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Posted: 8/14/2020 10:16:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Any fixed blade will do. Just remember to carry it right in front and advertise it to the world, so they can pull it off your vest and use it against you. Better yet, I really prefer when guys use the belt clip of a folder to attach it to their molle. Can't go wrong either way. So where are you supposed to attach said fixed blade so they "don't use it against you"? 
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Posted: 8/14/2020 10:19:39 AM EDT
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Had a bench made nimvarus in Iraq in ‘04. It’s on my personal rig today. Under left arm. Great knife, holds tight to the carrier. Sheath is the weak point. The lock breaks easily.
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Posted: 8/14/2020 10:19:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Another thread came up about this recently...several folks suggested just picking up a gerber strongarm. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/119115/Strongarm1_JPG-1545442.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/119115/Strongarm2_JPG-1545443.JPG 
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Posted: 8/14/2020 10:25:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: ESEE, Mora or BK&T for a budget buy. Steel isn’t necessarily as important as heat treat and blade geometry, stick to a company that has a rep for doing both correctly. I haven’t had great luck with Gerber, but I still have an old LMF II. Me? I’d probably carry a SYKCO Dog Soldier 6. But I prefer a folding knife because they don’t take up much real estate. Zero Tolerance 0223<— this is a folder. I’ve also been eyeballing this one from Bastinelli: https://www.bladehq.com/item--Bastinelli-Creations-Montana-Fixed--110304 I have an ESEE sometimes and a larger Benchmade folder others. I use the ESEE mostly because I have several of them and they fit well. The 3 or 4 are good sizes and can be had with decent sheaths. I have several Gerbers, but have had BAD luck with their steel, even on their multi-tools. Any of the Busse kin knives are excellent too, but I end up beating anything on my carrier and I don't care about the ESEE as much. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 10:26:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So where are you supposed to attach said fixed blade so they "don't use it against you"?
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Posted: 8/14/2020 10:29:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So where are you supposed to attach said fixed blade so they "don't use it against you"? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Any fixed blade will do. Just remember to carry it right in front and advertise it to the world, so they can pull it off your vest and use it against you. Better yet, I really prefer when guys use the belt clip of a folder to attach it to their molle. Can't go wrong either way. So where are you supposed to attach said fixed blade so they "don't use it against you"? at your side or one on each side in case you lose one. Best place is hidden behind a pouch or something where it doesn't stick out and scream knife. My suggestion is a couple of cheapies for cutting stuff that need cutting. 5-6" moras will do. Mora Companion 8.8  Mora Craftline 10.8 
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Posted: 8/14/2020 10:32:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So where are you supposed to attach said fixed blade so they "don't use it against you"? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Any fixed blade will do. Just remember to carry it right in front and advertise it to the world, so they can pull it off your vest and use it against you. Better yet, I really prefer when guys use the belt clip of a folder to attach it to their molle. Can't go wrong either way. So where are you supposed to attach said fixed blade so they "don't use it against you"? Somewhere you can retain it if you're fighting with a guy for control of your pistol or rifle. Lots of guys like the left side by their arm so they can block access to it by pulling their arm close to or across their chest. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 10:41:04 AM EDT
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 The only Glock I'll carry |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 10:41:44 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/14/2020 10:42:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have an ESEE sometimes and a larger Benchmade folder others. I use the ESEE mostly because I have several of them and they fit well. The 3 or 4 are good sizes and can be had with decent sheaths. I have several Gerbers, but have had BAD luck with their steel, even on their multi-tools. Any of the Busse kin knives are excellent too, but I end up beating anything on my carrier and I don't care about the ESEE as much. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: ESEE, Mora or BK&T for a budget buy. Steel isn’t necessarily as important as heat treat and blade geometry, stick to a company that has a rep for doing both correctly. I haven’t had great luck with Gerber, but I still have an old LMF II. Me? I’d probably carry a SYKCO Dog Soldier 6. But I prefer a folding knife because they don’t take up much real estate. Zero Tolerance 0223<— this is a folder. I’ve also been eyeballing this one from Bastinelli: https://www.bladehq.com/item--Bastinelli-Creations-Montana-Fixed--110304 I have an ESEE sometimes and a larger Benchmade folder others. I use the ESEE mostly because I have several of them and they fit well. The 3 or 4 are good sizes and can be had with decent sheaths. I have several Gerbers, but have had BAD luck with their steel, even on their multi-tools. Any of the Busse kin knives are excellent too, but I end up beating anything on my carrier and I don't care about the ESEE as much. I have a ZT 0350 in a utility pouch. I like the 0223 and recommended it because the OP seems interested in the style of knife. For the thread posters in general, maybe I’ll catch flak for this, but if you’re going to carry a big knife, I hope you have training to go with it. Plates are great for protecting your vitals from bullets, but thinking in terms of worst case, plates won’t do jack shit if you’re on the ground with your knife against someone who has competency grappling. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 10:50:37 AM EDT
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Knives are quite the Psychological conundrum. There is a reason that the Soviets, and later the US, made there bayonets' to also function as a wire cutter. Because troops would ditch a stand alone pair as dead weight. But you give a Soldier a Knife, he keeps that over everything.
There is just something primordial about a knife. Which is why you see so many pics of them on gear, big ass Pig stickers on a battle belt. Big ass Rambo knives on a PC. Yet the truth of it.... They have little utility. You truly are just carrying dead weight. I fell into that trap as a young private... wen to the PX and bought a Gerber Mark 1... could not wait to attach it to my LBE. I think it took about a week before I lost it somewhere in the Mojave deserts of NTC. Once the Leatherman and Gerber Multitools came out in the Mid 80's I never looked back. You had a saw for cutting, you had a scissors, you could tighten bolts and screws, and you could cut and open bands on rations or break seals on ammo cans, They were and still are the perfect soldiers tool. And if anyone remembers the scene from the movie Proof of Life, you can use that saw blade quite effectively to take out a sentry....  A big ass knife does none of those things very well. and it if comes down to me being knee deep in brass and grenade Pull rings, with Charlie in the wire, I'm guessing that big ass knife will be used for one thing... as some bad guys trophy he took off my dead body. But thanks to Hollywood, combined with male Psychology, the need to hang a big ass knife on your PC is still there. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:00:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd like some Kydex for this one: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/279617/237EC5EC-2DEA-4D3B-9A3A-3FEFC31BBFE8_jpe-1545888.JPG |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:01:42 AM EDT
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Quoted: Knives are quite the Psychological conundrum. There is a reason that the Soviets, and later the US, made there bayonets' to also function as a wire cutter. Because troops would ditch a stand alone pair as dead weight. But you give a Soldier a Knife, he keeps that over everything. There is just something primordial about a knife. Which is why you see so many pics of them on gear, big ass Pig stickers on a battle belt. Big ass Rambo knives on a PC. Yet the truth of it.... They have little utility. You truly are just carrying dead weight. I fell into that trap as a young private... wen to the PX and bought a Gerber Mark 1... could not wait to attach it to my LBE. I think it took about a week before I lost it somewhere in the Mojave deserts of NTC. Once the Leatherman and Gerber Multitools came out in the Mid 80's I never looked back. You had a saw for cutting, you had a scissors, you could tighten bolts and screws, and you could cut and open bands on rations or break seals on ammo cans, They were and still are the perfect soldiers tool. And if anyone remembers the scene from the movie Proof of Life, you can use that saw blade quite effectively to take out a sentry.... A big ass knife does none of those things very well. and it if comes down to me being knee deep in brass and grenade Pull rings, with Charlie in the wire, I'm guessing that big ass knife will be used for one thing... as some bad guys trophy he took off my dead body. But thanks to Hollywood, combined with male Psychology, the need to hang a big ass knife on your PC is still there. I remember reading in The Warrior Elite by Dick Couch, at the beginning of BUD/S Phase Three, SEAL instructors told the class a knife was really only useful to dig a hole to shit in, so ditch the Rambo fixed blade and get a lightweight folder. That always stuck with me. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:08:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I remember reading in The Warrior Elite by Dick Couch, at the beginning of BUD/S Phase Three, SEAL instructors told the class a knife was really only useful to dig a hole to shit in, so ditch the Rambo fixed blade and get a lightweight folder. That always stuck with me. Get both?  
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:11:11 AM EDT
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I'm a dirty Army guy but this SEAL knife is a solid chonk of steel. (Treeman TASS)
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:15:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't even know why he's bothering to carry spare pistol mags. He can't fucking draw a pistol from either side with 42 pounds of shit he has hanging off both sides. It's like he is trying to cover any exposed molle with.. Something. Post yours, let me see how you do it.. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:16:08 AM EDT
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Get whatever you like the looks of. Blade steel is of minor consequence, not like it's going to be used much (if at all).
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:23:56 AM EDT
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Some flavor of Scrapyard Regulator
  
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:29:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Post yours, let me see how you do it.. You do have a lot of shit on your PC, man. Maybe move the pistol mags to a 1st line belt, ditch two of the knives, I dunno. That looks like it weighs 75lbs. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:31:11 AM EDT
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I've always got some kind of folder on me, a survival knife in the bag. All I need on my carrier is a "get off me" knife. That's why mine is relatively small and mounted in the center. (Able to get to it with either hand)
Theres also a multitool on my belt. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:31:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Post yours, let me see how you do it.. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I don't even know why he's bothering to carry spare pistol mags. He can't fucking draw a pistol from either side with 42 pounds of shit he has hanging off both sides. It's like he is trying to cover any exposed molle with.. Something. Post yours, let me see how you do it.. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:37:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryI knew someone would come out with the sword. Haha, I like it. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:38:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not that I can imagine ever having or needing a plate carrier, a Fallkniven A1. Unless I was stylin’ at Lobby Day, then a Randall #1-7. It's a toss-up for me between the 1-7" or 3-7". |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:38:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Post yours, let me see how you do it.. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I don't even know why he's bothering to carry spare pistol mags. He can't fucking draw a pistol from either side with 42 pounds of shit he has hanging off both sides. It's like he is trying to cover any exposed molle with.. Something. Post yours, let me see how you do it.. Have you trained in your PC? Run? Pushups? Chins? Everyday tasks? I mean if it works for you, it works. But it looks bulky to my ultra low speed, high drag eyes. I’m too fat to carry any more extra weight than necessary. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:38:46 AM EDT
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All this reminds me of the gun shopping scene in John Wick
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:48:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't know how you manage so much stuff under your arms, but I'm fat so that may have something to do with it. I need slick sides so I don't even bother with a cummerbund. I dont know. I think I’m running pretty light compared to the old days. Then again, I don’t change my shit around every time a new internet pic comes out. If I’ve been doing something for 20 years And it still works, I don’t change it. I use this stuff quite a bit and it works. If I found myself humping mountains, I can dump shit it needed. It’s easier to drop it than it is to add it. I went with muscle memory and what I have most training time on, so I feed from the belt and reload belt from carrier. I just took this to show plenty of room for my pistol even with body turned a bit for pic. If it ever stops working for me I will change it. 
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:50:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Have you trained in your PC? Run? Pushups? Chins? Everyday tasks? I mean if it works for you, it works. But it looks bulky to my ultra low speed, high drag eyes. I’m too fat to carry any more extra weight than necessary. Yes sir, sure do. This isn’t a closet or go to the range once a year gear. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:52:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Knives are quite the Psychological conundrum. There is a reason that the Soviets, and later the US, made there bayonets' to also function as a wire cutter. Because troops would ditch a stand alone pair as dead weight. But you give a Soldier a Knife, he keeps that over everything. There is just something primordial about a knife. Which is why you see so many pics of them on gear, big ass Pig stickers on a battle belt. Big ass Rambo knives on a PC. Yet the truth of it.... They have little utility. You truly are just carrying dead weight. I fell into that trap as a young private... wen to the PX and bought a Gerber Mark 1... could not wait to attach it to my LBE. I think it took about a week before I lost it somewhere in the Mojave deserts of NTC. Once the Leatherman and Gerber Multitools came out in the Mid 80's I never looked back. You had a saw for cutting, you had a scissors, you could tighten bolts and screws, and you could cut and open bands on rations or break seals on ammo cans, They were and still are the perfect soldiers tool. And if anyone remembers the scene from the movie Proof of Life, you can use that saw blade quite effectively to take out a sentry.... A big ass knife does none of those things very well. and it if comes down to me being knee deep in brass and grenade Pull rings, with Charlie in the wire, I'm guessing that big ass knife will be used for one thing... as some bad guys trophy he took off my dead body. But thanks to Hollywood, combined with male Psychology, the need to hang a big ass knife on your PC is still there. I'm still gonna carry a big knife. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:52:55 AM EDT
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I thought my carrying 4 pistol mags on my pants belt was a lot.
I like the little pouch/thing you have for the chemlights, what is that? |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:59:14 AM EDT
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 I have one of these mounted upside down on my left shoulder. I really like the feel of this knife in my hand. The sheath mounts to molle very tight and the whole thing is surprisingly awesome for $33 on Amazon. Made in USA as well. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:59:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I dont know. I think I’m running pretty light compared to the old days. Then again, I don’t change my shit around every time a new internet pic comes out. If I’ve been doing something for 20 years And it still works, I don’t change it. I use this stuff quite a bit and it works. If I found myself humping mountains, I can dump shit it needed. It’s easier to drop it than it is to add it. I went with muscle memory and what I have most training time on, so I feed from the belt and reload belt from carrier. I just took this to show plenty of room for my pistol even with body turned a bit for pic. If it ever stops working for me I will change it. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/32167/2A63471F-C745-4460-9DDD-4F7BF098D161-1545947.jpg Looks good to me. If it works for ya, don't let the keyboard kommandos give you shit. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 11:59:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I like pokey stuff.. Emerson karambit on the right for meat and greet. Esse 4 on left for utility Socp in center to request social distancing. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/32167/1C1885B0-FFB0-4265-9F1E-97E27235A63D-1545571.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/32167/F896B900-62B6-4992-BDD0-28EA8E0EE9A9-1545572.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/32167/DD727E83-822A-4D48-81AB-1BD5BA23508B-1545573.jpg Edit Side knives are fairly hidden when worn. Is that a rape whistle in the second pic? |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 12:01:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I dont know. I think I'm running pretty light compared to the old days. Then again, I don't change my shit around every time a new internet pic comes out. If I've been doing something for 20 years And it still works, I don't change it. I use this stuff quite a bit and it works. If I found myself humping mountains, I can dump shit it needed. It's easier to drop it than it is to add it. I went with muscle memory and what I have most training time on, so I feed from the belt and reload belt from carrier. I just took this to show plenty of room for my pistol even with body turned a bit for pic. If it ever stops working for me I will change it. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/32167/2A63471F-C745-4460-9DDD-4F7BF098D161-1545947.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I don't know how you manage so much stuff under your arms, but I'm fat so that may have something to do with it. I need slick sides so I don't even bother with a cummerbund. I dont know. I think I'm running pretty light compared to the old days. Then again, I don't change my shit around every time a new internet pic comes out. If I've been doing something for 20 years And it still works, I don't change it. I use this stuff quite a bit and it works. If I found myself humping mountains, I can dump shit it needed. It's easier to drop it than it is to add it. I went with muscle memory and what I have most training time on, so I feed from the belt and reload belt from carrier. I just took this to show plenty of room for my pistol even with body turned a bit for pic. If it ever stops working for me I will change it. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/32167/2A63471F-C745-4460-9DDD-4F7BF098D161-1545947.jpg I'm not criticizing. Whatever works for you 
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Posted: 8/14/2020 12:01:52 PM EDT
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I have a sheath for my EDC Cold Steel Safe Maker I push dagger on my carrier, because if I have time to grab the knife I can channel my inner Barnes.
 I do keep a Microtech Curahee on the "battle belt"... way overpriced, but I got in as part of a trade. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 12:03:56 PM EDT
[#35]
seal
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Posted: 8/14/2020 12:08:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I thought my carrying 4 pistol mags on my pants belt was a lot. I like the little pouch/thing you have for the chemlights, what is that? Thankfully it has a tag so I could google it. I keep vis mini chem Sticks there so I can easily mark cleared areas and such. As for the ammo, like the saying goes, unless you are on fire or underwater, you can never have to much ammo.. It still isn’t enough. I always have more around. If I think something might get ugly, I can shoulder a bandolier or two. 
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Posted: 8/14/2020 12:09:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is that a rape whistle in the second pic? About fucking time! Yes! It’s there as a joke, but for something that weighs nothing And takes minimal effort to activate if I was injured or something, I’d probably still have it in a pocket. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 12:10:51 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, you've got more room than I do under those arms I'm not criticizing. Whatever works for you Bully. Just don’t make fun of my sissy wrists! |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 12:12:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: About fucking time! Yes! It’s there as a joke, but for something that weighs nothing And takes minimal effort to activate if I was injured or something, I’d probably still have it in a pocket. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Is that a rape whistle in the second pic? About fucking time! Yes! It’s there as a joke, but for something that weighs nothing And takes minimal effort to activate if I was injured or something, I’d probably still have it in a pocket. If I needed a PC with that much shit, I’m not sure I’d use a whistle if I got hurt. Of course if it’s because you get shot I guess they already know where you are. How long do chem lights last outside of the wrapper? Are IR affected more or less than vis chem lights? |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 12:20:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Another thread came up about this recently...several folks suggested just picking up a gerber strongarm. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/119115/Strongarm1_JPG-1545442.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/119115/Strongarm2_JPG-1545443.JPG Good for a cheap, lightweight solution. Second would be a CRKT Ultima, 5” or 7” combi with Veff serrations. 5” model can be attached to the back of the PC, upside down to keep it well out of the way. My personal favorite is TOPS Steel Eagle 105C, sawback and rounded point. Can go 5” or 7” but either way it’s heavy and you need to acquire a new sheath, factory one sucks. Fallkniven S1. Varusteleka, Norwegian milsurp online store makes excellent, inexpensive blades. ETA; Forgot Cold Steel SRK. Mounting for me has been one of three methods, each with its own purpose. On the back of the PC, hilt down and positioned for my dominant hand; on my support-side shoulder; or on my left side, blade down, mounted on the cummerbund as close to the front plate as possible. The last of the three is the most practical option, though its arguable if you want a knife there, or another TQ. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 12:27:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If I needed a PC with that much shit, I’m not sure I’d use a whistle if I got hurt. Of course if it’s because you get shot I guess they already know where you are. How long do chem lights last outside of the wrapper? Are IR affected more or less than vis chem lights? I’m not sure. I do go through them quick enough I guess. They always still work. It’s been years since I found an old one that I’ve wondered if it still worked and they did but were a bit dimmer. I don’t know if the technology has changed since then. Ir’s are full sized and on my back. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 12:27:08 PM EDT
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Strictly for stabbing, you'd be surprised how effective a cheap ice pick can be.
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Posted: 8/14/2020 12:27:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Knives are quite the Psychological conundrum. There is a reason that the Soviets, and later the US, made there bayonets' to also function as a wire cutter. Because troops would ditch a stand alone pair as dead weight. But you give a Soldier a Knife, he keeps that over everything. There is just something primordial about a knife. Which is why you see so many pics of them on gear, big ass Pig stickers on a battle belt. Big ass Rambo knives on a PC. Yet the truth of it.... They have little utility. You truly are just carrying dead weight. I fell into that trap as a young private... wen to the PX and bought a Gerber Mark 1... could not wait to attach it to my LBE. I think it took about a week before I lost it somewhere in the Mojave deserts of NTC. Once the Leatherman and Gerber Multitools came out in the Mid 80's I never looked back. You had a saw for cutting, you had a scissors, you could tighten bolts and screws, and you could cut and open bands on rations or break seals on ammo cans, They were and still are the perfect soldiers tool. And if anyone remembers the scene from the movie Proof of Life, you can use that saw blade quite effectively to take out a sentry.... A big ass knife does none of those things very well. and it if comes down to me being knee deep in brass and grenade Pull rings, with Charlie in the wire, I'm guessing that big ass knife will be used for one thing... as some bad guys trophy he took off my dead body. But thanks to Hollywood, combined with male Psychology, the need to hang a big ass knife on your PC is still there. 100% Read through the replies looking for this. I like the Gerber MP600. Only $50, has pliars, knife, saw, and various philips/regular tool heads. Fits in most pistol mag pouches. https://www.amazon.com/Gerber-MP600-Multi-Plier-Needle-47550/dp/B000VORS1E Along with the multitool on the PC, I keep my little Sypderco folder in my pants in the same place I keep it when I'm not LARPing in gear. Muscle memory stays the same and I know where to reach if I need a blade. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 12:31:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thankfully it has a tag so I could google it. I keep vis mini chem Sticks there so I can easily mark cleared areas and such. As for the ammo, like the saying goes, unless you are on fire or underwater, you can never have to much ammo.. It still isn’t enough. I always have more around. If I think something might get ugly, I can shoulder a bandolier or two. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/32167/B422974E-0A6F-4600-B5AF-E24B1D0D82A3-1545971.jpg Interesting... does it fit full size chemlights? I have a use for it if so. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 12:37:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Interesting... does it fit full size chemlights? I have a use for it if so. It does. If it were me, I might mount it vertical instead with full size, but you know what you need. Pic with ir full size to give you an idea.  |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 1:23:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Bully. Just don't make fun of my sissy wrists! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Yeah, you've got more room than I do under those arms I'm not criticizing. Whatever works for you Bully. Just don't make fun of my sissy wrists! I've got no place criticizing anyone on their gear choice or fitness. I honestly just wanted to see how you access gear on the sides of a carrier like that, because if I put anything under my arms I feel like well, this  Attached FileI'm working on it. Maybe 50lb from now I'll want to put the cummerbund back on. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 1:25:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It does. If it were me, I might mount it vertical instead with full size, but you know what you need. Pic with ir full size to give you an idea. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/32167/E25D1C74-49C3-4451-88FD-0690B09717CE-1546005.jpg Outstanding, thanks. /edit just ordered and TNVC has IR laser targets in stock, sweet. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 1:39:26 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I've always got some kind of folder on me, a survival knife in the bag. All I need on my carrier is a "get off me" knife. That's why mine is relatively small and mounted in the center. (Able to get to i with either hand) Theres also a multitool on my belt. That's what Kyle Defoor calls it, the "Get the fuck off me knife". I've never found a knife mounting system that didn't get in the way, or wouldn't fall off, never to be seen again. I'm low speed, so I carry a folder. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 1:53:02 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted: If you're planning to be frantically stabbing someone at hand-to-hand ranges in a fight to the death, why are you all posting knives with either no guard or a guard so tiny that you can expect your hand to slip right past it? The surplus bayonet a few posts up is the first knife posted with an effective guard. The bayonet was designed around the requirement of "effective at killing without slicing the soldier's hand open" while almost all of the rest of the knives posted were designed around "look cool so people buy it on the internet." I'm sure they work great for cutting your barbecue  , but maybe we should be considering something a bit more purpose made if we're talking about putting it on a carrier.I wish someone made a quality reproduction WWI Trench Knife.  Very important point -- though a bunch of people have suggested the SRK which does have a guard. Most "fighting" and tactical knives are designed by people who know nothing about knife fighting or even how knives actually work when cutting the intended target. Lynn Thompson has talked extensively (and critically) about exactly this. All that said, a knife that you carry into combat is not necessarily intended as a knife for killing people. It is far more likely to be useful cutting open packages or string, or perhaps digging a hole or cutting through a tree root. It probably depends on the scenario. The one thing I know for sure, I would want something strong and relatively inexpensive. Think Cold Steel SRK or Drop Forged Hunter, or perhaps a small ESEE. If I wanted it for killing I would go with a modern Kuhkri or a Cold Steel Trailmaster -- a lighter weapon might be a Recon Tanto. |
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Posted: 8/14/2020 1:53:59 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You do have a lot of shit on your PC, man. Maybe move the pistol mags to a 1st line belt, ditch two of the knives, I dunno. That looks like it weighs 75lbs. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Post yours, let me see how you do it.. You do have a lot of shit on your PC, man. Maybe move the pistol mags to a 1st line belt, ditch two of the knives, I dunno. That looks like it weighs 75lbs. It also looks well worn. |
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