Head to head · verified 2026-09-12
Bulldog Security Screens vs Atlas Armor
5 of the 12 things a buyer can check differ between these two. Every figure below was read off the manufacturer’s own page and links back to it.
Arizona manufacturer running the same .035 / 12 × 12 US-woven mesh spec as Boss, with a lifetime product warranty.
Hurricane-first system carrying named Miami-Dade Notices of Acceptance, with almost no published specifications.
Where they differ
| Bulldog Security Screens | Atlas Armor | |
|---|---|---|
| Test standard | not published | Miami-Dade NOA |
| Mesh alloy grade | 304 stainless steel | not published |
| Wire diameter | 0.035" gauge | not published |
| Mesh weave | 12 × 12 weave | not published |
| Made in USA | 100% made in the USA; manufactured in Arizona | not published |
| Published pricing | not published | not published |
| Warranty | Manufacturer's lifetime product warranty (scored at the 15-year cap) | 10-year transferable warranty; terms not detailed |
| Break-in guarantee | not published | not published |
| Testing laboratory | not published | not published |
| Frame material | not published | not published |
| Mesh retention | not published | not published |
| Sales model | Direct manufacturer and installer, Arizona | Direct, hurricane markets |
Score, group by group
| Group | Bulldog Security Screens | Atlas Armor | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent testing | 0 / 25 | 21 / 25 | -21 |
| Buyer disclosure | 14 / 30 | 0 / 30 | +14 |
| Domestic manufacturing | 10 / 10 | 0 / 10 | +10 |
| Commitment to the buyer | 14 / 30 | 9.3 / 30 | +4.7 |
| Retention mechanism | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 |
The verdict
Bulldog Security Screens leads 38 to 30, and the gap is mostly one thing: independent testing, where it takes 0 of 25 against 21.
Atlas Armor is not beaten everywhere. It is ahead on independent testing — if that is what you are buying on, buy on it rather than on the total.
Both scores measure what each maker publishes, not laboratory strength. A system that declines to state its alloy or its price scores badly here by design, and may still be excellent steel. The installer who measures and fastens it matters at least as much as either badge.
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