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Propper’s 4PV ballistic vest delivers a new level of comfort

You know that favorite T-shirt you don at the end of your shift when you pull off your ballistic vest when you get home or back to the locker room?To get more news about bulletproof zone review, you can visit bulletproofboxs.com official website.

What if you could capture some of that real comfort during your tour of duty? You don’t have to sacrifice comfort for protection. Propper has an answer that might change the way you think about ballistic vests.
Based in St. Charles, Missouri, Propper has been equipping those who serve for more than 50 years, all the while making improvements based on the feedback they’ve gotten from their customers.
I remember the first vest I got when I came on to patrol. A pale tan, the vest was thin and flat. It came in a package that was about as thin as a pizza box.

When the Propper 4PV (short for “four-panel vest”) arrived in the mail, I knew it was different from the start. The box was 6 inches deep, making me wonder what had arrived in the mail. For whatever reason, I still envisioned flat panels of Kevlar cut into a vaguely human shape that would cover a torso.

That’s where I was wrong. The 4PV is quite a bit different in its design. The idea behind the product is to achieve the same amount (if not better) ballistic coverage while far surpassing comfort levels commonly known to officers. I had worn a few vests under my uniform shirt over the span of 15 years, and I was keen to put this one to the test.

I recalled the various challenges of wearing those vests, from just the general level of discomfort to the annoyance of pulling up shoulders, tugging the vest down under my neck and sitting down and having my duty belt push my vest up. Granted, all my vests were rectangular back pieces with chest pieces that looked similar, but with wings at the bottom that folded back and covered my flanks.
Propper’s vest certainly includes a rectangular chest piece and a rectangular back piece, but instead of attached wings, there are two completely separate ballistic material panels to cover your flanks. Two straps connect the side panels to the rear, and two straps connect the side panels to the front. These straps are about 4 inches wide, secure the panels firmly and are easy to manage.

The four-panel system of a front panel, rear panel and side panels creates a far less rigid scheme of coverage that floats like tectonic plates, moored around your torso by the straps. The front and rear panels are generally contoured to you, while the side panels hug you more securely. None is constrained by the movements of the others, and the elastic in the straps serves as physical guidelines, allowing for great range of movement without binding or pinching.

The panels are covered with hook and loop so you can accessorize with tourniquets or your favorite backup holster, and the vest is available in coyote, navy, black and white.