well first off i should say:
i was given both my micro rigs.
then i'll say:
that i'm not a big fan of ats stuff. nothing wrong with it, i'm just not a fan. Just like i'm not that big of a fan of TT. I'm more of an esstac, OSOE, Ice, Eagle kinda guy.
The eagle Universal Chest rig was to wide, and had the x harnesses. The ats was to wide and had dedicated pouches, and they don't really make anything to fit ak mags.
as to the differnces between the MWRL and the micro pals is the width of the rig, the zippered pouch (the micro rig is velcro) and i believe that the MWRL has built in internal pouches, but don't quote me on that one.
have you tried tacticalresponsegear? or contacting john directly? pm me if you need his email. if you get it directly from him, it's usually a day or two turn around time. you pm him, he makes it, bills you, if you pay before the end of business it ships that day, if not it's the next. there have been guys that have had their rigs, on this board, within 4 days, including ship time. now keep in mind that that is contingent upon where you live, but he does ship priority mail.
after seeing the stuff that john initially sent me, I have had no quams with ordering more stuff from him. I have a holster, pistol pouch, and pistol mag pouch on order from him currently. After my class in september i'll be ordering a war belt, conversion sling, and a m/c small ifak pouch from him.