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Build Your Own Chest Rig with BDS Tactical

Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

Featuring a variety of platforms, the new V-Ops line of chest rigs from BDS Tactical allows you to customize your gear right from the factory.

Choose your weapon system, mag load out, side options, internal upgrades, back, and strap style to make your very own rig or plate carrier, and have it shipped to your front door in 10-15 business days or less. With more than 220,000 possible configurations, you can be assured there is a style to meet your needs.

Take for instance this Split Front Chest Rig.

Once you’ve selected your style, you can go in and choose a variety of components such as Bib, Cummerbund, Left/Right side pouch, and Back options. You configure it in a menu with photos and descriptions and then BDS builds it.

www.bdstacticalgear.com/cat-build-your-own-chest-rig

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PIG Mollevella from SKD Tactical

Monday, December 10th, 2012

SKD Tactical’s new PIG Mollevella is a bib for their Universal Chest Rig as well as the Eagle CR-UTV Chest Rig. Named after the concept’s inspiration, Mike Olivella, the PIG Mollevella (UCR Bib) integrates a Zipper Top Pouch (Approximately 5″ x 8″ with tapered bottom) as well as Multiple Elastic Pen/Light Slots and a Mesh Stash Pocket. The 3 Row x 5 Column PALS Field also features a 3″ x 4.5″ Loop Velcro Patch Field. Made In USA!

Available in Black, Coyote Brown, Ranger Green and MultiCam.

www.skdtac.com/PIG-Mollevella-UCR-Bib-p

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DS Tactical Blow Out Pouch

Thursday, December 6th, 2012

Designed with ERT/SWAT members in mind, the DS Tactical Blow Out Pouch can be worn on a duty belt (up to 2-1/4″) as well as PALS compatible equipment via MALICE clips. The tear away pouch holds a CAT Tourniquet on the outside, just under the flap for quick access and accommodates up to a 6″ Israeli bandage inside the pouch as well as other items in the internal mesh pocket.

The pouch features pile tape on the top for Blood Type/Medical Patches.

The DS Tactical Blow Out Pouch is available in the US through Amendment Arms.

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USMC Corpsman Assault System Presolicitation

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

The Marine Corps strikes again. This time it’s the USMC Corpsman Assault System which relies on a government owned design. So far the Marines have done this with several items including the IMTV and the USMC Pack. It means that commercial gear companies don’t have a shot at getting their designs into the hands of Marines and the issue equipment is designed by committee.

About a year ago, MARCORSYSCOM issued an RFI for production of a Corpsman Assault System consisting of:

Corpsman Assault System
Medical Assault Pack, CAS
Shoulder Harness Assembly, CAS
Shoulder Harness Pocket Assembly, CAS
Handle Assembly, CAS
Medical Sustainment Bag, CAS
Medical Thigh Rig, CAS
Belt, Medical Thigh Rig, CAS
Strap, Upright, Medical Thigh Rig, CAS
Strap, Medical Thigh Rig, CAS
Modular Medical Pouch, CAS
Narc Pouch, CAS
Medium Pouch, CAS
Large Pouch, CAS
Small Reversible Pouch, CAS
Medium Reversible Pouch, CAS
Elastic Panel, CAS
Double Pocket Panel, CAS
Stacked Pocket Panel, CAS
Triple Pocket Panel, CAS

I’m surprised it took a year for this to actually hit the pre-solicitation stage but the Marine Corps has done a very good job of keeping an eye on the programmatics side; synching dollars and programs. They know where their money is and when to spend it.

The Marines know what they want and are giving interested parties a heads up that they plan on buying up to 10,000 of these systems. Specifically, they want offerors to be able to produce at least 8,585 Corpsman Assault Systems within ten (10) months of contract award.

Patterns are available in the documentation for those interested in bidding. Feel free to read the whole thing at www.fbo.gov.

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A-TACS AU Kit from Blue Force Gear

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

Check out Blue Force Gear’s Last Call page for their remaining A-TACS AU inventory featuring a variety of platforms and pouches.

By no means is the inventory limited to the screen capture above but you need to pick it up if you want it as supples are limited.

www.blueforcegear.com/last-call

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SORD Tourniquet Cover

Friday, November 30th, 2012

The SORD Tourniquet Cover fits both the SOFFT and CAT tourniquets and is a simple affair that holds the tourniquet fast via a pull-down hook and loop flap and attaches to your gear via MOLLE. It’s marked with a large “T” so you’ll know exactly what’s inside in case the shape wasn’t clue enough.

Available in SORD Base Color, A-TACS AU, Black and MultiCam.

www.SORDUSA.com

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RCS ModuLoader Frames Are Meant For HSGI Tacos

Friday, November 30th, 2012

Raven Concealment Systems prepared this graphic to explain that their new ModuLoader Frames are intended specifically for use with the HSGI family of TACOs.

They also provided this clarification:

Frames are made to work specifically with HSGI Taco pouches. Taco pouches have a number of features that work with the Frames to hold the pouch in place. All Taco pouches have three horizontal rows of 1″ webbing with no space in between the rows. The Taco pouches for rifle magazines are tacked down the center of these three rows to create two separate channels. On the Taco pouches, by selecting which two rows of webbing you pass the Frame through will allow you to adjust the ride height of the Taco.

If you want to use another type or brand of pouch on the Frames, the pouch must have AT LEAST two rows of 1″ webbing WITH NO SPACE IN BETWEEN THEM. Rifle mag carriers must also be tacked down the center to create two channels. Many MOLLE/PALS pouches do not have these features and thus will not mount correctly to the Frames.

Additionally, the HSGI Taco pouches are sewn with very tight tolerances. One of the main complaints about Tacos is that they are very difficult to mount to a MOLLE platform, and much of that difficulty is due to how tightly the PALS channels are sewn. To work with the Taco pouches, the fingers on the Frames were spaced at one inch intervals instead of 1 1/8″ or 1 1/2″. While this spacing fits the Tacos perfectly, it is too close together to match up with most other pouches.

Most of the other types of pouches we tried on the Frame had a tendency to slide around (either vertically or horizontally) because of the more generous spacing of the MOLLE/PALS interface. Also, most other types of pouches are wider than the Tacos due to their construction. This makes fitting more than one pouch on a frame side by side less than ideal.

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