James G. at Death Valley Magazine (which I read daily, it is a great blog) has the first hands on review that I have seen of the US Palm AK Attack Rack. The AK Attack Rack is an AK specific chest rig with some unique features that help it deal with the unique challenges that AK magazines present.
Check the review on Death Valley Magazine.
Here is the bottom line up front…The Danger Close Consulting (DCC) Low Pro Scout Mount is the mount that should come with the Surefire M600 Scout Light from the start! I have had this for a couple of weeks now and it is everything that I hoped it would be and does everything I hoped it would do.
The DCC Low Profile Scout Mount works great on the Daniel Defense 9.5FSP Lite Rail.
I think the one of the best compliments you can pay to a piece of gear is to say that it solves a problem. This mount solves multiple problems. The M600 Scout Light is a great weapon light in its stock form but it has some shortcomings, especially for those who will be using it without the remote pressure pad switch (I despise them). The stock mount places the light too low in relation to the shooter’s support hand grip. The light falls in a place that is awkward to reach with the support hand thumb. The stock mount also places the light high above the rail and has a large thumb screw that can be a snag magnet.
The DCC Low Pro Mount allows the user to place the light at around 11 o’clock on the rail and it tucks the light in very close to the rail. This is a much more natural position to hit with the thumb of the support hand and there is no more thumb screw to snag anything and everything.
Here you can see just how low profile the mount really is.
Attention to detail is often what separates good gear from great gear and the DCC Low Pro Scout Mount is great gear. The mount is very nicely machined with no visible machining marks. The hard anodized finish is smooth and evenly applied. There is a large hole that has been machined away to save weight. It would have been easier and cheaper to just machine a round hole, but DCC chose to mill a more complex shape that would save more weight. The set screw that provides tension against the rail even has a small rubber pad to prevent the steel screw from gouging your aluminum rails. That is attention to detail.
Note the lightening cut.
This mount is solid. The light is held to the mount with 2 screws (provided). I used a bit of Loc-Tite on both screws. The mount itself must be slid onto the rail from the end. The set screw should then be positioned in a rail slot. Once the set screw is in position, you simply tighten the set screw. This keeps the mount from moving forward and back by dropping into a slot and by pulling the mount up against the under side of the rail. It is rock solid.
Here you can see the two mounting screws and the green rubber pad on the set screw.
The difference when you are actually using the light must be felt to be believed. Those who are familiar with trying to use an M600 Scout Light with the factory mount will know immediately what an improvement this mount has the potential to be. I shoot with a vertical grip but I don’t wrap my hand around it. I use a thumb forward grip on it much like I would with my support hand when shooting a handgun. The original Surefire mount didn’t work very well with this grip. It was simply too low since it could only be mounted at 9 o’clock on the rail. I would have to contort my hand and shift my grip to get my thumb down to the tail cap which basically meant that I left the light unused. Now, with the DCC, the tail cap falls much more naturally under my support hand thumb at around 11 o’clock on the rail. I no longer have to shift or contort my grip and the light is much more usable.
Jon at DCC is a genuinely nice guy and he is active in the Army Special Forces so he knows a bit about what makes gear work. If that isn’t enough reason to buy one, then knowing that this is the only mount of its kind should be. If you running the M600 Scout Weapon Light with the “clickie” tail cap then you need this mount. Buy one.
Look for an upcoming interview with Jon at Danger Close Consulting on Jerking the Trigger.
They are finally here! I have been waiting to see detailed info on these packs for months. Until now Tactical Tailor’s pack offerings have been pretty vanilla but these really have some nice features.
This is a pretty slick 3-Day size pack with some nice features. One feature that I really like in a pack is the use of a high contrast interior liner. This can make finding small items easy in difficult lighting situations.
This is a lower profile urban style pack. It would be great for a commuter or EDC style pack.
This one really has my attention. I am a big fan of the Kifaru E&E and this bag uses a similar concept. It can be a stand-alone pack for when you need to travel light or it can be easily docked on a larger pack to serve as extra storage or an E&E pack. You could easily store some basics (a knife, way to purify water, a poncho for shelter, spare ammo, some rations, and a way to make fire) in this pack just in case you had to drop your larger pack for some reason. This is a great concept and it is a bit bigger than the Kifaru E&E.
The largest offering is the Extended Range Operator Pack. This has some pretty series capacity and an internal frame to help you carry it. It also has some really nice internal organization which many large packs lack. It is absolutely covered in PALS webbing so you should be able to easily add more storage and organization. The Removeable Operator Pack would work quite well mounted on one of these packs.
The Surefire M600 Scout Light is one of the most compact and lightweight rifle mounted weapon lights available. It is truly an excellent light. However, I have always had issues determining the best place to mount it since I do not care for tape switches and the standard mount places it in an uncomfortably low position for use with the support hand thumb. The Scout is a light in need of an offset mount but, until recently, no one made them.
Danger Close Consulting has filled that niche and filled it well! I have one of their mounts in hand and it is excellent.
Look for a more complete review with pictures to be posted here soon.
I have had my new Safariland 6004-10 Single Strap Shroud and Drop Flex Adaptor for a short time now. I am happy to report that I am very pleased so far. The set up can be made to ride slightly higher as the Safariland6280 which is great news for someone with my view of how drop leg holsters should be used.This combo may be the highest riding drop leg holster on the market.
The leg strap is my only potential problem. The entire thing is elastic. I wish it was a more static strap with only a small elastic section. However, this is a small gripe since it works well enough.
Look for a more in depth review article to be posted soon that includes ways to update your Safariland drop leg holster.
