Duty gear - what do YOU use?

Gryphon · 2nd Mar 2002, 09:28 PM

For those of us who have duty gear, what have you got and what kind?

I'm pretty limited since my duty gear has to be company-issued, although I'm allowed a few extra things. Right now I wear:

(1) Black leather duty belt, 2 1/4"
(1) Nicholls dual speedloader pouch
(2) Safariland Comp II speedloaders (six each: .38 Special 125 gr Gold Dot JHP)
(1) Safariland 070 level III retention holster
(1) Smith & Wesson Model 10 .38 Special revolver, heavy barrel
(1) Gerber Multiplier mutlitool (in nylon pouch)
(1) Streamlight Scorpion tactical flashlight (in nylon pouch)
(1) Twistlock radio holder
(1) Badge holder with badge

Everything in plain flat black (I never liked basketweave). You military types pipe up, I'm curious to see what you guys are forced to lug around.

Gholam · 2nd Mar 2002, 09:49 PM

M16A1, Ephod, PASGT vest and helmet, 5 30rd mags (loaded to 29 rounds, all FMJ), 2 half-liter canteens (lifesaving stuff), bandage pack, a Motorola HT600 or HT1000 radio... that's about it, though extras are added sometimes (like when there's no HT600/1000 and only PRC-77... urk).

By the way Gryphon, don't you wear body armor?

Kibbles-N-Bits · 2nd Mar 2002, 11:10 PM

- Size 10.5 black boots (meet all OSHA safety regulations)
- white socks, cushioned low-cut
- boxers
- 30" waist, 36" in-seam khaki pants (generally olive drab or grey)
- black t-shirt generally emblazoned with a screen-printed image or short remark
- black baseball cap
- 64" length black leather trenchcoat
- black/grey timberland back-pack, custom detailing by yours truly
- roughly 40 pounds of textbooks and other required crap
- sunglasses for any time I need to leave my house

Somehow, I manage to make it through the school day..

Gryphon · 2nd Mar 2002, 11:15 PM

Oh yeah, that's right!

(1) Second Chance SC229 level II body armor vest with 7x10" T-15 titanium armor plate

Gryphon · 2nd Mar 2002, 11:20 PM

BTW Gholam, why only 29 rounds? Do you guys really not trust your mags that much, or is the Israeli military having budget cuts again?

Gholam · 2nd Mar 2002, 11:22 PM

It's to lenghten magazines' lives by reducing spring pressure... even so, after a while, floorplates bulge and fall out.

OICW · 2nd Mar 2002, 11:24 PM

I always snigger when I hear the words "tactical flashlight".

Gholam · 2nd Mar 2002, 11:27 PM

Galil mags are loaded to normal 35 rounds by the way, those things are practically indestructible - all-steel construction, reinforcing steel plating on the lips, etc. NEVER saw a damaged Galil mag, EVER.

Gryphon · 2nd Mar 2002, 11:40 PM

Quote:

I always snigger when I hear the words "tactical flashlight".

Why you racist basta...oh, um, nevermind. And yes, I would consider this a tactical flashlight. When it's smaller than a Mini-Maglite but puts out 6700 candela, when its only switch is housed in the tailcap and is momentary/push-on, and a pair of batteries costs $16.00 but only last for an hour of continuous use, I'd say that qualifies as mostly a tactical light.

LifesBane[4C] · 2nd Mar 2002, 11:48 PM

Quote:

- 64" length black leather trenchcoat

Hahaha, shorty...that would only go down to about 7" below my knee

Kibbles-N-Bits · 2nd Mar 2002, 11:50 PM

measuring it... I think its longer than what the tag says

Kibbles-N-Bits · 2nd Mar 2002, 11:52 PM

No, its 64 inches. But when wearing it, you measure your height from the shoulders down. Skip your head and neck. So it seems much longer I guess.

Catalyst · 2nd Mar 2002, 11:57 PM

- Woodland BDU
- Standard Issue LBV
- 3 M16 Mags (2/300,1/50) .2g
- SR-16(SR-15)
- Motorola 5200 Radio
- JT Specta Mask
- Nomex Flight Gloves
- Good ol' Doc Marten 10-holes

Yep, I'm airsoft

Kibbles-N-Bits · 2nd Mar 2002, 11:58 PM

YAH! Airsoft rules!

jaunty · 3rd Mar 2002, 05:34 AM

I've got 2 "loudouts" (sic). One winter, one summer.

*Winter

(1 pair) Black jeans, extra loose fit.
(1) Black trenchcoat (I think it's cotton, but it's thick, and heavy) that reaches about 3" above my ankles (makes it about 5'10" long)
(1 pair) Black leather boots that I picked up dirt cheap at an army surplus store.
(1 pair) Boxer shorts
(1 pair) Black socks
(1) Custom made knife. Modified SS replica knife. (Modelled after the 1941 issue dagger)

*Summer

(1 pair) Black shorts, extra long, extra loose fit.
(1) White shirt.
(1) T-shirt. Actually my school uniform dyed black.
(1 pair) Boxer shorts
(1 pair) socks.
(1 pair) ES Koston Mk1 grey/black shoes.
(1) Knife as above.

What can I say... I like black

Aeris · 3rd Mar 2002, 09:17 AM

Ok... Someone fill me in. What the fu<b></b>ck is 'Duty Gear'?
Is this like the boy scouts but with guns or somn?

Gryphon · 3rd Mar 2002, 05:12 PM

Exactly what it sounds like. The gear you use while you're on duty.

Aeris · 3rd Mar 2002, 05:14 PM

Yeah... but on duty for what!?

The_Fur · 3rd Mar 2002, 05:20 PM

yurch · 3rd Mar 2002, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gryphon
You military types pipe up, I'm curious to see what you guys are forced to lug around.

2nd Mar 2002, 09:28 PM	#1
Gryphon Weapons Tech Join Date: Apr. 2nd, 2000 Posts: 1,441	Duty gear - what do YOU use? For those of us who have duty gear, what have you got and what kind? I'm pretty limited since my duty gear has to be company-issued, although I'm allowed a few extra things. Right now I wear: (1) Black leather duty belt, 2 1/4" (1) Nicholls dual speedloader pouch (2) Safariland Comp II speedloaders (six each: .38 Special 125 gr Gold Dot JHP) (1) Safariland 070 level III retention holster (1) Smith & Wesson Model 10 .38 Special revolver, heavy barrel (1) Gerber Multiplier mutlitool (in nylon pouch) (1) Streamlight Scorpion tactical flashlight (in nylon pouch) (1) Twistlock radio holder (1) Badge holder with badge Everything in plain flat black (I never liked basketweave). You military types pipe up, I'm curious to see what you guys are forced to lug around.

2nd Mar 2002, 09:49 PM	#2
Gholam Sergeant (Reserve), IDF Join Date: Jun. 19th, 2001 Location: Rehovot, Israel Posts: 862	M16A1, Ephod, PASGT vest and helmet, 5 30rd mags (loaded to 29 rounds, all FMJ), 2 half-liter canteens (lifesaving stuff), bandage pack, a Motorola HT600 or HT1000 radio... that's about it, though extras are added sometimes (like when there's no HT600/1000 and only PRC-77... urk). By the way Gryphon, don't you wear body armor? Last edited by Gholam; 2nd Mar 2002 at 09:57 PM.

2nd Mar 2002, 11:24 PM	#7
OICW Reason & Logic > Religion Join Date: Mar. 18th, 2000 Location: New South Wales, Sydney Australia Posts: 2,374	I always snigger when I hear the words "tactical flashlight". __________________ "If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America" - Nelson Mandela, at the International Women's Forum

3rd Mar 2002, 05:34 AM	#15
jaunty If you disagree with me, you're wrong. Join Date: Apr. 30th, 2000 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,506	I've got 2 "loudouts" (sic). One winter, one summer. Winter (1 pair) Black jeans, extra loose fit. (1) Black trenchcoat (I think it's cotton, but it's thick, and heavy) that reaches about 3" above my ankles (makes it about 5'10" long) (1 pair) Black leather boots that I picked up dirt cheap at an army surplus store. (1 pair) Boxer shorts (1 pair) Black socks (1) Custom made knife. Modified SS replica knife. (Modelled after the 1941 issue dagger) Summer (1 pair) Black shorts, extra long, extra loose fit. (1) White shirt. (1) T-shirt. Actually my school uniform dyed black. (1 pair) Boxer shorts (1 pair) socks. (1 pair) ES Koston Mk1 grey/black shoes. (1) Knife as above. What can I say... I like black __________________ Burn Christians, not books.

3rd Mar 2002, 09:17 AM	#16
Aeris K.O.S (Determination) Join Date: Aug. 9th, 2001 Location: Basking in African sun Posts: 1,295	Ok... Someone fill me in. What the fu<b></b>ck is 'Duty Gear'? Is this like the boy scouts but with guns or somn? __________________ "During those long years in the Oakland public schools, I did not have one teacher who taught me anything relevant to my own life or experience. Not one instructor ever awoke in me a desire to learn more or to question or explore the worlds of literature, science, and history. All they did was try to rob me of the sense of my own uniqueness and worth, and in the process they nearly killed my urge to inquire." - Huey P. Newton

2nd Mar 2002, 11:10 PM	#3
Kibbles-N-Bits Registered User Join Date: Dec. 7th, 1999 Posts: 3,403	- Size 10.5 black boots (meet all OSHA safety regulations) - white socks, cushioned low-cut - boxers - 30" waist, 36" in-seam khaki pants (generally olive drab or grey) - black t-shirt generally emblazoned with a screen-printed image or short remark - black baseball cap - 64" length black leather trenchcoat - black/grey timberland back-pack, custom detailing by yours truly - roughly 40 pounds of textbooks and other required crap - sunglasses for any time I need to leave my house Somehow, I manage to make it through the school day..

2nd Mar 2002, 11:15 PM	#4
Gryphon Weapons Tech Join Date: Apr. 2nd, 2000 Posts: 1,441	Oh yeah, that's right! (1) Second Chance SC229 level II body armor vest with 7x10" T-15 titanium armor plate

2nd Mar 2002, 11:20 PM	#5
Gryphon Weapons Tech Join Date: Apr. 2nd, 2000 Posts: 1,441	BTW Gholam, why only 29 rounds? Do you guys really not trust your mags that much, or is the Israeli military having budget cuts again?

2nd Mar 2002, 11:22 PM	#6
Gholam Sergeant (Reserve), IDF Join Date: Jun. 19th, 2001 Location: Rehovot, Israel Posts: 862	It's to lenghten magazines' lives by reducing spring pressure... even so, after a while, floorplates bulge and fall out.

2nd Mar 2002, 11:27 PM	#8
Gholam Sergeant (Reserve), IDF Join Date: Jun. 19th, 2001 Location: Rehovot, Israel Posts: 862	Galil mags are loaded to normal 35 rounds by the way, those things are practically indestructible - all-steel construction, reinforcing steel plating on the lips, etc. NEVER saw a damaged Galil mag, EVER.

2nd Mar 2002, 11:50 PM	#11
Kibbles-N-Bits Registered User Join Date: Dec. 7th, 1999 Posts: 3,403	measuring it... I think its longer than what the tag says

2nd Mar 2002, 11:52 PM	#12
Kibbles-N-Bits Registered User Join Date: Dec. 7th, 1999 Posts: 3,403	No, its 64 inches. But when wearing it, you measure your height from the shoulders down. Skip your head and neck. So it seems much longer I guess.

2nd Mar 2002, 11:57 PM	#13
Catalyst science begets death Join Date: Jul. 18th, 1999 Location: CA, USA Posts: 1,385	- Woodland BDU - Standard Issue LBV - 3 M16 Mags (2/300,1/50) .2g - SR-16(SR-15) - Motorola 5200 Radio - JT Specta Mask - Nomex Flight Gloves - Good ol' Doc Marten 10-holes Yep, I'm airsoft

2nd Mar 2002, 11:58 PM	#14
Kibbles-N-Bits Registered User Join Date: Dec. 7th, 1999 Posts: 3,403	YAH! Airsoft rules!

3rd Mar 2002, 05:12 PM	#17
Gryphon Weapons Tech Join Date: Apr. 2nd, 2000 Posts: 1,441	Exactly what it sounds like. The gear you use while you're on duty.

3rd Mar 2002, 05:14 PM	#18
Aeris K.O.S (Determination) Join Date: Aug. 9th, 2001 Location: Basking in African sun Posts: 1,295	Yeah... but on duty for what!? __________________ "During those long years in the Oakland public schools, I did not have one teacher who taught me anything relevant to my own life or experience. Not one instructor ever awoke in me a desire to learn more or to question or explore the worlds of literature, science, and history. All they did was try to rob me of the sense of my own uniqueness and worth, and in the process they nearly killed my urge to inquire." - Huey P. Newton

3rd Mar 2002, 05:20 PM	#19
The_Fur Back in black Join Date: Nov. 2nd, 2000 Posts: 6,205	__________________ "States are not moral agents; those who attribute to them ideals and principles merely mislead themselves and others." -Noam Chomsky "Ignorance, and admiration arising from ignorance, are the parents of devotion and obedience" -Dostoyevski

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