r/canadaguns • u/pooshlinger • May 01 '26
Gun and gear reviews Body armour?
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/The_Killerb Gucci gear connoisseur May 02 '26
As someone with a carrier from LOF and L211 plates, I think you know what I'm going to suggest you get. I've worn it around the house all day when I got them just to test comfort and had no complaints. LOF support was also easy to work with and was able to customize my carrier with options that weren't listed for it.