Ok...I just opened my E-mail and discovered a couple of requests to know what kind of vest that is.
The answer is...It's a cheap asian knock off vest made in Taiwan.
It's the Tac Force vest, brought to us by the good people at ASPI Tactical for about $53.00 plus shipping (See the industy forum here on AR15.com for a quick link to ASPI Tac)
I have enclosed a couple of pictures, because the vest you actualy get from ASPI, differs slightly from the picture provided in ASPI's webpage catalog.
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[img]http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-6/243821/DCP_0033.JPG[/img]
I'm planning a review of this cheap vest soon outlining a couple of quick fixes for those who are not opposed to sewing in order to build a vest and pinch a few bucks off the price of a Blackhawk, Eagle or one of the mega buck vests on Lightfighter.com.
first off, for around $60.00 to your doorstep, this vest is not to bad, it's even Camelback ready, with a neat interior pocket on the inside of the back panel. It holds 6 AR15 mags and three pistol mags on the front, a accessory pouch with velcro I.D. strip and a second small pouch mounted up on the shoulder (The first thing I'm goung to do is sew wider protective flaps over the mag pockets.)
The back has three rows of attachment points and a extraction loop up by the neck (the extraction loop is going to get a complete re-work, because I would not bet my life on it.)
it has duty or web belt attachment points that fasten with both velcro and a snap on each.
Oh and by the way, when it says in the ASPI blurb, that one size fits all. I think they mean that one size fits all in Taiwan. If your a guy that has some serious girth (over size 44 or 6'1) this may not be the vest for you.
It has a anti-slip pad on the right shoulder.
two inside, mesh map pockets
No side panels, just three straps down each side (I'm going to have to do something about this.)
Anyway...I hope that answers a few questions, for those of us looking for a vest that comes in well under $75.00.