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Alienator |
I decided to get body armor because its awesome just to have but also a good thing should the need ever arrive. What do your setups look like? What are you carrying on it?  SIG556 Classic P220 Carry SAS Gen 2 SAO SP2022 9mm German Triple Serial P938 SAS P365 FDE P322 FDE Psalm 118:24 "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it" | ||
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| Go ahead punk, make my day |
Simple like yours, OD Green carrier, three x 30rd AR15 mags and a tourniquet. Time permitting, I can clip 1 AR mag my EDC belt as a fast reload and then would have my EDC G19 w/reload. Also nearby is a small grab shoulder bag with more AR / Glock mags, and other comfort items (flashlight, multitool, bottled water, power bar, etc). | |||
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| In the yahd, not too fah from the cah  |
Here's mine, nothing too fancy at the moment.  | |||
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Fighting the good fight |
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What is the carrier? | |||
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| Fighting the good fight |
Plate carrier is an Ares Armor (now American Weapons Components) Derma in Ranger Green. https://www.americanweaponscom...legacy-plate-carrier (The carrier's wide aluminum Australpine Cobra buckles on the sides are fan-freaking-tastic. Best cummerbund system I've ever tried or seen. No fiddling with velcro and flaps to don/doff. Just throw it on and clip in.) Here's a breakdown of the rest: Shoulder straps have Coyote Brown HSGI WEE/WAS shoulder pads added. https://www.highspeedgear.com/...der-pads-95WW00.html Attached to the front MOLLE are some Down Range Gear QASM vertical connectors plus a Whiskey Two Four placard base panel, both in Coyote. These allow attaching the rest of the gear. https://www.wtfidea.com/whiske...odular-placard-base/  In front/below that is a Warrior Assault Systems Drop Down pouch in Coyote, for medical gear. https://www.warriorassaultsyst...ty-pouch-coyote-tan/ In front of that is a Coyote Tactical Solutions Rapid Access TQ Holder: http://www.coyotetacticalsolut...quet-holder-r-a-t-h/  On the front is a Spiritus Systems Micro Mk 3 rig in Coyote: https://www.spiritussystems.co...o-fight-chassis-mk4/ Inside the rear pouch of the Spiritus Micro are Esstac KYWI mag holders (2x AR and 2x pistol) with Wild Bill adapters: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Essta...KPwKvnOb_UXucvZmR5_g The front pouch has an Persec Gear Zipsert zipper conversion, and holds a small amount of additional gear, including a spare flashlight, gloves, and a spare set of cuffs. https://persecgear.ca/products...ariant=7809345847349 ID patches and medical patch are Mil Spec Monkey PVC in Multicam coloring. Flag is a Re Factor XL PVC flag in Coyote.  | |||
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Spinnin' Chain |
Very impressive and thank you for including links! | |||
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I run trains! |
^^^Yes, thank you. I hope you don’t mind but I will be ripping off at least a portion of your setup. Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view. Complacency sucks… | |||
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| Fighting the good fight |
Rip away. Hopefully it works as well for you. | |||
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| SF Jake |
I’ve got those buckles on my setup and absolutely hate them....if they aren’t lined up perfectly they won’t release...the slightest angle and it’s a no go....our whole tactical team has them and it’s a struggle at best. ________________________ Those who trade liberty for security have neither | |||
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| Fighting the good fight |
Interesting. I've never had that problem with the buckles not releasing if the angles are off. However, the Cobra buckles were originally intended as climbing buckles, so they're designed to lock and not release if under tension/load. Maybe it's not so much about the angle, as it is about your buckles being under too much tension when you're trying to release them? Be sure there's a little slack in the cummerbund when you're trying to release it. If needed, try loosening the cummberbund a bit. Or alternately, you could press slightly back on the front plate or female buckle, or press slightly forward on the male end, while releasing the buckle to make sure it takes any remaining tension off. | |||
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I have an Eagle Scalable vest .gov surplus that a friend bought several off eBay so I got it Real cheap. Allegedly has level 3 soft armor sewn in. Haven’t gotten any plates or mag pouches yet. Will Probly get steel due to budget constraints and reality is it’s a TEOTWAKI Item for me. Hides in the closet for now. debating a M1A or AR set up. As I have multiple rifles of each. | |||
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Web Clavin Extraordinaire |
Me too. Not with those wide cobras, but I recently got a belt from DSG and it's a chore to get the buckle done for that very reason. ---------------------------- Chuck Norris put the laughter in "manslaughter" Educating the youth of America, one declension at a time. | |||
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Washing machine whisperer |
What's the skid lid? I really need to get my poop together about body armor and a ballistic helmet. How nay TQ's you carrying on that? __________________________ Writing the next chapter that I've been looking forward to. | |||
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| In the yahd, not too fah from the cah |
4 total. The helmet itself is a PASGT IIIA, nothing too special. The pouch contains a couple chest seals, some trauma dressing and combat gauze. | |||
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| Fighting the good fight |
Sounds like a similar issue with the Cobra buckle locking because it's under tension. When you're having trouble getting the cobra buckle undone, squeeze/compress the two ends of the buckle together, depress the release buttons, then release the compression on the two ends of the buckle and remove the male end. | |||
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I ended up with a Crye JPC 2.0 And AT armor 4400 Hesco plates. I looked at chase tactical, but didn't really find the set up I wanted. Thanks for all the help. | |||
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fugitive from reality |
The carrier is completely unmarked, but I think it's from Condor. I tried a Brig Pig carrier and the straps weren't long enough for me. There is no way that it would have fit over a vest, so I envy somewhat smaller people who can get stuff like that to work for them. The carrier is cut for BALCS soft armor, but I don't have it. The cummerbund is long enough that the carrier fits comfortably, although the Velcro is a bit of a PITA. I have plates and backers front and back so it's level IV stand alone. The cobra buckle system that Rogue has looks like quite an improvement over the velcro, but I don't work in the field and this is for really bad times where I'm sure I need to put it on. If I had to perform multiple dons and doffs during training or duty days I'd probably end up using the cobra buckles. [URL=  ]_____________________________ 'I'm pretty fly for a white guy'. | |||
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| Alienator |
It's nice to see the different carriers and uses. I was considering adding a cummerbund? What say ye? SIG556 Classic P220 Carry SAS Gen 2 SAO SP2022 9mm German Triple Serial P938 SAS P365 FDE P322 FDE Psalm 118:24 "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it" | |||
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