This video from Louisiana Firearms strongly advises against purchasing body armor, specifically steel plates, from budget online retailers like Temu. The hosts use dark humor and sarcasm to emphasize the life-threatening risks associated with using substandard protective gear, suggesting such items are unreliable and potentially a one-time use failure.
A $60 Level 4 rifle plate from Temu was tested against various calibers, including 5.56mm, 7.62x39mm, 6.5 Creedmoor, .308 Win, .300 Win Mag, and .338 Lapua Magnum. While the plate technically stopped all rounds, it exhibited extreme backface deformation, especially with higher-powered rounds, indicating a high risk of incapacitation despite surviving the impact. Compared to professional armor like RMA, the Temu plate showed significantly worse deformation.
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