Now that's paying the rent

Excellent. Thanks!

GREAT IDEA - These would be great for bathrooms for officers to put there gun belt on.

That OD color looked great

I've been using your chest rig and bandoleer for a little over a month now and they are some of my favorite. I especially like the fitment for ak mags in the bando. Have you considered making the chest rig mag pouches a little larger to better accommodate ak mags? Or perhaps making a seperate rig all together? Ive been quite disappointed in the options out there for us ak enjoyers. Also, any plans to make a 8 mag varient of your chest rig? I would buy 2 in m81 tomorrow if you made one. Im sure im not the only one.

Most of this shit is vanity purchases. I hate to say it. Most guys are buying gear for having and holding. Most gear never touches dirt.

Awesome video, interested in your rig, is it made in the US?

I think "don't outrun the headlights" is the wrong approach. The right approach is "balance your need for security with the time allotted for movement." You are security for the Element. But if the Element needs to show up in 3 hours, you have exactly 3 hours to move whatever distance you have to move. That might be 10 miles. On foot. And you don't have a lot of opportunity to move securely. But you ARE providing security for the Element. You will run into the problem (if any are en route) and while you may disappear, your friends are alerted and can react as appropriate to whatever situation is developing. You only get to go slow and take your time if there is no "time budget" on the mission. Or the time budget is generous enough that you can prioritise your personal Security.

Ok, I think "civilian tactics" (or Citizen tactics) IS the right term. And Civilian plate carrier, civilian truck rifle, or whatever. Because Mil tactics are executed within a mil context. There is HE, MGs, tanks, helicopters, and groups of 30 or 120 fit and trained dudes with nothing better to do with their time than whatever the government tells them to do. That is just a different context that what I'm in. I have a rifle (actually, more than 1). And if I'm lucky, some neighbours. One of whom is literally 89 years old. If I'm really high speed, I might have smokes, a binary, and 3-9 other dudes. Who are keeping down jobs and prioritising their families. So on a Civ plate carrier you have medical, mags and water. You don't have frags, smokes, 2 radios (1 for the leadership net, 1 for aircraft), breaching charges, and a litter for cas evac. Plus 200 rnds for the belt fed or a 60mm round (cross loading). Or an AT rocket or recoiless rifle round. So there are HUGE differences in tactics because there are HUGE differences in equipment and mission. But your point of "do people just hole up and let someone else fix the problem?" is valid. Because as stated, we see that Police are ignoring a lot of problems. And SOMEONE has to deal with things.

The Franklin dos great with 22lr adaptors. The Fostec is better for real work but needs a FA cut bolt carrier because that bottom lip(?) catches a safety/toggle which prevents the hammer from moving until the bolt is fully forward. So you eliminate over-running the gun. Same concept is what makes a FA AR work. Del-Ton has a 16 inch HBAR chrome lined 1;7 upper. The example I know is overgassed but a red Springco and a H2 buffer makes it eject where expected. The next purchase will be a Red Right Hand upper. There is stuff to learn with getting the body in line with the gun when prone, rather than offangle from the body by say, 30 degrees. And loading that bipod. Mil doctrine for a tripod MG is 7 moa (2 Mils) from 6 rnds or so. So my expectation for a cone off the bipod is 7-12 moa with 6 rnds. That is the goal I think one should work towards with 4-6 rnd strings. The [swiveling] Harris with spiked feet, as mentioned elsewhere, is the way to go. An Atlas or similar would probably be great. I have used the swiveling Harris and it's great. The heavy barrel is really needed to deal with the higher volume of fire without burning out too quick. My opinion at this point (subject to change if better info comes) is every 3-5 guys should have one of these. Every AR is basically a DMR (especially with magnified optics) so it's not necessary to make a DMR specific gun until you have 10+ people or your unique terrain demands it. If 1 person in a group of 4 has NV, I think for a group, this rifle plus tracers would be my next choice. Over and above making sure everybody has $5k NV setups. Just my opinion. But it DOES suck being in the dark without NV.

You are on the money. And my recent pet peeve: guys with $3000 in rifles/optics, who have not shot 300 rounds. It's a wild World.

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Sea sponge works well, doesn't clump up.

Having owned your chest rig for a while, it's clear that you put a lot of attention into your craft, definitely one of my favorites! A proposal for your rig; with some testing I noticed that the general purpose pouches can hold about five 556 magazines which is great if you're not doing anything else with it, only that they're hardly secure, and flop all over the place. My proposal is, why not create some sort of friction fit insert for the pouch that adds designated magazine holders! That way thay don't jingle jangle and have some retention in the pouch. I'm going to try to make something like that for myself, but would be more interested in purchasing from a man good at his craft. Just an idea!

Ordering the chest rig and bandolier this week in woodland...

White rabbits do not like tyranny

What in the LARP is this?! 🤣

lo-vis zippered thigh pockets. If you were in the military and have been strapped on bucket seats on 130's or just strapped in seats in general where you can't exactly go digging around for sh** through pockets, those are very very helpful. Velcro seals for pockets are great for stuffing mags that would normally get caught if they had buttons. You see....you gotta know what they're for. And who gives a damn if they stain when you're putting in work?

I haven't found a single trainer who used the term "civilian tactics" in a derogatory manner. Usually, it's to distinguish between how things are done in a professional military--where your job is to train, and engage, in warfighting and you have a very large beauracy supporting that mission--versus the civilian side where your job is to be a plumber, or a medical assistant, or a school bus driver, and you limited resources and time for training. As a former Paratrooper and infantryman, I don't think civilians need to know SUT before they know how to safely defend their home and their family members. That doesn't mean civilians are incapable of learning SUT, nor does it mean they shouldn't learn SUT; it means that civilians are more likely to face certain threats compared to an infantryman, and civilians also have different legal considerations in their use of force, so they train to those considerations. This whole video comes off as this guy projecting his insecurities on to the post-military defensive instructor crowd.

We are not only othering ourselves but allowing the government and trained professionals / vets make themselves seem bigger and better than we plebs, that "didn't have the spin to serve" so we should be excluded from th club. Hail to those who know better, that we all should be able to get this training and to be proud in the fact that we care for our safety, others safety and the stead fast defense of our homeland.

brother. civilian doesn't mean the retard version. military operate in big groups. civilians you have families. military you have brothers in arms. it's clearly not the same. also if your looking to push nods with the boys , your looking at militia tactics.

You lack perspective. This entire video seems like it's based on 1 or 2 bad interactions you've had with some guy who served in the military and can't let their ego relax. Getting caught up on semantics like this accomplishes nothing.

Sounds like you are projecting your own insecurity and spinning it as preaching to the choir. A Citizen is not a derogatory term. Veterans are different, we have different experiences that change our personalities and mindset from other which is why there is a term for it. Veterans actually did step up to defend our communities and families vs wishing we did later in life. You are right about one thing. Nobody is coming to save you.

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It all comes down to how much drive you have as a person

Preach

1,000 % agree. Channels like barrel and hatchet, VictoriousDead both prior military have been pushing that same concept as citizens being partisans and using those kinds of tactics. Lucas botkin has been adopting that mindset with the citizen defense industry. As a concept as companies make items specifically for us for more military like 2A activities. He's stated that more mad more companies are seeing the value of that and are moving towards that. I know he's personally pushing the citizen defense community if u will to use DMRs rather than go CQB with the Bois . Which I completely stand behind too with what you've said and what I typed .

Great video thanks

Can you fit a canteen cup with your canteen as well?

Question so what is the 936 one used for outside of building an expedient. I’m into HF but not super in-depth. Wish I was able to go to the marine HF mountain course

Its gonna get crazy real quick..

Rfk homie

Do you plan on making a slick plate carrier similar to the Spiritus systems plate bags to go with your chest rig?

I seen your chest rig on KZbin and recommended it to a friend, he loves it! If I ever look back into a flapped chest rig, i‘m definitely going to get one!

It would be nice if they had the snaps still so it could be compatible with USGI Assault packs. Also from what I see there are no AR-10 Mag Bandoliers on the Market that can hold 2 308 Mags per pouch. So It would be interesting to see one that could hold 2 G3/FAL/ Scar17/AR10 Mags.For guys looking for DMR setups. Maybe Make this one a little bigger or make a new one for people who want options.

I tried to do the sandy formula but it came out dark red and orange even though i dyed them for a very short time. Wish I knew what I did wrong, mine looks awful. I followed the instructions on the package

Trex Arms has a chest rig that you can quickly put a plate in and take it out.

Good video. I’d suggest you always have the guy behind point running slack for the point man.

Tribulation is coming.

If this scenario plays out, the average American non-gov combatant will be playing the role of the *partisan,* OR as "Alpha Charlie" correctly stated, the *guerilla.* Plate carriers, with a few expensive exceptions, don't lend themselves to that, very well... Worn equipment needs to be light, worn over civilian clothes, and have the ability to be removed and stashed in just a few seconds so the fighter can more easily blend in with the population

If your scenario comes to pass, and it very well could, the average combat aged, non-military fighter is going to be acting in the role of *partisan.* Wearing some kind of LBE may be necessary at some point. But that equipment needs to have the ability to be removed and stashed very quickly. At which time, as partisans often need to do, blending into the surrounding population will be paramount... Plate carriers, with the exception of a couple of expensive models, don't lend themselves to that very well.

Really enjoy your channel bro

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It all comes down to training

Good information. Thank you! I'd be interested in your opinions of the Boundless water bottle. I'm a GI Canteen guy but I'd like some options which are not plastic. I don't want to go into a conflict zone loaded with micro plastics 😂