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Old 06-09-2006, 09:43   #57
Karl.Masters
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Magnesium in ESAPI ????

DefRev:

I control the configuration baseline of the US Army ESAPI plate. I know that there is no magnesium in any production ESAPI plate.

Why do you think that there is magnesium in ESAPI? How did you arrive at this "understanding"?

Let me know if this is just an element of the Dragon Skin media campaign or if there is somebody you know actually making bogus ESAPI with magnesium backing material in it.

If so, I'd like to know their grid coordinates ASAP to take appropriate action.

I know it's hard to believe, but there are body armor manufacturers that make performance claims that can't be backed up on the range. They sometimes even mark their products as NIJ level 3 certified when they are not, or distort facts relating to fielded systems to make thier own product look more attractive.

Yup, looks like there is a "conflict of interest" here - between marketing spin and the facts.

Karl

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