Tcrowley
First of all I have been in the industry for years and have never heard of West Coast Weaponworks.
And I guess before I spent that kind of money I would at least pick a well established manufacturer with good customer service ratings. And unless you need or would use that Plate Vest you can certainly get a good set up for a little less.
My question is since it already has a Sling on it could we assume the rifle is used?
Also what Model EOTech is on the Rifle? The following is just one example of what I am referring to. There are a lot of good rifles out there. Of course you would probably need to have a dealer do a transfer for you! I doubt that this dealer would be willing to do a transfer for you since they want to sell that particular rifle and Vest at $2000.00
For Example: List Retail Price is $1149.00 on the Stag Arms AR-15 Tactical RHCHPHS 16" that is set up similar to the Rifle in your picture stock and all. If it has an EOTech Model 512 on it Retail is $499.99. With the EOTech Model 552 NV Compatible Retail is $569.00. Of course shopping around sometimes you can buy them for less than Retail!
So that total would mean you have $1648.99 in the Stag Rifle with an EOTech Model 512 on it.
Or $1718,00 with the Model 552 NV Comp. EOTech on the Rifle.
So with the Model 512 on the Rifle have would have $351.00 in the Vest.
And $ 282.00 in the Vest with the 552 NV Comp EOTech on the Rifle.
Although I like EOTech Optics there are also other good optics like Aimpoint, Vortex and other depending on what you want to spend.
So IMO it basically would boil down to your thoughts of the Vest's worth to you. And keep in mind ,the plates would need to be of at least 500 Steel or compatible. One other thing that some do not tell you about the Vests with Plates. Is if the vest is not built correctly with the Plates with enough layers of Kevlar type material. Is that if it is shot with a high power rifle the shrapnel can come splatter and exit the Vest Material. During SWAT Testing getting ready to buy new Vests for the Tea. We made a manikin body with one of the Beauty School Foam Heads on it. The first Vest we tested that was supposedly at the right level with the Plates. We shot it at 25 yards with a 308 Rifle. We hit the vest dead center on the chest plate. The bullet hit the plate solid inside the Vest Material and the shrapnel from the Bullet came up through the Vest Material and *shaved the Face off of the Foam Head! BOOOO! So one has to be careful about a Vest. Just for information only!
Long story short the Vests we bought had an additional 8 layers of Kevlar rapping the Plates.
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Thank you for all the insight. Very much appreciated! I feel like the company west coast weapon works just sounds like some ghetto a$$ company that overhauls your car to DONK it out. Maybe that is just my opinion though. As far as it being used, it is a new rifle. I did ask that. I do not know much about the particular model of the EOTech on this AR, that would probably be good to know more about that. The reason I am trying to gauge whether it is worth it or not is because I am in school to become a police officer, and some departments make you buy our own gear, so trying to get some more help from others who know more about this kind of stuff. So thank you for that. Not a necessity right now but still looking at it to learn more. I think the reason it comes with a sling is because they are trying to make it like a "bundle" and you get all of that. They said it is level 3 armor, but like you said a 308 round went right through that. Also like
@Wolfspirit mentioned, a 55 grain 556 ball round will go right through it too. I think I will try and find something else and maybe build something more quality for that kind of money. I thought that price was a bit excessive.
Overall, thank you for the information about everything!
