r/canadaguns • u/FaithlessnessHot1912 • 24d ago
Gun and gear reviews AliExpress Ballistic Helmet Fail
I bought an NIJ IIIa Kevlar Fast Helmet off of AliExpress for fun. After seeing all of the reviews being people making ridiculous claims about the protection and wanting to shoot it, I decided to do it.
I shot the helmet with 22LR Sub, 22LR CCI Target ammo, and Ballistic tipped 30-30. All of which passed through with no resistance, not even so much as moving the helmet. Behind the helmet was a steel gong, and even the spalling of 30-30 passed through. The inside smelled like bondo, and what looked like dry blue power and fibre glass went flying everywhere making the berm smell like an auto shop.
For all the people who want to buy one of these cheap helmets, who own one and don’t want to test it, or like to see money wasted… Don’t Buy This Helmet For Actual Protection. This is an airsoft helmet that is made of fibre glass.
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u/stepchildzx 24d ago
They're not all the same. A lot of items, seller only copy/paste the description without actually checking if the item is actually a real ballistic helmet. Goes with a lot of other products too, not just protection. I guess they expect the end user to do the due dilligences and know what to look for.
I have an actual ballistic helmet from aliex and you can see the kevlar weaves inside the helmet. The one you showed doesn't. It just looks like a plastic airsoft or bump helmet.