Battle Steel Level IIIA+ Armored Car Seat Organizer Test & Review 🇺🇸

Welcome back everybody. We have a strange one for you today but I think it's one that a lot of you guys will like and once you understand sort of the why behind the product might make a little bit more sense. So what is it? First off, it is this right here. It is a ballistic seat cover from the folks at Battlesteel. Now they did not come up with this idea. This was my idea. Now where did this idea come from? Well, this crazy head and basically we're going to get into what it is here in just but essentially this came from an event that happened in April of this year as of when I'm recording this video anyway. It was an event in Texas. Many of you guys who follow me on social media already know about it. If you don't follow me on social media, I recommend doing so because that's where we post things like this. But essentially a video came out. It was a badge cam video of a police officer who came up to a kid who was sitting in a parking lot eating a burger and for no apparent reason the officer shot the kid in the back multiple times through his car seat. Many of you guys may be familiar with that video and that sparked an idea in me when combined with something I already do and have been doing for years. So I keep a level 3a vest in my truck, just a lightweight one that I can put on in the event that I might need level 3a armor and the way I keep it is done for a reason, right? As with most things in my life, even though they might seem a little bit crazy. So in my truck basically I have a Toyota Tacoma with four seats, right? So the two at the front and then the bench seats back and I keep, because I have a cover for my dog to lay on, so behind the cover for my dog to lay on, on the back seat I keep that armor just like this. I keep it vertical and the reason for that is I was like, well a lot of people would probably just lay it on their seat and like have my dog or something sit on top of it and my thought was, well what if somebody's shooting at me from behind? At least I have cover or a point of cover to get behind should I be maneuvering around the vehicle. Again, I realize the chances of that are very slim, but it's possible and certainly does you more benefit than if it was just laying flat in the back of your car, if that makes sense. So when I saw that video out of Texas and then I thought about how I already have my armor set up, I thought, I wonder if anybody makes a car seat cover or a back, you know, tactical back of your car seat that offers armor protection. I looked around and didn't see any, so I reached out to the folks at Battlesteel and asked if we could come up with one and this is it right here. So dimensions of it, I believe, are 16 by 24 in terms of the actual armor coverage. It's got a lot of features on it. There's helicopters coming overhead, I'm not sure if you guys can hear it. Let's take a second, let those go by and then we'll get into the details of the product. Those helicopters should be far enough away that they're not impeding our audio and before we actually get into the product, one thing I want to mention is this is going to be a Mug Club episode. So for new folks here on the channel, what that means is we're going to do the normal free review here on YouTube and Rumble and then after that we're going to head over to Mug Club where we do exclusive content and because there's millions and millions of people over there on Mug Club, I do content just for them and this week we're going to be doing sort of like a body armor 101, what all this stuff means because I realize over there a lot of the folks who watch aren't just like gun people, if you will, so we're going to do kind of a breakdown, different levels, why you might want them, what they're for, etc. And again, it's not just me creating content over there, it's a lot of folks, Steven Crowder, Brian Callen, Nick DiPaolo, who are all very funny folks, the Hodge twins also very funny, as well as Alex Jones, which a lot of people are excited about as well, doing exclusive content over there and folks do like it, it is a free speech medium, which is why I'm over there because of all the censorship that we've had on mainstream media outlets and I do enjoy it. If you guys are looking to check out that content, there will be a link here on the video, link here on your screen rather, as well as a discount code to sign up for Mug Club that will get you guys a free month. Now into the product itself, it is 16 by 24, I believe I mentioned that earlier, in terms of dimensions with the armor panel. It does have MOLLE webbing on there, so that way really anything you want to put on there in terms of accessories, you can do so. Up top here, obviously we have MOLLE webbing, as well as a hook and loop or velcro panel to add the patches of your choice. A limited number of Mr. Guns and Gear patches will be going out with the first orders here, but again, there's not a ton of them, so if you guys are ordering it a month or two from now, you don't get one, just know they probably sold out. But it does have a zipper here, so you can access the actual armor. It also allows you to use it as storage, if you want to just put things in there, you certainly can do so. We have these attachment points here, which are modular. You should note these little plastic things here, you can move wherever you want, so the same is true with this piece that attaches to the headboard piece of your car seat. But this, if you were storing a rifle or something like that in your truck, which I know a lot of folks who live in rural areas, that's kind of like a must-have, but it allows you to store it vertically. If you want to do so, just strap it down. Additionally, we have these pieces here, which would allow you to store something long in a horizontal fashion. It doesn't have to be a gun, it could be anything, that's kind of the beauty of it. Then additionally, this part opens again for storage, as well as to access the armor. If you want to put anything in there, then we have these just sort of admin pouches back here. This one is vented, so you can see what was in there, and this one, of course, is just sewn in. This is 1000D Cordura, so very durable stuff, very corrosion-resistant, very scratch-resistant, cut-resistant. It is a very durable product. The Cordura is just very, very proven. The downside of it is it's a little bit heavy. That said, you're not carrying this around. The product weight on this is five and a half pounds for the whole thing, so it's not like it's going to really sap your fuel mileage. I suppose with that intro, let's see what kind of bullets it can stop. In previous testing, we've had requests from viewers to be able to see the whole thing, so we're going to show it to you that way today. Who knows if you guys like it or not, but first up, we're putting some .380 into it out of the Beretta 80X. As y'all saw, our entry point was right there, and of course, no exit at all, and we can feel the bullet. Let's keep going. Up next, we have some minimum ammunitions. It's going to be coming out in what we call Fast Semi-Auto out of the Sten here on YouTube, and let's see how it does. 115 grain. As y'all saw, a bunch of impacts on there. Turn it around. We have a passenger, but I'm pretty sure I know exactly what that is. I'm pretty sure it didn't go through the armor. Let's open it up, because when it crunched in, it very likely just went left of it. So let's see. Let's double check that. Let's see my assertion, see if it's correct. I saw it move when we were shooting behind it, and I was like, whoa, but I'm pretty sure that's what happened. Yep, that's exactly what happened. So there is your hole right there. Hopefully, you guys can see that. So obviously, it didn't go through the armor at all right there. So that was our passenger. We've got it all back together, and we're stepping it up to 45 ACP. Should mention, all the non-9mm ammo that you guys are seeing in this video is courtesy of our friends at Firearms Depot. They sponsor the channel now for everything but 9mm, so we definitely appreciate it. You guys should check them out. 45 ACP out of the Beretta. Let's see. Two World Wars. At this point, you guys know better than me, but I think that's the hole, because it's actually a bigger hole right there in the entrance, and obviously, nothing came through on the back. So let's keep going. I just now realized that I neglected to mention what 3A plus armor is. So basically, it should stop all handgun rounds up to and including .357 Magnum or .44 Magnum, and that kind of is the standard, if you will. The plus has to do with stab ratings, also 5.7, things like that. But anyway, let's keep going. Now, shotgun rounds are not actually specifically part of the 3A protocol for testing, but we're going to do it anyway. We have some full power high brass buckshot there coming out of the Mothberg, and it's going to thump. As y'all already saw, center mass right here. And one thing to note about UHWMPE armor is that it multi-hit rated. So you can shoot this thing a bunch of times, virtually on the same exact point, and it doesn't really matter. And you can see we definitely have done that so far. And there we go. Absolutely no pass there. Again, that was the one from the bent armor, which it's already doing. So you can see, actually, that's how that bent like that, just from the pressure of the ammo hitting it. We'll push it back together in some sort of reasonable shape. Keep shooting it. We have some Federal Vital Shock .357 Magnum coming out of my 4-inch SAR USA revolver. So this is what it is rated to stop. This is the limit, if you will. Let's see. Let's go a little bit lower. As y'all saw, we went a little bit lower there to spread everything out. And, uh, absolutely no pass there, as you guys can see. So stop there, 7 Magnum. So at this point, it has stopped everything it's rated for. We're going to push now. I'm going to go well beyond that. Let's do it. Off camera, I've been laughing just thinking about what's about to happen. So this is some Federal 460 Smith & Wesson Magnum, obviously. This is their 260 grain fusion load. It's going to be coming out of my 8-inch Smith & Wesson 460 Magnum. This thing is no joke, folks. This is one of the most powerful handguns, period. It is absolutely not rated for this, and neither is my hand. So let's do it. Let's check it out. I genuinely don't know if it actually stopped it or not. You guys saw some stuff that I saw some stuff, so we shall see. But we had our entrance point right here, so not a lot of compromised armor around it. Not that that would really matter. And then we saw this, and I think it stopped it. Hopefully the camera focuses there. I'm pretty sure. Yeah, that's it. That's the bullet. I can feel it. It's super hot. It's so weird how it's always so hot. But yeah, it stopped it. There's no doubt, if this was on the back of your car seat, your car seat might be a little messed up, but you would be totally fine. Very impressive. I should note there, that's this little plastic piece that you guys can see there. That's just added for extra rigidity, especially if you're strapping stuff down and stuff like that. So it stays a little bit more rigid than typical UHW MPE. But yeah, stopped it just fine. Not that you're seeing a lot of 460 Smith & Wesson on the streets, but hey, if it happened, you'd be good. Up next, we have some Remington 220 grain subsonic 300 blackout. This, in theory, has the same amount of energy as, or close to the same amount of energy as 45 ACP. But as many of you guys know, the bullet design, the spitzer shaped bullet, tends to be a problem for armor. And that's coming out of our 80 inch Adams Arms gun. We shall see. Let me know down below in the comments if it's going through or not. Interesting. Let's see. Full disclosure, I 100% thought that was going to go through and we were going to end the video and I would stop sweating in front of you. Speaking of, while you're sitting inside in the AC, while I'm out here splitting, hit that subscribe button if you haven't already done so. So as you guys can see, it stopped it. That's impressive. That's kind of part of the plus, 3A plus armor there. So I've had a couple 3A plus armor pieces that we tested on the channel stop subsonic 300 blackout, and most of them don't. So that's good company to be in there for sure. And I can feel the bullet in there, but it's in there. I'm about 99% sure this is going to be the last shot we take on the armor is 150 grain Remington from Firearms Depot. We're in black, of course. Supersonic. Let's move it around. Let's check it out. That might have stopped. I'm not sure if I was in frame at the end there, but I was shocked with what I just saw, guys. So I put it right next to the .357 Magnum down here, as you guys saw, and that thing stopped. That stopped supersonic 300 blackout, 150 grain. That's craziness. Well, I guess we gotta keep going. All right, folks, I have to admit, I was wholly unprepared for this. I did not think that would ever happen. We've never had any soft armor stop 150 grain 300 blackout before, but I went in my range bag, dug it out. We have some Sig Sauer 125 grain 300 black, so it should be going faster. Again, this is an 8-inch barrel on this Adams Arms pistol. That's craziness. Let's see. I don't know. I don't know if it's just the heat impacting my brain, but I am shocked by that. Shocked. As you guys saw there, impacted it. Absolutely no pass through. I wonder if it's that polymer that's on the back that is helping to catch it, but yeah, in no way, guys, in no way should this be stopped. Those two rounds, those last two rounds should have sailed through there without question. That is crazy. Let's keep going. All right, folks, in no way is it rated for this at all. We have some Tula 122 grain 7.62x39 coming out of a 16-inch FB Radom 8K Polish gun, and again, no way it's rated for this. Let's see, though, at this point, who the heck knows? This is magic armor. Where am I going to hit? Let's do that. That's what should have happened the last couple times. Y'all have seen the slow-mo. I saw it in person. I think it went through. That's why we changed the camera locations. In armor testing here on the channel, if we change the location, typically it's dead. I think it's dead, and let's see. Yep, it is dead. It did go through, so it did not stop 7.62x39 out of a 16-inch barrel, but what's crazy is if that was a shorter barrel, it probably would have stopped. That's just insane. I mean, I test a lot of armor here on the channel, and a lot of 3A, a lot of 3A+. I have never, not once, had it stop supersonic 300 blackout. Again, it's iffy as to whether or not it'll stop subsonic. Color me impressed with this armor panel. Now, one thing I didn't mention in the intro is that, obviously, you can configure it a lot of different ways, and it's designed primarily as a seat cover, but the reality is you could use it as an improvised shield. So, if you're driving around out, and you see yourself, and find yourself, rather, in a situation where you might want mobile cover, this is definitely a way to do it. Now, there's a couple different ways. Obviously, you can use this clip and throw it around your neck and move, you know, just with it draped over your body, move to the threat, or, you know, depending on how you configure it, again, you can use these, but you can use these. Put your arm through, and, again, have yourself a mobile shield to go around and face a threat. Of course, most mass shootings are committed with handguns, the overwhelming majority. So, should you find yourself in that situation, that would be some armor that could stop, basically, all the handguns that you might encounter in that type of situation. So, impressive product, for sure. There's no doubt about it. Is it a nice product? Yes, but I think it's cool, and I think there are a lot of competitive offerings out there that offer something similar, but don't offer armor and cost a similar price point. So, at that point, rather, you might as well get some armor, especially armor that performs like this. So, it did really, really well, as you guys saw. One thing we didn't mention that we have to before we close it out, of course, like I said, it's my idea. So, if you hate it, let me know below in the comments section. That's cool. But, additionally, it's price point. So, I alluded to it earlier. Right now, these are available. You can purchase them. I think there's several colors available, as well, and they are $299. So, American-made armor. It is all Barry compliant, if you guys work for a security company or a department that requires that, because, again, it's all made in America. So, I think it's fairly reasonable for what you get. That's my opinion. Is it for everyone? No. Is it for probably a lot of people? It might be. If you guys have any tips, anything you would change on the design, let us know down below in the comments, as well, because, again, this is just from my head into reality. It took a few months to get it done, but we got it done, and they are in stock. So, with that, guys, I think we'll close the video out. Thank you all for watching. I truly appreciate it, especially the new folks here. You got a little treat today, but I appreciate all of you guys watching. If you guys aren't seeing two to four videos a week here on the channel, you can sign up for the email at this website here on your screen. This goes out once a month, and it has all of the videos since the previous month's email. 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