There are still good buys to be had. Plates are still pretty readily available, but quality plate carriers are getting scarce until September-ish.
These are a good option if you are not worried about rifle rounds. Otherwise look for Hesco Level IV plates for ~$150 each. If you need a "good enough" plate carrier fast, that will play nice with commercial 10X12 plates, look at AR500's offerings. DO NOT buy plates from them though. Steel plates are a BAD idea.
Also, ammo is expensive at the moment, but there are still plenty of good buys on guns to be had. If you can't find anything locally, find a local store that will do a FFL transfer for you and keep an eye on Gundeals for what you want.
But by the time you add in the costs of spall bags and trauma pads you can buy a set of Hesco 4401's for the same or less. Steel has its place in competitions where you don't want to risk breaking ceramic plates and 8 years ago when a set of ceramics were $1500.
Get over to www.reddit.com/r/gundeals
There are still good buys to be had. Plates are still pretty readily available, but quality plate carriers are getting scarce until September-ish.
These are a good option if you are not worried about rifle rounds. Otherwise look for Hesco Level IV plates for ~$150 each. If you need a "good enough" plate carrier fast, that will play nice with commercial 10X12 plates, look at AR500's offerings. DO NOT buy plates from them though. Steel plates are a BAD idea.
Also, ammo is expensive at the moment, but there are still plenty of good buys on guns to be had. If you can't find anything locally, find a local store that will do a FFL transfer for you and keep an eye on Gundeals for what you want.
But by the time you add in the costs of spall bags and trauma pads you can buy a set of Hesco 4401's for the same or less. Steel has its place in competitions where you don't want to risk breaking ceramic plates and 8 years ago when a set of ceramics were $1500.
Spalling is a real issue.