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/hippz 24d ago
It was $110, and they misspelled Kevlar (spelled "Kevla" on the ad), likely on purpose because this isn't a ballistic helmet (obviously).
The outcome of your testing is not a surprise whatsoever, the surprise comes from learning that someone actually thought it would have any ballistic abilities whatsoever to begin with..