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Other important stuff I put in a separate post cuz I hit the word limit, the new 1155 G2 is $400 a pair. The Hesco 4403 is NIJ certified and $424 a pair. No bullshit, no chinese components like the GTS 1023. It can't match that multi-hit unless you do what that anon did with the 4400 and mostly "run the perimeter" on the edge of the plate, but the 10x12 is 10x12 and the SAPI M is 9.5x12.5. The difference in multi-hit is because the 4403 is a monolithic strike face, one piece ceramic, while the 1023 is classic Chinese-style mosaic but no cheat ring. The ceramic cracking doesn't spread across separate tiles. Normally this means the 1023 would be much heavier than the 4403, but the 1023 saves weight by using a PE backer while the 4403 is fiberglass. The 1023 is ridiculously cheap because Chinese PE and Alumina are considerably cheaper than American fiberglass and Italian Alumina.
So basically I consider the 1023 a worthy alternative to those LAPG Chinese plates - the stuff you buy when your ass is to the wall and even the 4403 is out of budget.