What Size Plate Carrier Do I Need

Ferro Concepts - How to choose the right size of Plate Carrier

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Ferro Concepts - How to cull the correct size of Plate Carrier

How to choose the right size of Plate Carrier

We become a lot…and I mean a lot of questions regarding the sizing of a plate carrier. People usually say, "I wear a large shirt, should I get a big Slickster Plate Carrier?"

Check this out guys and gals! The size of the carrier has nothing to do with your shirt size but everything to practice with the size of your armor plate. When choosing your plate carrier size, you will desire to pick it to fit what armor you have.

But here is the catchy part! There are SO many companies making armor and calling them 10"x12" only when you go measure out the plate itself it is sometimes 10x12 and other times it is as far as plus or minus 1" out in dimensions! Still they withal phone call it a 10x12. Can ya'll believe that! Merely what tin y'all do? Y'all tin can know what our plate carriers fit! Ha!

SIZE MEDIUM PLATE CARRIER FITS - MEDIUM SAPI, ESAPI, SWIMMER PLATE, x"x12" up to ten"x12.25"x1"

Medium WIDTH absolute maximum plate circumference – 22"

Medium Superlative absolute maximum plate circumference – 26.5"

SIZE LARGE PLATE CARRIER FITS - LARGE SAPI, ESAPI, SWIMMER PLATE up toten.5"x13.v"x1"

Large WIDTH absolute maximum plate circumference – 23"

Large Height accented maximum plate circumference – 29"

Now… Fitting your torso armor plate to your body size(help from our friends at world wide web.SKDTAC.com)

"The primary problem a lot of people face is taking proper measurements, or even understanding what to measure. Based on everything I've seen; this happens a lot and is a source of defoliation and worry. The knee-jerk reaction that ends upwardly occurring are people ordering a larger size PC than needed based on the incorrect belief that you'll get more coverage and more protection.

I've found that sizing up on PC fit ends up leading to 2 serious issues;

The first issue being that you lot tin no longer get into your proper shooting stance and can therefore no longer properly employ your weapon. Unless you don't heed missing tangos, you can run across how this would pose an upshot.
Secondly, is the loss of mobility and the added weight of the extra plating and material. This tin can take meaning impact over the long haul. Yous aren't only wearing plates - y'all are fighting in them.

You don't want to be that armored turtle, heavy on defense but not capable of offense. Finding that heart footing of protection is where you want to exist. My general rule of thumb for minimum coverage is from my jugular notch to my belly push vertically and nipple to nipple horizontally.

This is what your torso armor plate should be protecting:

This is the minimum amount of coverage and allows yous to sit comfortably, properly punch your weapon out, and be able to move with the least amount of hindering. You can go larger but always remember the balancing human activity of offense versus defence force and that it is all a give-and-take scenario.

Once y'all have measured that area on your torso, make paper-thin cutting-outs of different plate sizes, and try them on and see what works best for your body type. Going through these extra steps add some fourth dimension to the process and may feel a petty silly, simply I highly recommend taking the time. One time you lot are comfortable, you can confidently guild your proper plate and PC with conviction."