A-TACS Tacos and New Plate Carrier

A sexy new vest and some sexified HSGI Tacos have hit the market, check it out:

"Innovative gear builders, High Speed Gear are introducing a full line of A-TACS Camo pouches, including the popular “TACO” design, known for it’s adaptability and silent pull. Offerings include the Double Decker, Pistol, as well as the Single and Double Rifle Options. The first production run of these pouches is now available for purchase from our friends at Ares Armor through their site at: www.aresarmor.com."

WTFPB

If you're looking for custom manufacturers of nylon rigs/gear for real firearms and operations there are plenty of options on the market.

Some examples include:

• S.O.E. Gear
• HSG Inc.
• Zulu Nylon Gear

All three are superb nylon manufacturers, and maintain close ties to their end users. But where are the dedicated milsim paintball nylon gear manufacturers? Sure we have people that make nylon vests and gear on a smaller scale for paintballers, but the vast majority of them are targeted towards woodsballers, and there's a sad lack of patterns used by those that do.

MILSIG T8/TPX MOLLE Drop-Leg Holster Set Review

Recently, we here at Grey Ops were able to get our hands on some more MILSIG swag for evaluation and review. In this post, we'll be reviewing the T8/TPX MOLLE Tactical Holster Set, part of the MILSIG Solid Gear line.

Now, this may seem like another of Mike's infamous "overkill" reviews, but my philosophy is that the higher up the price scale something is in its category, the more in-depth a review on it should be. With more money at stake, a buyer should have as much information as they can on the product before buying it. And with this set being a "flagship" product in its class, with a flagship price to match, this review will be quite extensive.

MILSIG MOLLE Hydration Vest Follow-Up

A few months ago I picked up the MultiCam version of the MILSIG MOLLE Hydration Vest, part of the MILSIG Solid Gear line. Having played with it for a season now, I can say I loved it so much that I recently bought the black version (to go with my non-MultiCam loadouts). I just thought I'd throw up a couple pics of the vest, along with a couple thoughts now that I've had extensive experience with it.

MILSIG T8/TPX Double Magazine Pouch Review

As fun as the Tiberius Arms T8 is to play with, it's a real pain to find pouches designed to fit the beast's large magazines. Most pistol mag pouches for sale at Airsoft accessories retailers are meant for smaller magazines, and there's no way a T8 mag will fit in them. Even most MP5 or MP7 magazine holders are too tight to fit the T8 ones, and going a step up to M4 pouches leaves your magazines loose and flopping around.

Enter the MILSIG T8/TPX Double Magazine Pouch. It fits 2 T8 or T8.1 magazines, and alternatively can hold 4 of the smaller magazines for the Tippmann TPX pistol. The pouch is made of 1000 Denier Cordura Nylon, a durable fabric that resists water, scratches, and tearing. MILSIG offers the pouch in black, MultiCam, and Ranger Green, to suit a variety of loadouts. This review will feature the Ranger Green version.

Mycofreak Barrel Sock + Accessories Review

Mycofreak (PaintballSlings.com) is the maker of inexpensive yet high quality nylon paintball gear. Both Mike and myself use their products and they're most certainly worthy of an endorsement.

All of Mike's Mycofreak gear: Multicam APEX-sized condom, tan wishbone sling (on vest), and black wishbone sling (on CAR stock, but can loop around just about anything for a modular sling loadout).

Product:

• Mycofreak slings
• Mycofreak barrel socks/condoms/sleeves
• Mycofreak remote line covers

Do-It-Yourself MOLLE Tank Pouch

Here's a quick how-to on converting a MOLLE canteen from TRU-Spec or Flyye into a tank pouch for a 48 cubic-inch HPA tank, or a 20oz CO2 bottle.

MultiCam vs. MultiSham - Part 2

In Part 1 of this article, we looked at the versatility and effectiveness of the MultiCam pattern for Milsim paintball, and the reason for the relatively high cost of MultiCam items. In this part we'll see how the Chinese replica items measure up, and if they truly are close enough to be a good value.

Kitanica

The other day, my friend Chad showed me a jacket he had his eyes set on. This jacket, the Kitanica Mark IV is quite impressive, and it and its fellow products are part of an interesting tacticool lineup.

Chris Cronin, of Kitanica, was kind enough to send me some information and cool photos.

Note: Foliage and ACU variants are being discontinued.

Low-Cost Milsim Boots

Footwear for paintball doesn’t have to be complicated. Basically, any shoe or boot meant for hiking or the outdoors will work well in a paintball game, and depending on how well-kept your field is, you might even be able to get away with cross-training shoes or cleats. But as a Milsim player, not only do you want capable footwear, you want something that completes your “tacticool” look as well.

These days the “holy grail” of footwear for Milsim paintball and Airsoft players is the Oakley SI Assault Boot. But as I mentioned in my recent review, the $200 price tag on them puts them out of reach for practical paintball players who aren’t made of money. If you’re not willing to pay the cost of a brand new marker for something you put on your feet every couple of weeks on the field, you’ll have to look around for something less costly.

A-TACS Cordura, Webbing and Hook and Loop Now Available

In a release from A-TACS:

After many months of stage two development on A-TACS and further enhancement of the printing technology behind the pattern, Digital Concealment Systems is proud to announce that A-TACS Berry compliant Nylon Cordura, Nylon webbing and Hook and Loop is now available for purchase.

In an exclusive partnership, A-TACS Nylon Cordura is now available for worldwide distribution through LC industries. As a result of this distribution deal, production-ready fabrics can be purchased in quantities as small as 5 yards. This low minimum purchase requirement will enable a wide range of specialized gear manufacturers to begin producing product without the need to carry heavy fabric inventory.
Fabric will be available in 330D, 500D and 1,000D weights with urethane backing and DWR treated face. For additional information, pricing or to place an order, please call Julie Kammerer or Susan Fields with LCI / TAG at 1-888-890-1199.

A-TACS nylon webbing and bindings are now exclusively available through Texcel, Inc. in a variety of specifications ranging from three-quarter inch to three inch widths. For ordering information and pricing, please contact John Pinkos at 401-727-2113.

To complete the A-TACS total concealment system, DCS in conjunction with Aplix, Inc. is proud to announce the release of A-TACS hook and printed loop. For ordering information and pricing, please contact James Bishop at 800-438-0424.

For all other inquiries regarding A-TACS Nylons, please contact Steve Hanks with Digital Concealment Systems at 334-448-5442.

Hopefully this means will see some interesting custom A-TACS gear very soon. Keep checking Grey Ops for the latest A-TACS news.

Kanuck's Custom Kreations

Operating via the X7OG, operator Kanuck (not a Canadian) creates custom Cordura gear from a multitude of different camouflage patterns. His build quality is excellent and his prices are fair. At this time, his services are only available to the Operator's Group community, but he has a public website in the works.

Needing some CADPAT MOLLE gear, I turned to Kanuck, and he provided me with three 12 gram panels (two vertically oriented and one horizontally) which allows me to carry 10 round tubes and 12 gram powerlets in my preferred configuration (as seen above).

In addition to the aforementioned panels, I also procured a MOLLE tank pouch, which fits my Myth'd 68/45 perfectly. As soon as the K.C.K. goes live, I'll be sure to update everyone.