Aug 18, 2020 · Mine will be strictly a bump helmet since the CVC shell is an original DH-132 (fiberglass shell). I also bought a set of Ops-Core Replacment Fast ARC Side Rails from eBay too. I don't know if Ill put the rails on my MICH or the …

May 6, 2018 · The rounds fired at the helmet are as follows, in order from first to last: 1 .380 ACP 95gr FMJ; 3 .327 Fed. Mag. 100gr jacketed soft point; All rounds failed to penetrate. -----Helmet after shot 1, .380 ACP FMJ: Helmet after shot 2, .327 Federal Magnum: Helmet after shot 3, .327 Federal Magnum: Helmet after shot 4, .327 Federal Magnum.

Aug 12, 2020 · I stumbled on a local surplus seller via Facebook, and decided to pick a a DH-132B CVC helmet for 36 bucks as a sudden Covid project/dip my toes into ballistic helmets. So, here we are now! I have completed the primary assembly of thr helmet and I'm extremely pleased with how it turned out! (Apologies for taking forever to get it done) *UPDATE*

Dec 25, 2014 · Then I bought a used team Wendy helmet for 250.00. The team Wendy helmet is so comfortable I have not wore that cvc helmet since. So in my opinion if you already have the pads and chin straps and stuff already at hand I would go a better route. Plus I found the cvc to hot to wear comfortably in the summer months.

Feb 23, 2021 · I measured my ACH/MICH helmet rear strap holes and they are almost 7" apart, so I measured out the same distance on my CVC helmet and drilled 2 more holes, a bit lower so the nape pad sits proper. Now the Ops-Core H-Nape strap fits correct, nape pad is correctly positioned and the helmet is secure, with plenty of adjustment available and the ...

Aug 12, 2010 · Around 2002, the CVC helmets were upgraded from a simple fiberglass hardshell (to simply protect from head impacts inside the vehicle, to about the same protection as a kevlar PASGT. That being said, that protection is only to the forehead, top of the head and back of the head, with no proteciton to the sides or to the neck.

May 2, 2014 · Like sdrake said, the -132B model is roughly NIJ IIIA equivalent Kevlar. I'm pretty sure there's been a thread about installing ACH-type pads and chinstraps in those shells to make an ersatz high-cut helmet.

May 27, 2019 · Combat Vehicle Crewman Vest (CVC Vest): Fragmentation threat: 17gr FSP - V50 velocity of 1625 FPS. Helmets - Enhanced Combat Helmet (ECH): The info for this helmet may not be 100% accurate as it was copied from an early draft specification, meaning those specs may have changed from that draft spec. Rifle threat: Classified, unknown.

Oct 12, 2021 · I stumbled on a local surplus seller via Facebook, and decided to pick a a DH-132B CVC helmet for 36 bucks as a sudden Covid project/dip my toes into ballistic helmets.

Feb 6, 2017 · For example, the Ceradyne gunfighter cut helmet has a V50 of 2132 fps. Even the Ops-Core Fast has a V50 of only 2200 fps, thats direct from Ops-Cores specs on their site. The CVC 132B has a V50 of 2150 fps, so they're damn close to being IIIa, if not actually being IIIa.