Center Split Six Internal M4 Magazine Pouches Creates More Pouch Attachment Space

The Need:
The need for high mobility brought a need for compact chest harnesses as troops found themselves spending hours in HUMVEES. And as medics and grenadiers needed to affix more gear to their vests, we saw an answer in layering. An additional need for a ce

The Answer:
S.O.Tech developed the internal magazine slots of the Hellcat Chest Rigs to provide more carrying capacity on a compact chest mounted platform. By moving the magazines to internal slots (patent pending), we freed up the front PALS webbing either for the attachment of more magazine / gear pouches or to provide a low profile chest rig with all the magazines laying flat against the body. Our inspirations came from a project with a Ranger Regiment medic who asked us to place magazine slots behind his medical pouch to give him more real estate. We transferred this idea onto a chest harness and found the most effective way to carry rifle magazines into combat.

The center split was installed for rapid access by medics without ditching all the gear which causes a secondary load for extraction. The split was designed with a Velcro™ overlap to keep the maximum number of PALS slots in play. Attachment is achieved by three snaps and two inch Velcro™ anchored at the top by a one inch side lock buckle and at the bottom by a low profile Velcro™ snap tab forming a secure closure.

The front face of the rig is covered with PALS webbing which accepts military issue pouches. The back is mesh covered forming a map pocket. Internal slots hold six GI M4/M16 magazines secured by a pistol holster type thumb break for quick extraction. Thumb break has two snaps to accept clear magazines and magazines with Mag Pul or other extraction devices. Shoulder straps are of wide two inch webbing for wear over body armor or alone, and affix with three large two inch side-lock buckles for quick extraction. Removable bib is sold seperately

Features

• 1000 Denier DuPont Cordura Plus fabric, double layered.
• 138 weight bonded nylon parachute harness thread.
• Strength rated nylon webbing and tapes
• American name brand plastic and metal fasteners (Duraflex, ITW Nexus, ACW, etc.).
• Velcro™ and Rip and Grip™ mil spec hook and loop fastener.
• Closed cell foam.
• Heavy weight woven elastic.
• Edges bound by double stitched nylon Type 3 seam tape
• Stress points anchored by double stitching, bar tacks, and box x's.