years. How quickly they forget.

[@stevewilliams2895]

i have osprey with full military grade soft filler and a collar with filler, i also have steel rifle plates but just with soft armor and bomb collar the osprey weighs like 6-7kg, the steel rifle plates weigh 4kg a piece so even if i knew i was gonna be shot at with rifles hypothetically i would probably be better off having the mobility of not using the plates, also the 2 plates (which are polish l3 military plates) costed more than the osprey with filler and auxiliary armour. i may do a video at some point, i always say im gonna start making videos and stuff but i never get around to it.

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Probably the reason most soldiers said they preferred the ECBA

[@stevewilliams2895]

@@Weaponsandstuff93 yea comfort wise ECBA is probably better in terms of comfort but for the MOD in terms of logistics the osprey mk4 makes more sense to issue, the modularity means you can make it function like ECBA for its lowest level of protection or Kestrel at its highest without having to issue both of those vests. to my knowledge those units that issued ECBA will now issue virtus instead. im not 100% clear on it but from what ive heard osprey will remain standard issue while virtus is brought in for special usage

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Aren't they replacing all of the current body armour with Virus now?

[@stevewilliams2895]

@@Weaponsandstuff93 I'm sure they will eventually but they are phasing it in slowly

[@trechtzach8151]

@@Weaponsandstuff93 Virtus will replace infantry standard issued body armour. Specialist roles will still retain and procure their own vests, C2R, Crye AVS/CPC, etc. Navy is still running Osprey and ECBA.

[@howardheffernan1574]

There is currently a desert dpm with kevlar on ebay for 35 at min plus two ecba for a price of 46 with a day and abit to go is that a good price?

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Yes

[@Dizzyfatpigeon]

I imagine current soldiers are glad they ditched this for the virtus system Cant imagine walking with that + all your gear in the searing hot desert. The MK4 is easily the most cumbersome and heavy modern plate carrier, I tried one on at a surplus store and I felt like a walking brick.

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Depends how much stuff you stick on it, nobodies forcing you to put a pouch on every area you could put a pouch.

[@trechtzach8151]

In many ways Virtus is a step backwards from Osprey. There is a reason why there are so many companies making retrofits and cumberbunds for Virtus. The e-doff is a much needed feature, but in every other way Virtus is abysmal. Source won the contract by being the cheapest so that's where we've ended up.

[@tylercheetham2405]

Do you plan to ever get some Virtus? 👍🏼

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

I've got the Virtus helmet

[@tylercheetham2405]

Weaponsandstuff93 ah lucky! I saw one on eBay with the mandible guard for like 3k 😂😂😂

[@sugarskullstudios426]

Where did you get the soft panels from?

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

ebay

[@OrbitzFlies]

This video is awsome

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Thank you

[@mathewdavis1955]

Does this take 10x12 armor plates

[@trechtzach8151]

No, Osprey use proprietary plates.

[@HyperF4ZE]

Gsr is meant to be on your leg for easy access 🤦‍♂️

[@lsgamer2611]

I got one like that for £35 half full plating

[@garymarch4711]

Anybody have a place where the Kevlar panels / inserts for this carrier, brassards, neck protection can be bought?

[@garymarch4711]

@@someone-xr6ck never saw actual kevlar on there. Just the rest of the accessories. I'll keep looking.

[@trechtzach8151]

@@garymarch4711 probably not using the right keywords. I see them on there all the time.

[@kristianadams4610]

Got some Genuine Osprey Soft filler does anyone know what its rated to as it doesn't say on the Label.

[@trechtzach8151]

Osprey/MOD Police is either 2 or 3A depending on contractor.

[@jamisonlacey5532]

Hey can you do a vid on the gp5 and the safest filter for it because you know the old won has that bad chemical

[@gavina777]

Fp5 filters or modern russian abek filters

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

As I've said before Polish FP5 filters are your best bet.

[@blogsblogs2348]

Just get some mild steel about 1cm plates cut and araldite a bit of horsebox mat to the back.. that's about level lll which is way better than llla... local works shop will prob cut for you for very little..

[@typer2909]

your plate costs terrify and dissuade me sir

[@David-jw7km]

Love the videos but that's about 3x to big for you

[@ДарьяИванова-в8п]

Random Russian was here

[@mikeoxmaul5062]

Lol sound theories here