I dug up my old plate carrier tonight while working, I wanted to get the model and size for rifle plates.
When I served we had the IIIA SPEAR/BALCS inserts, and I was wondering what everyone else thought?
The plate carriers are good, but the soft armor provides small caliber protection around more of the body. The weight is negligible, but unfortunately the price significant (in the $500 range) while rifle plates can be purchased for around $200.