The Long Sleeve Tactical Shirt, Loose Fit is the relaxed fit version of the Long Sleeve Tactical Compression Shirt above, for those who prefer a looser garment. Shown below in Coyote Brown. It has a crew neck and the same paneled construction as the compression shirts.
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The Gen 5 Bail Out Bag (BOB) from County Comm is a small-medium sized bag that was designed for personal gear, or as a last-ditch bail-out bag with some essentials. It’s larger than the EOD Utility bag reviewed below, but not so large as to be overly bulky. It’s made of nylon with YKK zippers throughout, and available in black, coyote and olive green. It’s made overseas, and the savings are passed on to the consumer, which accounts for the very reasonable price of the BOB.
Out - Most of the organization is on the outside. There are no internal pockets in the main compartment. The dimensions (seam to seam) of the main bag body are 13″ x 9-3/4″ x 4″. The handles are made of 2″-wide heavy duty webbing that wraps around the entire bag. A small snap keeper holds the handles together at the top. A 2″ web shoulder strap is removable and attaches to D-rings at each end of the top zipper opening. The shoulder strap hasa removable pad, held on by 3 velcro tabs.
Midwest Industries, Inc. offers front and rear flip-up backup irons sights. Both sights are made from 6061 aluminum and mil-spec hard coat anodized for durability. They clamp to the rails and receiver with an allen head screw.
The front flip up comes in two version – the rail mounted version (MCTAR-FFR) and the gas block mounted version (MCTAR-FFG). Shown here is the rail mounted front flip up – the FFR. The FFR has the AK-style open-top ears, which provide a superior sight picture than the standard AR front ears, in my opinion. The circular ears are easier to center in the rear aperture, like the HK diopter sights. A standard A2 front sight post is used. When closed, the sight is about .625″ above the rail, and below the field of view of magnified optics. To deploy the sight, you just flip it up, and it locks in place. The close it, you press a small detent button on the left side while folding the sight down.
Earlier this year, Ken from EMDOM USA asked me if I had any ideas for a sling. I told him that other than my simple ‘MM strap’ (see pic on the left) that I’d been using for a couple of years, I hadn’t really given it much thought, as there were already excellent single point, two point and three point slings on the market. “Well, what about your strap?” he said. “This old thing?” I replied. “Why not? Update the design exactly as you’d want it to be,” he said. So the URS (Universal Rig Strap) Sling was born as a collaborative effort between us. It’s ‘Universal’ as it can be attached to a number of different rigs, but obviously the rig must have some features to attach the URS to, and be stable enough to support the weight of the weapon when needed.
30mm 2-piece QD Scope Rings LT123 – I mounted the IOR scope in the SPR-S mount on my M1A scout with SA extended cluter rail, but couldn’t get it far back enough for the proper eye relief, as the SPR-S is actually cantilevered forward, and the Cluster top rail ends too far forward on the M1A receiver. Mark suggested his ultralight LT123 2-piece rings.
The LT123 rings utilize the same QD locking lever system as the other mounts. The rings are split horizontally, instead of vertically like the other mounts, and have four torx screws each. Seen from the side, the bases are not identical/symmetrical – there is a front and back ring (see far right photo below), which helps provide a slightly wider ‘base’ to support the tube. Utilizing these rings, I was able to get the IOR scope far back enough on the M1A, with room to spare. Right now, the rings are available in one only one height – 1.275″ (for an SR-25 cheek weld).
