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The GIBBORIM Gun Belt

The GIBBORIM Gun Belt is the result of collaboration between LIION DEFENSE and Mission Spec. The belt features a stiff nylon core wrapped in 1000D Cordura Nylon and can be purchased with 3 different buckle options: ITW G-Hook, ITW GTSR (side release buckle), and RAPTOR Buckle.

The outer sheath of 1000D nylon gives the belt a finished appearance and allows for the easy application of colors and camo patterns that might not normally be available on nylon webbing belts.

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Mayflower R&C LPAC/APC Chest Rig Adapter Kit

The Mayflower R&C LPAC/APC Chest Rig Adapter Kit is now available. This kit allows you to remove the cummerbund on your Mayflower LPAC or APC and replace it with the side buckles of your chest rig providing a lower profile and increased air flow.

mayflower apc lpac adapter

The kit is easy to install. It just replaces the cummerbund in the cummerbund flap on your rear plate pocket. Once installed, you can simply clip the side buckles of your chest rig into the adapter to secure your plate carrier around your chest. This kit should work with all Mayflower R&C chest rigs along with the HSP D3CR, EGL VOCR, and Blue Force Gear MOLLEminus rigs, and others.

LPAC_APC Chest Rig Adapter Kit

Review: S&J Hardware Detachable Shotshell Carrier Pouch MKIII (DSC Pouch)

There are a lot of ways to carry shotshells on your person and frankly, most of them stink. They vary from elastic bandoleers to rectangular chest rigs with a bunch of elastic loops sewn to them. I suppose they all do the job of carrying the ammo, but few, if any, of them actually support fighting with the shotgun. That is why I was so excited to try the Detachable Shotshell Carrier Pouch MKIII (DSC Pouch) from S&J Hardware.

SJ Hardware DSC Carrier MKIII

Understanding the Potential

To understand the beauty of the DSC Pouch, you have to understand the beauty of the DSC or Detachable Shotshell Carrier. Other manufacturers call them shotgun cards or other names but the principle is the same. They consist of elastic loops on a semi-rigid, Velcro backing. They can be affixed to the side of your shotgun with adhesive backed loop Velcro.

SJ Hardware DSC Carrier MKIII Card on Moss 500

They work extremely well because they are easily swapped. They allow you to carry multiples and swap them as they are needed. You can mount the spares anywhere you have loop Velcro: on your chest rig, on your plate carrier, on your backpack, or in a dedicated pouch like the DSC Carrier. When you exhaust the shells on your shotgun, tear off the old one and slap on a new one.

The DSC Carrier takes this idea to a new level. it organizes and presents the shotgun cards in way that keeps them compact, out of the way, but easily accessible. The DSC Carrier represents the shotgun card concept taken to fuller potential.

How it Works

The DSC Pouch has several important features that make it work. It really does more than just carry the shotgun cards. it actually organizes them in a way that allows the user to reload from the pouch much like they would with magazine pouches.

The clamshell opening design has 3 loop Velcro fields so it can hold 3 shotgun cards: 1 on the exterior and 2 inside. When it is closed, only 1 shotgun card (the one on the outside) is accessible. The pouch is closed with a zipper and has a large pull tab that is lightly secured via Velcro at the top of the pouch. Each shotgun card holds 6 shells so the entire pouch holds 18 shells in about the same amount of space as a double M4 magazine pouch.

SJ Hardware DSC Carrier MKIII Thickness

The user can deplete their shotgun’s shotgun card and tear it off. Then they reach for their DSC Carrier, tear off the exposed shotgun card, and install it in place of the depleted one. By placing one card on the exterior of the pouch, the DSC Pouch basically supports what amounts to a speed reload with a magazine fed firearm.

If the user then depletes that shotgun card, they can grab the pull tab at the top of the pouch and pull down. This tears the DSC Pouch open. The front of the pouch can hang completely clear of the back of the pouch allowing easy access to 2 additional shotgun cards.

SJ Hardware DSC Carrier MKIII Pull Tab

SJ Hardware DSC Carrier MKIII Open

I mounted 2 of them to a High Speed Gear AO Compact Chest Rig. I found that they worked best with a little space in between them and I used that space to mount a tourniquet with an OC Tactical CAT Trap. The result is a compact chest rig that can be used to keep a shotgun in the fight for a long time.

Wrap Up

These pouches are well made and priced right at $60. They come with 3 shotgun cards which normally cost $12-20 a piece on their own. It even comes with the adhesive backed loop material you need to mount the DSCs on your shotgun! This is a concept that is well realized and well executed. I haven’t seen a better solution for carrying and organizing shotgun shells in a way that presents them for a “reload”.

These DSC Pouches are exactly what detachable shotgun cards have needed to realize their full potential.

20$Bandit Micro Kit

Today is the day. The 20$Bandit Micro Kit is finally here!

micro kit with rite in rain

The 6″ by 4″ Micro Kit is basically a scaled down version of the Mini Kit MK-7. It gives you similar functionality but in a format that fits your back pocket. The internal layout is nearly identical except everything is scaled down in size. It still has the elastic closure strap so there is no Velcro and no zippers to deal with. The internal elastic loop organizer is still there along with the retention pouch that keeps everything from dropping out the bottom of the kit. Like its big brother it has a slip pocket behind the elastic organizer and a clear vinyl pocket on the opposite side of the full clam shell opening pouch. The exterior of the Micro Kit features a 4″ by 3″ loop field for adding patches or ID.

Today marks the initial “Early Bird” release of the Micro Kit. It will be available in any color you want as long as it’s Black and you can expect production to take about 4 weeks. If you get in on this Early Bird released, you will get your Micro Kit first and at a reduced price of $20 (normal retail will be $21.77).

One of the convenient features of the Mini Kit was the availability of a fully stocked first aid insert, the Mini Medic, that was designed to drop right into the kit. 20$Bandit has built the Micro Medic to bring the same convenience to the Micro Kit. The Micro Medic features the following basic first aid items:

  • (1) 3M Steri Strip (modern day butterfly bandage)
  • (1) 3-0 Nylon Suture Kit
  • (1) CELOX Homeostatic Agent (2g)
  • (4) Single use eye drops (refresh plus)
  • (1) Ampule Iodine
  • (1) Burn Jel (External Anelgesic)
  • (1) Hydro Cortisone Cream
  • (2) Triple Antibiotic Ointment
  • (4) Sterile Alcohol Prep Pad
  • (1) Splinter Out Lancet
  • (2) 1″ Sterile gauze pads
  • (1) Moleskin (Kidney shape)
  • (4) Knuckle Bandages

The Micro Medic will be available separately.

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