NAR Responder Ballistic PPE Vest System

Wore this through a full shift of emergency drills and barely noticed the weight on my shoulders. The adjustments let me dial in the fit so the panels stayed put when I was moving around.

Wore it through two 12-hour shifts and the shoulder padding genuinely saved my collarbones. The vest is built for emergency responders, so the cut leaves room to move when you're climbing in and out of a rig. Only gripe is the side straps take some fiddling to dial in.

The plate carrier sits high enough that my rifle stock doesn't catch on the shoulder straps, which was my main worry before ordering. Ballistic panels add some weight, but the load is balanced well enough that I forget it's on after an hour. Exactly what I needed for range days and emergency drills.