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ITS Tactical: How to Keep Your AR Running Part 1

Many people own AR’s, but unfortunately don’t know the first thing about the history, functionality or even what spare parts to have on hand to ensure success…

Grey Group Tactical – Green Zone: The Real Villians Are SOF, WTF?

Being a fan of the “Jason Bourne” movies I had high hopes for the coming movie Green Zone.  Those hopes began to waver with the release of the first trailers depicting an Army Warrant Officer being “off reservation” and engaged (in a hostile manner) with American SOF.  I saw the movie this weekend, and was pleasantly surprised that Matt Damon’s character at least did not directly kill any other American Service Members, because well…he was the hero, you couldn’t have the hero do that, right?

Soldier Systems – More on MTP

Strike Hold! caught a BBC broadcast providing some new details of the new British Multi-Terrain Pattern (MTP) designed by Crye Precision for the Ministry of Defence…

Death Valley Magazine – Physical Body Language Indicators of Imminent Violence

One of the most often overlooked aspects of your training regimen is conflict avoidance. We train and train on how to resolve a violent encounter in the most efficient and (in certain cases such as an attack on principle in a High threat environment, or when someone is trying to kill you in) the Most violent manner possible to end the threat for our clients, our teams and ourselves…

Ear Pro Covers from OC Tactical

Here is a slick item from OC Tactical: Ear Pro Covers

From OC Tactical:

Got another large batch of multicam covers out tonight so some of you guys that have been waiting awhile should be hearing from Troy soon.  For those of you who haven’t seen these yet there’s 3 different sizes to fit either the Peltor ComtacsSordin Supreme Pro-X, or the Sordin Supreme Pro. These are made with coated 330 cordura instead of clothing weight material for better wear resistance and I use foam backed Dri-lex on the underside for a little added comfort and moisture wicking capability.  The binding on the edges is done with double folded cordura  instead of webbing and a 5″ piece of loop can  be added on the top for a nametape.  They’re currently available in AOR1, AOR2, Multicam, and ACU.  Other patterns are also available but require the use of a heavier weight cordura. I’m not currently taking any orders directly for these.  All orders must go through “capntroy” on Lightfighter. So far the feedback on these has been great and one even showed up on the cover of the April issue of SWAT magazine.

The Spork to End All Sporks – American Kami Ti APOCALYPSPORK

I recently posted about my search for a titanium spork. I ended up picking up an LMF Ti Spork because I had a gift certificate to a place that sells them online and a friend of mine offered to send me an REI Ti Ware Spork which looks quite nice. I plan on reviewing them both.

 

Click for a larger view.

 

In my search, I came across a spork that is so impressive that I had to mention it here. It is hand made here in the USA by the talented DJ Urbanovsky who owns/operates American Kami. American Kami makes some of the coolest, most unique, and stylish custom cutlery. DJ also makes the spork to end all sporks. It is made from top grade Ti and packed with features like an oxygen wrench and can/bottle opener. It also has a long enough handle to dig into those MREs and freeze dried meals. I am officially pinching my pennies for one of these bad boys.

Diamondback Tactical Short Open Top M4/M16 Magazine Pouch

I have been using Diamondback Tactical’s (DBT) Short Open Top M4/M16 Magazine Pouches for almost 2 years. They are sold under DBT’s Battlelab tactical nylon brand. I have used both the MOLLE version and the belt mounted versions. Both are excellent products at a very reasonable price (about $16 per pouch).

 

 

PMAGs work very well with this pouch. Click for a larger view.

 

These work great on a MOLLE belt which is where I use mine most of the time. They will also work on chest rigs and plate carriers. The strength of this pouch is the speed at which it presents the magazine. It is purposely cut short to allow a full grip on the magazine which promotes speedy, fumble-free reloads.

 

This is the MOLLE version. Click for a larger view.

 

The pouch itself is very simple. It is essentially just a an open top “box” made from 1000D Cordura nylon. The magazine is retained two ways (other than gravity). There is a shock cord  retainer strap that loops over the magazine to keep it in place. The pouch is also lined with a textured rubber material that provides friction so that the mags actually stay in place pretty well without the shock cord retainer. This liner also serves as a wear resistant layer that protects the already wear resistant nylon.

 

 

Note the interior rubber lining. Click for a larger view.

 

I have found these to be very versatile. I use them primarily with 30 round AR mags. I have found that they fit with USGI, PMAGs, ARC, and Lancer magazines. I have also found that they work very well with my favorite AK magazines, the 20 round Hungarian Tanker Mags. In fact, these are my favorite pouches that I have ever used for these Hungarian Tanker Mags.

 

 

Hungarian Tanker Mags fit perfectly. Click for a larger view.

 

These pouches offer reasonable retention without the bungee retainer in place. If you turn the pouch upside down and shake it when it is holding a loaded mag, the mag will fall out readily without the retainer. However, in 2 years and countless drills of all types, I have yet to loose a mag out of one these pouches with or without the retainer. The rubber lining is sufficient to keeps the mags in place unless you are upside down.

I am currently using these as my primary mag pouches on my belt rigs. They serve that purpose very well. They offer the kind of speed that you need to really leverage the advantages of reloading from the belt. In a training situation where I am expected to bring more ammo to the line (I don’t recommend more than 2 or 3 primary mags on your belt), I simply feed these pouches from a chest rig so I can reinforce going to the belt for my reload.

These are great pouches that would work well on a belt rig or as a speed reload pouch on a plate carrier. This Regular Guy recommends them highly.

Update: I recently ordered three more of these pouches and found that the new ones seem a bit tighter which is welcome. They still work well with AK mags but seem to have a bit more grip on my AR mags.

 

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