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"On another note, didn't you test a vest and write a favorable review that was posted on Pinnacle's home site? If it wasn't you than I apologize in advance."
In the Fall of 2006, we did do a limited evaluation of the Dragon Skin SOV-2000 level III 10"x12" armor panel for a CA LE agency. This LE agency test used protocols similar to the NIJ Type III flexible armor test protocol; not surprisingly, when tested for the LE agency, the Dragonskin armor performed exactly as it did in the Fall 2006 NIJ certification test--stopping all rated shots. Pinnacle did publish excerpts of these publicly available test results on their website. However, what Pinnacle did not show was the fact that we recommended that the LE agency in question NOT purchase Dragon Skin and instead procure another vendor's armor, as there were too many unanswered questions about Dragon Skin and it needed to undergo substantial additional durability and ballistic testing prior to giving any consideration of using it as a standard issue item. Also note that in every lecture/briefing I have ever given, I have consistently stated that Dragon Skin was NOT an acceptable issue item.