The goal was to set up a kit that would serve as an emergency grab bag to support one or two people with basic rifle supplies. The bag should hold a minimum of (24) 30 round magazines, first aid kit, spare parts, cleaning kit refills and emergency caching supplies.

Given the total loaded weight of the kit at 31 pounds we needed something really strong. With the intended use being primarily an emergency situation we needed absolute reliability from the gear. Spec Ops builds some of the toughest products we have tested and their patented Battle Buckles hold incredible weight.

We chose the Spec Ops Brand Modular Combat Bandoleer (M.C.B.) as the base platform along with four (4) Spec Ops X-6 Mag Pouches, one (1) X-4 Mag Pouch and one (1) Medium Medical Pouch.

The X-6 Mag Pouches each hold, you guessed it, six (6) 30 round magazines. The tan X-4 Mag Pouch works perfectly for a spare bolt carrier group or two in an aLokSak and additional small springs and other parts are stored in the small Pelican 1010 Case.

On the opposite side of the bag we have two (2) more X-6 pouches along with the Medium Medical Pouch marked clearly with a red strap. We keep basic trauma supplies inside – gauze, triangular bandage, sutures, ammonia, CAT tourniquet and chest decompression needle. Not in this picture but also stored in the kit are nasal airways and Quikclot.

The M.C.B. has a nice size center pocket that we use for some additional supplies. We keep an aLokSak with OTIS cleaning patches, a spare flexible rod and weapon cleaner/lube. A full size 12”x44” aLokSak is inside which will fit two rifles and pistols with a water tight seal. We also keep two contractor-type heavy duty trash bags along with duct tape in case we need to cache some gear.

Keep in mind the application of the bag is extra support ammo and supplies. This set up is not designed to fight directly from although the flexibility of the M.C.B. certainly would allow you to set it up that way.

Our primary medical kits and other gear are mounted on the armor carriers (that is for a future article).

This bag serves its purpose well and sees a fair bit of range time. We keep all of our mags loaded with defensive ammo marked with red tape so we can pull out the mags and carry training ammo to the range along with spare parts and a first aid kit.