• New Contest Starting Now! This Target Haunts Me

    Tell us about the one that got away, the flier that ruined your group, the zero that drifted, the shot you still see when you close your eyes. Winner will receive a free scope!

    Join contest

What 7.62 Veat/ Rig are you using?

jakhamr81

Full Member
Full Member
Minuteman
Aug 12, 2009
1,579
32
FT Smith, Ar
I am in the market for either a chest rig or LBE style vest to carry SR 25 Mags. Right now I am using the SOTECH bandoleer with four 2 round mag pouches over my plate carrier.

I'd like to know what everyone else is using for SR-25, AR-10, M-14or SCAR 308 mags. Post pics if you can. Thanks fellas.
 
Re: What 7.62 Veat/ Rig are you using?

I used that Tactical Tailor MAV 2 piece with the X harness while I was in Iraq. I don't have anything bad to say about it at all. I was a hell of a lot more comfortable than the Blackhawk chest set up that it replaced. I did a piss load of walking with it too.
 
Re: What 7.62 Veat/ Rig are you using?

Check out the Tac Ready version on the Rifles Only website. I don't have one yet, but it looks interesting enough and is priced right, so I will order one when my new rifle comes in (Hey Mike, you hear that? Haha).

J-Ham
 
Re: What 7.62 Veat/ Rig are you using?

Another vote for the tactical tailor MAV 2- it's not cheap, but it's quality. Their pouches are good stuff too.
 
Re: What 7.62 Veat/ Rig are you using?

MSA Paraclete plate carrier with their SR25 pouches or a SOE (Before Willis and his wife split now Original SOE) Patrol vest. I haven't tried PMAGS but the steel KAC mags work fine.
 
Re: What 7.62 Veat/ Rig are you using?

How do you like that patrol vest? That's what I was considering using. If you unbuckle the center straps can you get the pouches out of your way and get pretty low in the prone?
 
Re: What 7.62 Veat/ Rig are you using?

It's a really nice piece of gear. I opened up the front straps and tightened the side straps so I'd have a more low profile front and could more easily get into the prone. I played around with making a different shoulder straps. The ones it comes with are nice but have padding which I didn't like under ruck straps. I made some straps with 3" webbing with no padding and I liked it better. Unfortunately those had to be cut off and I never got around to making a second set. I also removed one of the fastex buckles on one ammo pouch just to be able to access it faster. I didn't mess with any of the others. I got the pistol mag option on the side of the ammo pouches but used them for a tourniquet, chem lights, and pistol mags.
 
Re: What 7.62 Veat/ Rig are you using?

+1 for the TT 2 piece mav used for a ar-10 set up. SORD Australia makes double stak sr-25 pouches, or you can use a 5.56 triple from TT and just put 2 ar-10 mags in, and use the elastic cinch to keep'em tight.