I know there are several posts and threads on this so I thought I would start a new on based on an initial review.
Order placed on Monday the 8th and arrived today the 11th, prompt shipping from BCM.
First impression when opening from box was that it was smaller than I thought it would be. To me it just looked small, for some reason I thought it would be bigger. I promptly put it on and loaded it up with mags. There is a TON of adjustment in this thing I'm confident it would fit almost any body size.
The mags fit nice and snug and feel secure with the bungee straps. I used my bladder from my Camelbak mule, it was a snug fit but it went in. I believe it is advertised to hold up to 100 oz bladder system and that is what I have in it.
Adjustments are made very easy and I eventually found what I feel to be a comfortable fit, for me at least. More to come on that though when I get to the range.
It has two internal "admin" pocket sewn on the inside of the rig. The only thing I wish it had with that was some velcro to secure them shut, maybe something I can have my wife rig up.
As you can see from the pics it appears Blue Force Gear is making this for BCM which is cool, I didn't know that until today.
It was comfortable to go prone and I had no issues with the mags jabbing my rib cage or anything like that. Again it wears comfortably and the weight is evenly distrubuted. Color was good IMO and even matched my tactical living room carpet .
More to come once I get it to the range and try it out for a bit. I was able though to easily draw my holstered weapon without much trouble at all. Nothing seemed to get in the way, at least nothing I could determine today.
I plan on adding 2 pistol pouches to the weak side (either a double or 2 singles). I also plan to possibly attach a boo boo/trauma kit to the back side of the hydro carrier. Not much more room on the rig to mount anything else without getting too cludered, if I run a dump pouch I will more than likely attach that to a belt, might do the same thing with a med kit.
Here are a few photos.
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