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I never had reliability issue beyond a handful of rounds with my 75rd, but I have the old Romanian ratchet style vs the Chinese wind up style. I know they were viewed as better and getting rare back towards the end of the AWB when I bought mine before drums eventually disappeared altogether. Drums are just too heavy and awkward.

Club Sandwich said:
none for regular rifles, but plenty for belt fed, which was what i was getting at. the 240's nut sack, the MG42's assault drum thing, even the RPD had one. keeps a belt from flopping around and getting twisted up or annoying you by catching on things. all it is, is a pouch or case you can slide onto a weapon that'll hold a belt for you.
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SAW nutsacks were a godsend, but weren't official and got hoarded like gold by vets. We also couldn't use them stateside because our SMaj was a real airwing faggot. Our only vet SAW gunner in the platoon got a year long trip to the brig before the nutsacks were handed out and thus boots weren't passed on a critical piece of info. You must check your all your belts before before every op. For anyone who doesn't know, the SAW is a picky bitch and the soft-sided nutsack allowed rounds to get nudged just enough to flip the jamomatic switch. We aren't talking about obviously popped out of place on the link or anything. A round pressed forward or backwards like 1mm was enough. Our SAW gunners learned that shit real fucking quick in country. Thankfully we were also left a bunch more nutsacks at our FOB munitions bunker as our squad's gunners only had 1 each iirc.

I don't have any experience with the 240 nutsack the Afghan guys loved because all our 240s were in trucks or on post.
 
Club Sandwich said:
my little secret was a couple round pieces of plastic cut from a milk jug and taped together or something like that. it made enough stiffness to stop the movement forward and back but had enough give to never create drag or mess with the feeding.
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Yeah, our guys eventually did the same. It would have been nice if they came like that with a liner sewed in. I don't remember it ever happening, but I always worried about the plastic flopping around and jamming shit up near the end of a belt.
 
break these cuffs said:
Yeah, our guys eventually did the same. It would have been nice if they came like that with a liner sewed in. I don't remember it ever happening, but I always worried about the plastic flopping around and jamming shit up near the end of a belt.
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i think tactical tailor eventually did sew in a plastic stiffening liner front and back, but none of the eagle industries or rothco had it.
 
Club Sandwich said:
i think tactical tailor eventually did sew in a plastic stiffening liner front and back, but none of the eagle industries or rothco had it.
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Thinking about HSGI, TT, and Eagle, when they sold to consumers, makes me feel old. I never hear them talked about anymore. Guys who know, know, but social media changed the industry for the worse. My PC is a Paraclete from when Multicam was new hot shit and they didn't even have webbing. They just overlapped pieces of cordura and stitched em together. I don't know if they're even in business anymore.
 
break these cuffs said:
Thinking about HSGI, TT, and Eagle, when they sold to consumers, makes me feel old. I never hear them talked about anymore. Guys who know, know, but social media changed the industry for the worse. My PC is a Paraclete from when Multicam was new hot shit and they didn't even have webbing. They just overlapped pieces of cordura and stitched em together. I don't know if they're even in business anymore.
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Paraclete is what I was going to go with before settling on ATS Tactical.

I do use HSGI everything on my work vest and their shoulder pads on my PC though. TT is still common with older guys, and I can't blame them because it's solid shit. I think Eagle as far as a couple years ago is manufacturing the new USMC PC.
 
White Devil said:
Paraclete is what I was going to go with before settling on ATS Tactical.

I do use HSGI everything on my work vest and their shoulder pads on my PC though. TT is still common with older guys, and I can't blame them because it's solid shit. I think Eagle as far as a couple years ago is manufacturing the new USMC PC.
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I can't blame Eagle for switching to strictly contracts. Too much money. They've been making pouches for the Corps for a long time. They might have even made our flaks. I was looking for a new carrier for no reason around the time Eagle stopped selling to consumers and they had some new JTAC one that seemed cool. The only problem was you could just buy the mil kits and they were $2k or $3k a pop depending on which one you found. That's a lot of nylon I was never going to use.
 
break these cuffs said:
I can't blame Eagle for switching to strictly contracts. Too much money. They've been making pouches for the Corps for a long time. They might have even made our flaks. I was looking for a new carrier for no reason around the time Eagle stopped selling to consumers and they had some new JTAC one that seemed cool. The only problem was you could just buy the mil kits and they were $2k or $3k a pop depending on which one you found. That's a lot of nylon I was never going to use.
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Should have just bought Crye, bro. For the 'gram.

It still astounds me how Crye can sell a full PC literally piece meal and people still buy it.
 
White Devil said:
Should have just bought Crye, bro. For the 'gram.

It still astounds me how Crye can sell a full PC literally piece meal and people still buy it.
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Oper8ors use it! Yeah, they also aren't buying it and can get new ones if they break. Didn't the first gens have some issue where the hypalon or whatever stretched or broke? I only ever heard about it from active duty guys who used it. Funny that.
 
break these cuffs said:
Oper8ors use it! Yeah, they also aren't buying it and can get new ones if they break. Didn't the first gens have some issue where the hypalon or whatever stretched or broke? I only ever heard about it from active duty guys who used it. Funny that.
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Yea I think it had issues until they ironed shit out with the JPC and that became available for public consumption. So weird seeing that tiny thing on guys that are literally 300+ pounds.

A big part of why I went with ATS Tactical is because of hearing how well they held up overseas. Such a relatively unknown brand too for the quality they are.
 
break these cuffs said:
Didn't the first gens have some issue where the hypalon or whatever stretched or broke?
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that's one of the reasons why i initially wanted a CIRAS, but then the Weesatch/Wasatch meta was what all the cool guys were wearing. so along with some Eagle this and TT that, i ended up using (and still have) my Wasatch. other than being a bit bulky these days, it's amazingly comfy and has enough mags for everything i would need to do. the only HSGI pouch i have on it is their amazingly good radio pouch - such a good design with the higher walls with the single loop and rubberized "nub" you can fit between volume and hi/lo selector.

then there was the classic assault vest on top of the RBA. good times to have raiderized gear.

these days it's all Crye and to a lesser extent LBT and Eagle (or ordered through PMI under GSA like everything else).
 
One thing I really like about HSGI is you can repurpose their pouches for just about anything. I'm using one of their Taser holsters as a water bottle holder for when I run. Plus their admin pouch can hold a surprising amount of shit despite being not that big.
 
Club Sandwich said:
that's one of the reasons why i initially wanted a CIRAS, but then the Weesatch/Wasatch meta was what all the cool guys were wearing. so along with some Eagle this and TT that, i ended up using (and still have) my Wasatch. other than being a bit bulky these days, it's amazingly comfy and has enough mags for everything i would need to do. the only HSGI pouch i have on it is their amazingly good radio pouch - such a good design with the higher walls with the single loop and rubberized "nub" you can fit between volume and hi/lo selector.

then there was the classic assault vest on top of the RBA. good times to have raiderized gear.

these days it's all Crye and to a lesser extent LBT and Eagle (or ordered through PMI under GSA like everything else).
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I always wanted a full on woosatch so I could run a around like a big dick retard with all those mags. I'm sure I wouldn't have been able to fit through doors stateside with one of those all rigged up. Half the time I couldn't fit through hadji doors with side SAPIs and that football ass IFAK and I'm not a big dude.

I finally ended up just using shears and my speed stitch awl instead of buying a new carrier and I still love the thing. There's a guy a couple hours away who's been sewing mountaineering gear forever and he does work for state and local tac teams. Outdoor friends always recommended him, but I could never bring myself to just give my carrier to someone back then. I recently found out a friend of a friend sews outdoor gear, so I need to see if his machine is heavy enough to work on 3-4 layers of 1000D. Some of my mods look gnarly and could stand to be cleaned up. I retrofitted First Spear tubes on pretty half-assed a few years ago. Those things are a actually game changer if you wear a carrier a lot are just old and banged up and lazy. I cannot recommend them enough. Need to get one on a shoulder strap too.

White Devil said:
One thing I really like about HSGI is you can repurpose their pouches for just about anything. I'm using one of their Taser holsters as a water bottle holder for when I run. Plus their admin pouch can hold a surprising amount of shit despite being not that big.
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One of my favorite pouches ever was Blackwater's SAW pouch. That's right young bucks reading this, not Blackhawk, Blackwater. They actually had a nice nylon line back before all the name changes and shit. It had split flaps with button snaps, velcro side tabs, and side molle for a tq. I know we eventually started getting issued Eagle ones after my time that were similiar, but the Blackwater ones held their shape and just had more little details that made them perfect. I coulld put anything in it. 8 mags shit was expected to get fucked, a SAW drum to take a load off my guy when it wasn't, or just more dip and protein bars than you could shake a stick at for the 4 hour op that inevitably ended up being overnight. I actually found one new on the tag on ebay years ago and snatched it up. Fucking bombproof. I was actually able to find a site that still has them listed with a picture despite have not been in stock for at least 15 years at this point.

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Falcos_Commisar said:
Agreed. Also the P365 in either 9mm and .380 is an excellent choice or a Springfield Hellcat.
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One of those new Ruger Security 380's is on my list tbh, especially now that my car issues have made me a bit poor lol.
AGPinochet said:
The British Army has officially adopted the Knight's Armament Company KS-1 assault rifle (UK Designation L403A1, adopted under the Alternative Individual Weapon Program as part of Project Hunter) for use with the Army Special Operations Brigade and elements of the Royal Marines Commandos.
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Damn. Actually got a rifle not stuck in the 80s. Fucking incredible. And it looks nice. Personally would have gone with a longer barrel, but I'm biased.
 
WelperHelper99 said:
Personally would have gone with a longer barrel
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13.7 inches plus about 3 inches for the moderator and maybe 5.5 inches or more for a rifle suppressor. it's plenty long enough. for some context, when i was still doing door kicking duties, most of the time a 10.3 inch with 7.5 inch can put down people reliably around 300+ meters. might not go through bricks, cement, stones, or adobe (or whatever clay material kush houses were made from), but it'll put down men. my preferred unsurpressed length is around 11.5 minimum with M193 equivalents. for a very long time, the 14.5" M4 was plenty decent for most work that wasn't 800+ meters. i'm pretty sure RM's would carry something with reach out and touch if they had longer engagements. this KS-1 for them is going to replace their Diemaco L119 rifles, so it'll be a general do-all tool that's a bit modernized.
 
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Club Sandwich said:
13.7 inches plus about 3 inches for the moderator and maybe 5.5 inches or more for a rifle suppressor. it's plenty long enough.
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18.2 inches overall then. Could have bumped up the barrel to 15 at least, it'd only be as long as a old M16, keeping everything else the same. I'm just thinking velocity and range man
 
WelperHelper99 said:
I'm just thinking velocity and range man
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i get you, but like i said, 2700+ fps with 55gr fragmenting, or ~3000+ for 62gr M855 (and even then, you're going to get about 3-4 big chunks and a lot of tumble and less tiny fragments). figure out your barrel length and gas system from there. 11.5" with nothing on it can barely hit 2700 reliably at 200 meters, which is why i like to say it's a minimum. suppressors increase velocity sort of like a barrel extension (which is what it is, just not really efficient). if your targets are 600+ meters and you got green tip or something heavy like an SMK 75gr and you want some gnarly wounds, then you're going to need the 20" barrel to push the pill at a fast enough rate to hit 2500+ fps for chunking and tumble, and even then you'll want something like 24 grains of Varget in your load rather than typical powder.

also, from experience, using an M16 in and out of vehicles and inside buildings sucks and the stupid armpit grip is both outdated and dumb.
 
Club Sandwich said:
i get you, but like i said, 2700+ fps with 55gr fragmenting, or ~3000+ for 62gr M855 (and even then, you're going to get about 3-4 big chunks and a lot of tumble and less tiny fragments). figure out your barrel length and gas system from there. 11.5" with nothing on it can barely hit 2700 reliably at 200 meters, which is why i like to say it's a minimum. suppressors increase velocity sort of like a barrel extension (which is what it is, just not really efficient). if your targets are 600+ meters and you got green tip or something heavy like an SMK 75gr and you want some gnarly wounds, then you're going to need the 20" barrel to push the pill at a fast enough rate to hit 2500+ fps for chunking and tumble, and even then you'll want something like 24 grains of Varget in your load rather than typical powder.

also, from experience, using an M16 in and out of vehicles and inside buildings sucks and the stupid armpit grip is both outdated and dumb.
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Good info in the velocity. I still have concerns, but you do mention getting in and out of vehicles, which they'll have to with their new AJAX's. I just know I like the 20 inch from what I've held of AR's at gun shops, and my own SKS. But if the velocity and penetration gain is going to be minimal until 20 inch, I guess it kinda can be forgiven, though i still have my concerns. The suppressor is a nice addon, good for situational awareness.
 
WelperHelper99 said:
But if the velocity and penetration gain is going to be minimal until 20 inch, I guess it kinda can be forgiven, though i still have my concerns.
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it's load dependent, but a 20" rifle with M193 or M855 equivalents (if you want to get technical, your average 1/7 will over stabilize the M193 and it's less likely to fragment and more likely to tumble and smash) is a solid do-everything for most people that want a rifle to do rifle things and not worry too much about details, especially if you aren't thinking of using it indoors or something.
 
White Devil said:
One thing I really like about HSGI is you can repurpose their pouches for just about anything. I'm using one of their Taser holsters as a water bottle holder for when I run. Plus their admin pouch can hold a surprising amount of shit despite being not that big.
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I carry knives in a pistol taco
Because it's more secure and doesn't tear up the opening of my pants pockets.
 
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