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The Secured Podcast has challenged ballistic industry giants to demonstrate the efficacy of protective films on quarter-inch plate glass. The podcast hosts invited industry leaders to test their claims at a Texas ranch. This event seeks to validate marketing claims with practical demonstrations.

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The Secured Podcast challenges the claims of ballistic industry giants.

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Testing involves protective films on quarter-inch plate glass.

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The challenge event is set at a Texas ranch for real-world demonstrations.

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On a recent episode of the Secured Podcast, the hosts issued a bold challenge to the ballistic industry giants, including Armoured One. They invited industry leaders to their 11,000-acre Texas ranch, complete with a range and lodging, for a transparent, practical demonstration. The test will involve quarter-inch plate glass, like typical storefront windows, with no gimmicks—just a single-sided film installed on-site. For companies recommending eight mm films nationwide, this is a chance to prove their efficacy here.

For companies recommending eight mm films nationwide, this is a chance to prove their efficacy here.

This challenge extends to all states promoting these standards, including Texas and Arkansas. The hosts aim to move beyond marketing claims to provide clear, real-world evidence of these products' performance.

The hosts are hopeful one of the ballistic industry giants will take them up on the challenge. Stay tuned for updates from this event on the Secured Podcast.

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I'll tell you what we're gonna do right here. Okay? We're gonna put a challenge out. The challenge is this. For those of you in the film and ballistics industry, and Armored one. Those and Armored One. Those five, I want you to respond. What we're challenging you to do we have a beautiful place down here in Texas. Eleven thousand acre ranch. We have our own range. We have our own lodging. You come down here with your team and let's just have a display. No games. No games. Quarter inch plate glass just like is on every single storefront window. That's right. Not multiple stacks, multiple layers. Not not tint or film on the front and film on the back. No games. Right? Yeah. One-sided film only applied. Installed on-site. And let's see. Well Well, I wanna see, you know, all these people who are promoting the eight mil to show up with it. Yeah. Like, if that's what that's what you're recommending, you're going out nationally and you're recommending this and you're you're lobbying school or Or all these states that are saying that you have to do an eight. You wanna come watch the state of Texas? The state of Arkansas? You wanna come watch the demo? You know? Let let's do it. Yeah. You know? Let's set the record straight once and for all.

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