CROM isn't just about guns and ammo... As stated before, we have invested in an armor division, working on an all new type of personal plate body armor. Getting to Level III and III+ was almost effortless. We had the means and the product necessary to achieve that goal right off the bat. It was the Level IV that eluded us. Stopping a .30 caliber, steel core, military AP round seemed near impossible with the restrictions we placed on ourselves. It was absolutely astounding how much power is packed into the .30 cal AP round.
The task at hand was to make a level IV plate armor that is thinner and lighter than the current competitive market. One of the biggest challenges we set upon was diverting away from the common use of Dyneema, which is a Chinese controlled product. We wanted to be 100% built in house with 100% American made products.
Do you want to know what one of the most intoxicating feelings is? Shooting your Remington 700... Loaded with military AP ammunition... into a poly-composite plate... at only 50' away... and stopping that sumbitch dead in its tracks!
What we achieved is.... a 12"x12" plate, only 0.59" in thickness, that weighs SEVEN freakin pounds! When this is cut to body armor sizes, it will weigh even less (depending on the cut and size).
Half the weight of AR500 steel armor!!!
1/3 the thickness of polyethylene armor!!!!
Soon to be NIJ certified as LEVEL IV and B7 armor.... YES! That's right! For those of you in the know... B7 is the vehicular armor rating to stop AP rounds. We are going to be able to produce a vehicle grade armor, at a personal body armor scale/level. Undercutting the price of every single competitor, without sacrificing any of the attributes... And in many cases, exponentially expanding on them.
Stay tuned for more info to come. CROM is cutting a path into the industry that many were just too fearful to go.