The Protector Series hard armor from Line of Fire, Inc. provides the law enforcement community with a higher protection level in an everyday armor. Designed specifically to bridge the gap between soft armor and tactical plates, the Protector Series hard armor gives law enforcement a new choice that will stop more rounds and rounds from higher caliber weapons.
Your job does not permit a time-out and with the Protector Series from Line Of Fire, Inc. you will have added confidence and capability to execute the mission at hand more safely.
To maximize comfort and endurance, the Protector Series hard armor from Line of Fire, Inc. features a triplecurve design and the 10” x 12” plates weighs a comfortable 3.91 pounds and 5/8 of an inch thick. Like the First Responder and Tactical Series armor also manufactured by Line of Fire, Inc., the Protector Series hard armor provides the wearer with a comfortable, durable and confidence-building piece of kit that provides superior protection in a wide range of temperature conditions. The Protector Series hard armor is waterproof and its ballistic performance is unaffected by either fresh or salt water (subjected to extreme testing—4 hours submerged). Protector Series hard armor from Line of Fire, Inc., can take the everyday punishment that comes with the job. The Protector Series armor plates can be dropped on the strike face or the edge onto a hard surface from a height of 5’ and then stomped on. We protect your Force’s most valuable asset—you. Inital tests by an offical (NIJ) facility indicate that the Protector Series of stand-alone hard armor from Line of Fire, Inc. goes beyond its standard rating to stop 3”magnum slugs, and 5.56x45mm (62-grain Full Metal Jacket) rifle rounds in addition to handgun rounds, but still requires formal certification by the NIJ. In laboratory testing, the standalone Protector Series hard armor manufactured by Line of Fire, Inc. defeated both the .44 magnum (SJHP, 240 grain at 1,430 ft/s) and the hardened steel Flechette with very minimal backface. Further laboratory testing confirms that the Protector Series standalone armor from Line of Fire, Inc. is a Level III rated plate at a distance of four hundred meters (400m or 1,312 feet). Through field testing (in conjunction with Level IIA soft armor), the Protector Series hard armor from Line of Fire, Inc. is also capable of defeating the following calibers:
• 12-gauge 3” magnum slug
• 12-gauge 3” Winchester 1 oz sabot slug
• 7.62 x 25mm, 55 grain AP Tokerav
• 9mm, 147 grain (Fired from a MP-5 Sub Machine-Gun)
• 5.56 x 45mm, 77 grain (Fired from a Sig 552 with a 9” barrel)
• 5.56 x 45mm, 62 grain (Fired from an AR-15 with a 18” barrel)
The Protector Series stand-alone hard armor from Line of Fire, Inc. gives law enforcement professionals the tactical advantage of a true multi-hit armor that is exceptionally durable in the real world and that gives them the added confidence needed to succeed.