LA Police Gear Level III Budget Armor: Better Than Level IV Plates?

The LA Police Gear Level III budget ceramic & polyethylene composite armor plates come in at great price point and weight but do they perform up to Level 3 NIJ standards? How about Level IV standards? Let's find out!
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[@rre9121]

Let's all take a moment to appreciate the moment in the world we are in that we can buy cheap and effective armor online and a have a set for 300 bucks.

[@hunterg4859]

That 240 in the background is the ultimate flex, well done Mike

[@davidenorth]

Humblebrag!

[@TheKnightWatch365]

i used to use one of those in the force 💪🏼 saw it immediately hahha

[@scottlamp3097]

It's hard for me to hear you when that 240 is in the background

[@KB-ji3yr]

I was hoping he would finish the plate off with that.

[@billstevens5277]

@@KB-ji3yr Seriously. That's "multi-hit".

[@Archivedcontent]

Just bought a set of 2 plates for $170 during their Father’s Day sale. Hard to beat that price point during a virus scare, an election year, and during panic buying. I’m thrilled to have scored these plates.

[@petersusia1]

I did as well. Also atlas plate carrier. They had 500 in stock 48 hrs ago and they’re already sold out.

[@Evergreen1400]

Nice I just purchased 1 plate on Memorial Day I got 15% off so I paid just a little over $100 then I ordered another one yesterday I was kinda able to manipulate their friend referral program so I got $25 off my order and an extra $25 towards a future order so I was able to kinda whack $50 off the $119 price tag so I think I got both plates for around $170 as well. I had previously been running AR500 plates and still obviously had its advantages but I’m not planning on being anyones steel target to shoot so I’m looking forward to the more lightweight ceramic plates even if they don’t have as much of a multi hit capability as steel.

[@StephenB2]

OK Mike I'm officially upset at this point. You have a 240 in the background that you have been keeping from us. 4:35

[@scottyferris6626]

These dudes are about to get a lot of customers... Wow.

[@gunsfugitivessecurity8357]

I happen to live near there business and they are already crazy popular, after this it just has gotten stupid popular

[@EQ9962]

Impressive performance for a budget plate. so much so I drove to their brick and mortar store today and grabbed a pair. for those who are local, both the plates and carrier are 20 percent off in store which makes for an even better bargain.

[@jizzlemack9927]

Really wish you would’ve commented on that 1” partial foam edge on the plates. Seems like every affordable plate that’s also pretty light has a foam edge, not end to end protection.

[@TheCowboymateo]

I am surprised you don't have 1 million subs. One of my fave guntubers. Great variety of vids, and aimed at all level of shooters. Keep up the great work GnG.

[@andrewscott8892]

I was just thinking yesterday I should suggest you do lapg level 3 plate lol and here it is, thank you for doing these. The information is greatly appreciated and useful

[@nillynush4899]

Send some extras to Virginia. Those boys gonna need it soon with Northam owning the Crown.

[@jefftaylor536]

We do.

[@bush9797]

Got mine just now. . Roanoke, VA

[@jeremyhoggatt972]

@Michael Srite How would you define ABSOLUTE TYRANNY???

[@curtisdeanmusic]

"American gun owners wipe the blood of those who died long ago on their sleeves and call it their own"

[@rabbitholereviews]

@Michael Srite So are you.

[@MegaMrawesome12345]

Purchases a pair of level IVs a few weeks ago. Great to see a good review about it. so far liking my set. Got em for just over $200 for the set plus shipping

[@Pkdan167]

I’m glad I picked up a pair of level iv plates a few weeks back. This video gives me peace of mind about my purchase.

[@Namesi]

Insane performance for the money; just snagged a pair. Good lookin out Mike!

[@thegreenman2030]

@@k9gustoff Where can one find that code?

[@toddmajorowicz801]

LAPGFEB20@@thegreenman2030

[@sunnycat69]

Out of stock :(

[@toddmajorowicz801]

@@sunnycat69 Damn that was fast

[@thegreenman2030]

Thanks for the coupon unfortunately I missed the plates. Hopefully they get more in sooner then later.

[@allroads2454]

great video. Was looking for an entry level set and just received the plates and carrier from LA Police for $284 delivered after getting their 10% off for accepting texts. Great value, thank you.

[@diver291]

This has to be the most trusted and informative gun channel on KZbin. Thanks for all you do.

[@TipoftheSpork]

I hope they send you a check because you just quadrupled their sales!

[@winstonsmiths2449]

sold them out in 11-14-2020.

[@robbabcock_]

Great test! I have a pair of the LAPG Level IV plates but given how well the Level III does I could see trying a pair of them as well. IIRC they're over a pound lighter.

[@mctourer5549]

Very impressive I've been wondering about these plates! Well wonder no more, I gotta get a set. Thanks great video!

[@wolffo999]

the new swimmer cut look sweet

[@Qsaws_]

I've been hesitating between lightweight lvl3+ UHMWPE plates and Alumina lvl4 plates this video makes me tend more towards the lvl3+

[@ZLRob]

I know some groundbreaking stuff when I see it, especially for the price point. I picked up a set for my plate carrier. Thanks for taking the time to do such a thorough review!

[@kolbietafoya1672]

Just bought a set this morning. They sold out within hours. How fast was their shipping. I’ve heard horror stories of 10-12 week lead times

[@petersusia1]

Bought mine 6/20. Tracking has them Arriving tomorrow with free shipping

[@genzilla3924]

I don't watch much from you mike...but you just made me sub and buy a pair of these for my plate carrier. Thanks man!

[@buckeyenation7322]

Awesome video Mike. Thanks for what you do!

[@trapjaw.5565]

Impressive! Don't need another plate carrier but damn that's too great deal to pass up! Thanks for this!!!

[@davidtompkins7940]

Yet another great review from you

[@Evan_Horvath]

Imagine how well their Level IV plate performs!!

[@urgentcarestories]

I would like to see a video shooting these or level 4 plates while in a plate carrier that is carrying mags like it would be hit in real world. Also to have balloons setup around the top and sides to check for fragmentation or spawl

[@politicalsheepdog]

That's really good Armor. I would love to get 3 plates. Two for Plate Carrier and One for my backpack. Would enable me to go prone behind the backpack for what looks like really good protection.

[@jpfurrow7445]

To see you near speechless with surprise was priceless! It is impressive.

[@versoarmamentcompany]

Wow! I'd love to see some tests where a ballistic gelatin block is placed behind armor tests. I've always wondered what was the lethality of the rounds that made it through.

[@busaman5261]

Love your reviews. I am sold on this body armor. Thanks

[@evilsd9]

You can't beat this price for what you're getting everyone who's been wanting armor, but didn't want to spend a ton of money should pick these up. I have some other 10x12 ceramic plates, but I'm hoping LA police gear will come out with some larger 11x14" or 6x8" side plates and I definitely will be purchasing some if they do. Thanks for the great review Mike!

[@Evergreen1400]

Well it’s been a couple years since you made your comment but LAPG makes additional side plates. Have you picked any up yet ?

[@paulaprichard2346]

Love to see the old bolt action in a video,,,also would like to see the vest on one of those shooting dummies.

[@joshuareed3999]

Andddd....sold out. Was hoping to snag a pair of these bad boys! Thanks for the great review!

[@tjbohmier46]

Amazing. Thanks for putting this plate through heavy rain for Us.

[@mikewerden4056]

LAPG is out of stock as of the 15th of Feb. I'll check back. Product looks great.

[@wolffredd2664]

Just ordered some stoked to get them in! 💪🏼

[@lucasgardner6189]

With the amount of money they're about to make on this they will be able to afford to send it off to get NIJ certified. That's incredible, great vid

[@almostontimehero5415]

Wanted to say thank you. Got level 4 LA Police Gear Plates and they saved my Life! Not really but they FEEL like they would. Heavy.

[@vicnighthorse]

Hey Mike et al, I just received three of these plates. Mine seem to be about 5lbs (my scale sucks though) but my calipers indicate that they are almost 1.1" thick. I don't doubt that Mike's measured how he said they did but thought I should share this for those whom are really hoping to get .7" thick plates.

[@SHWELL11]

Sucks that I missed the sale.That is a GREAT price for such an outstanding Plate. Thanks for sharing!

[@inkscars6380]

Amazing can’t wait to order these!

[@peterkim3485]

So....... just ordered 2 today. Haha glad I got some when I learned about this 5 months later

[@TheAcceleratorMagazine]

Thanks Bro, they're out of stock. Free advertising and great/efficient reviews work. Price went up too if I'm seein the vid correctly. Got 103+ temp and beyond sick so this all may be a dream. Vivid tho.

[@TheGunBub]

COVID?

[@TheAcceleratorMagazine]

@@TheGunBub Well, ain't dead yet but thanks for askin. 11 months ago the test was to stick that giant Q-tip up your nose, past your sinuses and out one ear or the other. Then they flipped a coin. Around here no matter how you die, it goes down as COVID-19 thru 27. Seriously. Dude died from cancer. COVID-19. Car crash? COVID-19. This country is too far gone. How much money and power is enough for some folks? Oh wait, fever must be back. I'm 66yrs old and have survived some terrible injuries, 3 cancers and 2 near death experiences but some man made virus will probly take me out. Speaking of bein 66, I bet every one of us, no matter how old, knew a "Adam Shifty" in school. Hall monitor. Class snitch. Actual pencil necked geek. BUT now this one has the POWER and everybody is gonna pay..... Sheite. I'm truly sorry you got all this from one word comment. Despite my age and medical history I'm still a security contractor with a federal agency and just got in from 5 mile hike in the woods wearing my heavy armor and carrying weapons and gear. At 2am and spittin snow at bout 30 degrees. Counted over 50 deer. They don't even run from me anymore. I mention that to give you an idea of what the non crippling, so far, PTSD can do when you're not lookin....writing long stupid comments. I just hold the tablet. BUT there are whispers in the wind that all is not as it appears. Look closely at Harris being sworn in. What did she put between her hand and the Bible? Just something to think about cause if you read this far you must be really, really bored. Thanks for reading the other one. L8r.

[@jayclark7237]

Yes, please do a video on your '03.

[@thewarnerCHANNEL]

MAN WHAT?! DAMN!!! wish I seen this before I bought a set. damn ima get another set with This good stuff

[@MunitionsDudTester]

They have pre-orders for a level IV plate now. I think it is time for a part 2!

[@Psalm91Covered]

1 yr later....Seeing many comments are chop licking the 240 in the background, That shovel with the safety handle has me diggin this, lol....NICE VID!

[@GUNTOTER1]

Very awesome demo on this plate ,nice price for the plate.

[@1stidvet553]

Just picked a set up, thanks bro

[@strix4667]

Looks pretty good for the money. Just ordered a set of Battle Steel level IV plates to replace my far too heavy AR500 III+ plates.

[@collinhennessy3190]

The AR500 plates are nice for getting a better workout on a long hike.

[@SamFisher1957]

Hope they keep making them because the website has them marked as closeout as of the release day of this video.

[@rueridge7597]

LA Police been good company long time. 1st used them in 2004 to get converse boots in Iraq. Great prices and prompt delivery on everything then and since.

[@CharlieMikeNS]

6:00 - Jeez, that looks like it shoots smooth for a 10.5".

[@vincenzoaudittori1490]

I subscribed... but only after you said if "if you like these kinds of amor tests".... And I do.... i like them very much

[@llphtwozero3917]

YOU HAVE A 03-A4!!!! VIDEO IS A MUST!

[@davidschlageter5962]

Thank you nice job!

[@joes.9708]

great video, very informative.

[@joesgarage5385]

Awesome deal, many thanks....

[@homosidorovich4753]

Very nice 10.5" rifle, love the look.

[@dhalfacre]

Great review. Impressive plates.

[@jasonbyrd5150]

Good on them! About time you actually got your money's worth.

[@Turtl-ss4lj]

Definitely getting one of those plates. Also, that Grendel looks sick! What magazines are you using for that?

[@thuan123red]

I like it. Lapolice has some good clothes, and other products.

[@hopscotch1019]

If you look closely, you can see Mr.GunzNGear’s house in the background. Love that 240 chill’n back there too, it’s like Where’s Waldo, but with machine guns!

[@tubeonline629]

That's not his house, he showed part of his house before. That one in the woods looks like Blair witches house.

[@hopscotch1019]

tubeonline629 ....I know, just trying to throw the FEDs off 👍

[@tubeonline629]

@@hopscotch1019 Rumor has it that he is the feds.

[@hopscotch1019]

tubeonline629 ....naw, he’s just your run of the mill patriot freedom fighter. Trying his best to inform folks of tools needed to get the job done ✅.

[@tubeonline629]

@@hopscotch1019 Good answer, now what's his real job?

[@RicehXc]

I really wish I got to scoop a set of these up when they were posted to you FB.

[@inferninx]

That's pretty impressive performance for a 100 dollar level 3 plate. I'm very curious if that would hold up to a 55 grain m193 out of an 18-20 inch barrel? Perhaps you could do another test on it to see if M193 ball will be stopped as well? It's just as common in use and availability as an m855 round to civilians, and from many videos ive seen it zips through armor that m855 is stopped by when a long enough barrel is used.

[@tonyfisher5322]

Just picked up a set today!

[@TTiger86268]

Amazing stuff and great$, What we need and about time more affordable.

[@erickknarzer2523]

Great armor. Already snagged a set!

[@mikeangelastro7648]

These are great videos. Impressive plate 🇺🇸

[@rudolfyakich6653]

I will order soon great video.

[@MadJackF1]

Some serious back-face deformation! But it's much better than the bullets penetrating. That's outstanding for the price to protection ratio!

[@hailtothe_rooster1572]

Edit again: got mine today. Ordered on the 10th, shipped on 14th, in the mail today +1 day for holiday. Wasn’t impressed by the packing but nothing damaged. First impression, light weight, a bit small in my particular carrier. PLATEminus from blue force... but comfortable they have current stock displayed and dropping quick Holy shit! Appreciate the heads up. Yeah.... I was gonna wait for botach to get back to me. It’s been about a month. I’ll just skip those.

[@vicnighthorse]

There is a bit of a bothersome revelation in Buffman's recent review. The outer inch of the "plate" is not covered with the ceramic, just foam over the HMWPE. I bought three of these too and am more than a little disappointed. I think Mike missed that info somehow or I just didn't notice him saying it.

[@nerdyhustle]

@@vicnighthorse Thanks for the heads up.

[@TreasureHuntingSWPA412]

That's impressive.

[@viniciobrancato4900]

Pretty good stuff. Personally I prefer the portals that teleport the bullet from the front out of my back portal.

[@DesertTactical]

Superb review.

[@HomesteadEngineering]

Just ordered my 2nd set!

[@nana-nr6xr]

It was a great video and fun.

[@badcompany3057]

If you are looking for ideas, would be interesting to see how the Underwood Xtreme Penetrator & defender does against armor

[@juanpablosaenzcastaneda4643]

I like that t shirt. Good video man

[@ralphseidler8893]

Goddam dude u really got some nice guns. I have been searching for some armor nothing cheap put u got one , I’m going in on LAPG is for me

[@JW02828]

5:35 minutes in the video, I see a beautiful beast of a firearm in the background. Are we getting a video on it??

[@SilverbackReviews]

I grabbed the literal last one today. I wish they had 2 for me though.

[@kolbietafoya1672]

Just bought a set of these. They sold out within hours this morning. Curious to see how a hot 223 round or m193 would do on these.

[@davidjensen2411]

Very impressive! 👏

[@josephsantana3094]

Id really like to see a another test with another 2 or 3 of these plates. Something to increase the sample size a bit. If the build and QC allows for these to consistently and reliably stop m855 that would be amazing. This is impressive but I'm still hesitant to trust these based off a test on one plate especially for how cheap they are I can definitely see QC not being equal on every plate produced. Id also like to see drop testing, exposure to adverse weather/thermal conditions, ect.

[@petersusia1]

I’d like to see that as well

[@user-ms3lw3gi4f]

Then spend some $

[@josephsantana3094]

@@user-ms3lw3gi4f I did. Poor.

[@user-ms3lw3gi4f]

@@josephsantana3094 how did the test turn-out?

[@wayne-oo]

Looks like a great plate for the money !!!!

[@aleksfoxtrot8044]

I bought some of the botach level 4. They have terrible shipping. I'm still waiting on it. But this looks pretty solid too. Wonder if all their level 3 plates will be this tough or if they had a number of them fall short in their testing which is why they're only rated to level 3?

[@Dr.Zoidberg087]

as far as i know the manufacturer has to specify which level they want the product tested to. different price points for different levels so it's not like nij just hammers them and sticks a lable on them when they stop working. they have to say i want it level 3 tested or i want it level 4 tested so i wouldn't be to worried about that, this video is pretty clear on what it's capable of stopping.

[@TheHandHistoryVault]

@Mrgunsngear. What's the best Level 4 armor you've tested so far? In your opinion of course.

[@PaNDaSNiP3R]

Just picked up two of the level 4 plates

[@jeremyjones2191]

This product is the best I've seen

[@kevinrowell4032]

Subscribed as soon as he brought at the 1903A4 xD

[@michiganmafiamx5543]

On sale through the weekend 12% off. Cheap for this level and weight.

[@MultiSweetkisses1]

Very useful info

[@betternedthandead]

Pretty convincing. So much so that they sold out instantly.

[@turbobill1747]

I,M IMPRESSED

[@Diggz11]

First time here so this may have been addressed but, that Blair Witch house in the back also caught my interest

[@tom_olofsson]

Thanks for bringing this. They are out of stock.