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Posted: 9/21/2006 10:17:10 PM EDT
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hello all! I would like to see what all everyone is using these days...and hear about what is wroking and what isn't. So, please, post some pics of the gear (vest really) and a little description about your likes and dislikes of it. Don't forget to give details about the vest... such as (name, place of purchase, years) Thanks! |
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The question I have is when exactly would you wear one...seriously. I would never want to walk arount looking like a mall ninja. What if in a natural disater all hell broke loose New Orleans scenario? There are advnatages not looking like the poster child to tacticool fashion. Maybe a rifle bugout bag is more practical? This is the Hawkepak Rifle Bug Out Bag from Onesourcetactical.com Can hold 3 AR mags lot's of other pouches and internal pockets, velcro fuzzy interior or black hawk tyle holsters, a water bottle pouch, etc... It's what I use. 
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 But I also want to be prepared for a Katrina type disaster on a national scale.When it dosen't matter how you look,as chaos will be prevailent.For something like that a plate carrier with plates might be a good idea.In which case I would go with my the HSGI Weesatch.
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My MA54 holds 6 mags. The, erm, thingy. That covers the mags on top. Flaplike thing, whatever that's called (one cup of coffee). You can adjust that to fit 6. |
Seriously. If your openly carrying your AR, does wearing a chest rig or vest really make you any more conspicuous? I have a Tactical Tailor MAV with three 2-AR mag pouches, one AR mag shingle with two pistol mag pouches attached to it and a zippered GP pouch. |
| It depends on what kind of body armor you'd want to put in it if any in my opinion and if you want it to be MOLLE/PALS compatible. I would personally suggest checking out cheaperthandirt.com first because you'll get the most bang for your buck. As far as holding your .45 I suggest a good HSGI drop leg platform. And Jesus Christ guys! He asked a simple f'ing question about a VEST and you could just answer his damn question without starting a debate. Other than those suggestions, I'd look around maybe at blackhawk if you don't care about body armor going in it or the M.O.U.T. chest rig is nice and simple. I suggest what ever you do, do not purchase a vest with a cross draw holster...if for no other reason, a lot of ranges will not allow you to use them because they can cause an unsafe sweep behind the line of fire. |
 My basic Rig; nothing overly fancy, just a standard issue FLC Vest with pockets galore; I carry 14 (yeah 14) M16 magazines, 2 M9 magazines (if I have to reach for my secondary after expending all my primary ammo (450 rounds), I'm in the wrong place), two frags, two pocket knives, an FS2000 strobe light, a lensatic compass, MREs and a poncho on the butt pack and chemlights on the PALS webbing of the vest.  Add an Interceptor vest with two SAPI Plates (Ceradyne/Armor Works)...  And my MICH Helmet and I am out to the boonies to play "tag the terrorist". Oh yeah, everything is mine, purchased out of my own pocket; no "bring backs". |
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Yes, that's what I use too but I still have vest too. BTW, it can hold 6 AR mags with no problem. It also looks like One Source is using one of the pic's I took when I did the review on the Rifle B.O.B... 
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