I heard stories of level 3a helmets being able to stop rifle bullets like 7.62x39 but not as a direct hit.
Can a 3a helmet stop a direct hit from a 7.62x51 NATO?
Will a PASGT helmet stop a rifle bullet like 7.62x51?
Daniel Hughes
Brayden Roberts
Absolutely not.
David Butler
Stop? Naw, but maybe it can deflect a bullet that was flying for a while already.
Jaxson Thomas
No, it wasn't really designed to
Daniel Myers
At best, it's Level IIIA, so no. The wearer might survive if the round hits at a shallow angle, or like , but otherwise no.
Elijah Flores
It could happen but probably won't
I've heard of them stopping 8mm mauser
Jordan Brown
There are helmets that you can can buy that are capable. The current issue ECH helmet is rated to stop 7.62 x 51 M80 ball.
William Perez
How much is it and how heavy is it?
Blake Collins
1400 bones and restricted, but you can essentially buy the same thing on Fleabay
botach.com
Parker Perez
how much does it weight?
Lincoln Ramirez
There has been cases of even old steel-pots managing to either fully deflect or slow down rifle shots enough to safe the operator's life, but those have been lucky flukes and way beyond their intended purpose.
Just about any Kevlar helmet will do better than steel, especially if kept in good condition, but PASGT is literally the bare minimum by modern standards. Their protection level varies between roughly IIA - II, with later versions and derivatives (ie. LWH, MICH...) being full III-A.
These helmets main purpose is to protect from low-velocity ballistic threats (grenade frag, handgun rounds, buckshot), while also covering from blunt strikes, flames and pressure.
There exists these Enhanced Combat Helmets (ECH) now, that are rated level III (stops 7.62x39), and weight roughly the same as L-sized PASGT (~1.5kg). They're expensive as hell tho.
Caleb Allen
Only at a very long distance where the round has lost much of its energy
Justin Hughes
I wouldn’t put my money on it. Those helmets aren’t made to absorb shots like that, but instead handle things like shrapnel and blunt force. It may deflect a bullet at an angle, but even if it did t pierce the helmet, that force is gonna at least give you a concussion.
Eli Edwards
OK, so how would a PASGT or other IIIA or even newer level III helmet perform IF it has the IIA polycarbonate face shield and the shield is up covering the top and front of the helmet? Has anyone done a test on this to see if it performs reasonable effectively against rifle rounds? If it strikes the visor first and then the helmet will it measurably improve the performance of the helmet or is it basically a wash?
Jayden Peterson
Depends on the circumstances of what and how the helmet was hit. Natick examined the helmets and vests of soldiers wounded and killed in Grenada and Panama and it appears that some survived some pretty bad hits, but not all.
>PASGT Helmet, Panama, December 1989, Sgt. Howard Overacker, Round 7.62mm: Survived
Ian Mitchell
>PASGT Helmet Panama December 1989 SSG Farrel, Frederick D Co. 4-325th Air Ft Bragg NC: Survived Round 5.56mm
Connor Sullivan
>PASGT Helmet Panama December 1989 SPC Daves, Jerry Scott B/1-504 Ft Bragg NC KIA; Hit with unidentified high powered round
Chase Ross
From the standpoint of survivability, the helmet's ability to stop a projectile becomes pretty much moot when the energy (or impulse?) exerted by the projectile is great enough to break your neck. I am pretty sure a 7.62x51 taken head-on would snap your neck even if the helmet could stop it.
Daniel Myers
Would it snap your neck if you used your forehead instead of your shoulded when shooting?
Eli Brooks
Thomas James
No.
Brandon Hill
I'm sure that that helmet is heavy enough that it would significantly reduce the force of impact to the point that it might just give you a concussion and knock you out.
Jeremiah Johnson
I heard barret 50 cal will rip your limb off if it's within 3ft of you too.
Alexander Price
>I am pretty sure a 7.62x51 taken head-on would snap your neck even if the helmet could stop it
See
Nolan Thomas
thats a LWH not a PSAGT
John Reed
No shit, sherlock.
Adrian Harris
have an old PASGT might test it out if supply forgets that they issued me an ACH like the pasgt
Cooper Richardson
>restricted
Good, it's about time this country gets some helmet control. The average citizen should only be allowed to own regular OSHA compliant hard hats. I support more legislation limiting personal protective equipment that contains two or more of the following features:
>chin strap
>interior padding (helmet owners shouldn't be comfortable)
>rails
>velcro
>NVG mount
>"tactical" colors
Nobody really needs a assault helmet anyway.
Easton Flores
never I'm a retard it's a mich.
Joshua Fisher
This hurts in a way that should be possible.
Wyatt Gutierrez
Oh shit, is that what that big bolt on those helmets was for? :O
John Clark
>admits that helmet will not survive a direct hit from a 7.62x39
>asks if it will take a direct hit from a round twice as powerful as a 7.62x39
amigo I think you’re retarded