Does Steel Armor Have a Frag Problem?

If you’ve ever shot steel targets, you’ve likely seen bullet fragments strike the ground as the projectile shatters on impact. That’s why there’s a minimum safe distance when shooting steel. When we introduced our AR500 Armor ballistic plates in 2012, we knew this was something we had to address. Our base coating gave our armor plates a sealed surface to protect it from the elements and provides some frag and spall mitigation.

When bare steel is shot, frag and spall travel perpendicular to the plate’s surface. Our FragLock™ base coat captures some of the perpendicular frag and deflects the remainder away from you.

Today CEO of the Armored Republic David Reece shows us just how effective our FragLock™ coating is at defeating the spall and fragmentation problem.

You can learn more about our FragLock™ coating here:

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