r/canadaguns • u/pooshlinger • May 01 '26

Gun and gear reviews Body armour?

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Im wondering if anyone has much knowledge or experience on body armour in Canada, specifically BC.
I do alot of shooting on crown land and in my area theres alot of other shooters in close proximity, so Im mainly just concerned about ricochet or stray rounds, or the odd crazy hillbilly when Im out in the forest.

Im leaning towards a soft vest as opposed to plates just for more coverage and being concealable if need be. A carrier would be cool and Ill end up buying one eventually but in a situation that I need to be wearing a vest, it screams “shoot me”.
However soft armour really only goes up to NIJ 3A. I like the idea of level 3 plates in a carrier just for the fact that 99% of shooters out there are shooting rifle rounds and shotguns, protection from just pistol rounds is kind of irrelevant in this situation.

On another note, Ive heard LOF defence is good, wondering what other options there are out there and where I can find them. Im aware that Canarmor is a heaping load of chinese shite.

Soft vest for peace of mind or blow the budget on a nice carrier and some plates?

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u/ASpacebornVagabond May 02 '26

Buy ceramic plates and buy Aratech. I bought a different "Canadian" company and have been told it's just Chinese armour by many people which makes me feel sad and dumb, but that's the way it goes when you don't double check everything. Aratech is the real deal Canadian made NIJ certified stuff. It's my next purchase after my Makasi

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u/pooshlinger May 02 '26

Im gushing over the makasi, ive had my pal for just a year so its one of the first cool guns ive seen come out. Just worried about it being banned after a while.

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u/ASpacebornVagabond May 02 '26

Even if it is banned, would you rather have it or not have it? If push came to shove and you needed a reliable fighting rifle, I feel like it's our best option as of now. I already preordered mine, and I can't wait to get it!

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u/pooshlinger May 02 '26

Id probably grab my sks first out of anything as im very very familiar with it. If i had enough time to go out and use the mk15 and get good with it, then yes it would be very useful. Such a high price tag though for a potential display piece. Then again i have nothing from before the bans so its my first chance to get my hands on a tactical style gun. Was gonna splurge on an MRA but since this is semi auto i might go for it.