What type of plate carrier is the most effective for CQC?

[tsandersont13]

I wear a large, wrap around plate carrier, that is a tank and a phony pony. But I love the way that it covers my whole torso for CQC, so I feel more protected. I wore it the whole time at CQC7, and am very glad I did.

Picture:

hey, um... why do have tape all over your crotch? no homo.

id get an rrv cause theyre light n' comfy.

[Deleteplz]

Eagle Plate Carrier with cummerbund was my best PC by far, wish I'd never have sold it, intend on purchasing another.

[Jewish Ninja]

I wear a large, wrap around plate carrier, that is a tank and a phony pony. But I love the way that it covers my whole torso for CQC, so I feel more protected. I wore it the whole time at CQC7, and am very glad I did.

Picture:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/c ... G_0200.jpg

hey, um... why do have tape all over your crotch? no homo.

id get an rrv cause theyre light n' comfy.

Jester was victim to the imfamous "PSC crotch rip monster". Many a PSC pants have fallen victim to our pants ripping open, exposing our junk to the world!

EDIT: Nasty, while that one is out of stock, they do have the MC and ACU ones on sale on SKD for 115 (PC only, no cummerbund.)

I linked that one since thats the one I'm getting and its sexy. Plus I like looking at it

[pulsipher]

I wear a large, wrap around plate carrier, that is a tank and a phony pony. But I love the way that it covers my whole torso for CQC, so I feel more protected. I wore it the whole time at CQC7, and am very glad I did.

Picture:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/c ... G_0200.jpg

hey, um... why do have tape all over your crotch? no homo.

id get an rrv cause theyre light n' comfy.

Jester was victim to the imfamous "PSC crotch rip monster". Many a PSC pants have fallen victim to our pants ripping open, exposing our junk to the world!

EDIT: Nasty, while that one is out of stock, they do have the MC and ACU ones on sale on SKD for 115 (PC only, no cummerbund.)

I linked that one since thats the one I'm getting and its sexy. Plus I like looking at it

thats why i buy my pants at skdtac, never a rip

[Jewish Ninja]

Where you buy them doesn't matter, its what team your on.

[Lushes]

What color of plate carrier is the best to get?

[pulsipher]

What color of plate carrier is the best to get?

that is entirely opinion

[Jester316]

What color of plate carrier is the best to get?

that is entirely opinion

Hot pink. So you can shoot your enemy while he is laughing his a$$ off at you.

[Tin Man]

I think this would be a great color scheme: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt ... x=61&ty=17 (wow, that's a long url)

[ogrejager]

...wait for it....

It's because when you join PSC, your balls grow to such an enormous size that they rip out pants.

Oh, and they turn to steel, too.

Hey, it had to be said, right?

[shakespeare]

So I'm thinking that buying a Pantac CIRAS is a good option for me, because it will come with all the pouches meaning I can easily get something lighter later.

What size CIRAS, Medium or Large, would be preferable for a 5'10", 180 lb teenager? I'm guessing medium, but you never know.

[DJ]

Just a thought.......try out a few and see what suits your body type best......

[Steve]

A lot of that depends on your style of play. If you are going for more of a LE theme, try a soft armor carrier with a plate carrier thrown over the top (think police body armor under a uniform, with the heavy go-gear normally stowed in the trunk). A dedicated SWAT loadout or military style would be an integrated soft / hard combination such as the IBA. SF / Contractor style would be a straight-up plate carrier.

Personally, I generally like to roll with either a dedicated plate carrier if I am doing entry work or a small chest panel if I am just shooting some CQB games.

Some of the more comfortable plate carriers, such as the mesh one by 5.11, don't have enough material to provide stiffness without plates. The vest folds and it gets hard to pull mags out of pouches without the support from plates.

Heavier plate carriers, such as the Blackhawk ones, are fine by themselves, but they wrap around the torso, which can get hot and restrict etrmity moement.

Also, the tendancy in both the real world and airsoft is to look at open real estate on a vest and randomly attach useless shit to fill the space. You can counter this by either ruthlessly evaluating what you carry or by picking a carrier that has less real estate.

If you are doing mil-sim impressions, remember that you are setting up a loadout to sustain yourself for several days, which means all sorts of random gear / amm / equipment pouches will need homes. If you are doing LE-style play, generally you will need a whole lot less general gear, such as entrenching tools. Also, the military tends to load folks down with things like M203s and rocket launchers, while LE teams rely on shotguns, bolt cutters, and lockpicks to effct entry into structures. Although, with current operational shifts in both LE and the military, that gap is quickly closing.

If you are planning on doing a lot of CQB work in the future, bying gear that will hold up to the weight and stress of CQB engagements and gear requirements, such as carrying a 20-pound sledgehammer or being carted around by the drag handle on your vest.

Also, invest in a Halligan tool. They are just freaking awesome for breaching. If I had one in high school, I'd probably be in prison. They are just so much fun. Doors, windows, safes, your mom. They'll open ANYTHING.

[Jewish Ninja]

Also, the tendancy in both the real world and airsoft is to look at open real estate on a vest and randomly attach useless shit to fill the space. You can counter this by either ruthlessly evaluating what you carry or by picking a carrier that has less real estate.

QFT.

The Pantac CIRAS is good, but its got a lot more real estate than you need. If I can pack everything I need for a days play onto a MOLLE belt and a small leg panel, a CIRAS will be overkill for CQC. Granted CQC kit is a bit different than field kit, but you still need to carry the same basics:

Water
Mags/ammo
dumper
comms (optional)
nommers (optional)
grenades (optional)
side arm(optional)

I'd go through the list of what you need to carry, then find the smallest way to carry those things.

[shakespeare]

I guess what I really need to carry on the plate carrier is : Water, ammo, comms, and grenades.
Food, a dump pouch, and pistol ammo could go on a belt.
And a sidearm could go in a drop leg.

I think that this means an MBSS is plenty to carry all the gear needed on a plate carrier.
Do you guys think that it would be sufficient?