LEVEL IV THREAT PROTECTION CHART
LEVEL
THREAT
AMMUNITION
EXAMPLE
STRIKING VELOCITY FT/S
STRIKING VELOCITY FT/S
IV
Rifle AK-47, M, SKS
7.62 x 39mm – API

2400
732
LEVEL
IV
THREAT
Rifle AK-47, M, SKS
AMMUNITION
7.62 x 39mm – API

STRIKING VELOCITY FT/S
2400
STRIKING VELOCITY M/S
732
IV
Rifle SVD, Dragunov M.G.-PKM
7.62 x 54R – L/LPS/B-32API

2750
838
LEVEL
IV
THREAT
Rifle SVD, Dragunov M.G.-PKM
AMMUNITION
7.62 x 54R – L/LPS/B-32API

STRIKING VELOCITY FT/S
2750
STRIKING VELOCITY M/S
838
IV
Rifle M-16/AR-15
5.56 x 45mm – M193/M855/ss109

3025
922
LEVEL
IV
THREAT
Rifle M-16/AR-15
AMMUNITION
5.56 x 45mm – M193/M855/ss109

STRIKING VELOCITY FT/S
3025
STRIKING VELOCITY M/S
922
IV
Rifle FN FAL
7.62 x 51mm – Ball/AP

2780
847
LEVEL
IV
THREAT
Rifle FN FAL
AMMUNITION
7.62 x 51mm – Ball/AP

STRIKING VELOCITY FT/S
2780
STRIKING VELOCITY M/S
847
IV
Rifle M-1
30.06 AP M2 *NIJ '06 Certified

2880
878
LEVEL
IV
THREAT
Rifle M-1
AMMUNITION
30.06 AP M2 *NIJ '06 Certified

STRIKING VELOCITY FT/S
2880
STRIKING VELOCITY M/S
878
NIJ Threat Protection Chart ('06 and '04)*
* There is no difference in threat between the NIJ ’04 and NIJ ’06 standards. The differences are in the rigorous nature of the test protocols.
- 04 requires 9 plates tested while 06 is 24
- 04 conditioning requires water “spray” for 6 minutes while 06 is submerged in water for 30 minutes with a 10 minute drip period
- 06 also requires a 10 day tumble (149F,80%hum), 1 day of thermal exposure (5-194F,0-80%hum) as well as a mechanical durability test (drop)
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