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It’s easier to clean than the expandable baton, can help when blazing a trail through vines (in a pinch) and makes a good marker or improvised stake. Honestly, it’s on the smaller size to be more convent to carry.

@@bitaarmaments8004 I've got a pocket knife ( folder) that I carry on my vest, a fixed blade has a little bad optics, like having a scope on a patrol rifle

In our area it’s not uncommon to see fixed blades on people. We’re even getting used to the Florida statute allowing open carry while hunting/fishing. So far, I’ve been asked more about carrying a gun (on duty, in uniform) than about carrying a good knife.

Probably should, they most like aren’t rendered ineffective on their expiration but they probably move liability off themselves if you’re wearing an expired one.

Two on the belt and one in the gun is normal, most law enforcement pistols come with a total of 3 mags. Nearly half our agency runs the tripple mag pouch and we have to purchase our fourth mag for it. Back when we were still running .40, I'd have another couple of mags loaded in the car as well, but I'm just not a fan of additional 9mm glock mags near all the .40 mags I already have.

Learn it all but expect it to be different once you do an agencies in house and different again when you’re riding with a field trainer. Take the best and what you believe to be right from all three and do the best you can.

While that is an opinion, it’s not one I share.

Not at all. I started the nylon for target practice and let it evolve over the years. The basket weave is what my agency likes, so it’s a mix of agency and what I learned to like from my target belt. Then they became interchangeable so training reflects work.

Having the second belt lets me get one nasty and still have one clean for working.

Well I’m kinda an Asp fanboy. My baton certification included an Asp cert, I run the Asp handcuffs and when I buy batons, I tend toward Asp. That said, I was issued a Monadnock and I really like the grip on it and it’s been trusty for the past 6 years. I’d carry either one.

Need our agency to authorize load bearing vest and then maybe we can get nylon belts too.

Where is the fun in that? (I actually did, but saying I didn’t was more fun for me.)

I cut it up in one day

I haven’t had time to mess with that project lately. Hopefully this rotation of day shift will let me enjoy some projects. I’m no machinist, but I watch a few on TH-cam, and questions I can help with?

It’s the short KaBar and the sheath is tied to the belt with cord. It’s been a good setup over the last few years.

And a nice “ arm rest “ lols

It’s an Asp single cuff pouch, Asp cuffs have the overmold so they are a bit thicker and take a slightly bigger pouch. Running around the woods, a good knife is important and a baby Ka-Bar has been really good for me over the years.

That’s a great idea, I’ve been wanting to get the new hinge cuffs with the button double lock. Over all, they are holding well. My only complaint is when the jail returns them, they slide them under the door and it’s very rough on the plastic. For as much salt air exposure and only oiling them 1-2 year, they don’t show as much rust as the peerless hanging in my car. I still like them over the alternatives I’ve experienced.

It’s super poor quality iPhone video with a very bright moon off to the right. It looked much cooler in person.

Any time!

It’s one my three hobbies I had before becoming a parent. I’m fortunate enough to work where i can do gun stuff and scuba diving (not at the same time yet)

Cool

The lab has anxiety issues and has burrowed through the chain link a few times. However, they haven’t figured out how to get under the chicken wire

Thanks?

Reduce, reuse, recycle.

I hope you lock up your weapons? I'm a police officer to 25 years and FTO!

I’m third generation in the same agency. My gear is lawfully secured. 13 years in, with marine, dive and evidence specialties. Thank you for your concern

Pretty much our entire agency runs a fixed blade. I’ve notice a lot of the larger Kabar TDIs and some light last ditch blades. I use it as a tool, such as line cutting, primarily and this mini kabar has treated me well.

Now that we’re in 9mm I carry 69 rounds on my belt. I haven’t invested into more mags yet, I really hate that 9 and .40 mags are so identical but it’s probably coming soon. I prefer the adage that my pistol is used to fight my way to my long gun. If you have to go back to your car for ammo, might as well bring something bigger back.

The 2022 video is less musical

It’s probably nice to have it all uniform but the flexibility to put items in your own order for what you want easiest access for seems like a better deal.

One of my main reasons for the knifes location is if I’m working on retaining my firearm, I’m also retaining my baton and knife.

The two songs are “what do you do with a drunken sailor” and “when Johnny comes marching home.” They are just two tunes that are ear worms for me.

Thanks. I’ve been using arrest my vest for about 4 years now and it’s as critical to me as energy drinks. Summers in Florida in dark green polyester aren’t the most pleasant odors.

@@bitaarmaments8004 We are so happy to hear that and glad we can help! Would you be willing/interested in sending us this video file so we could use it for video advertisements in the future?

@@OAMSolutions yeah, I just found it on my iPad, probably best to connect through LinkedIn or the bitaarmament gmail.

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I think I have got a stroke from reading that. While I do have a blank firing replica colt saa, the only toy guns belong to my kids. And since I made this video, we switched to 9mm and I bought my duty gun.

I think of this comment every other day, when I “use the whole bottle” on my stinky vest.

She doesn’t usually keep anything in it, sometimes the pink handle revolver in the profile pic, but she lost the toy cuffs a week after she got them.

My bad I'm I guess I'm to old fashion! I'm 54! I had kids shoot them selfs from their parents unlocked weapons!

We’re more rural than most in our area would like to admit. In fact, half of our county, you aren’t dressed if you don’t have a knife in your pocket. Most all of us on the patrol side carry a fixed blade of some type. I’ve seen karmbits, t handle daggers, the kabar TDI are popular and everyone has a folder.

Plus in the last month, I’ve been on patrol and had to switch gears to dive a sunk car and just this weekend, search a wooded park on a 4 wheeler.

Mine was tight but being polymer, I could see there being an out of spec variance. If the slop is up and down between the mounts, the variance is probably in the angle of the rail/mount. If it’s forward and back, it’s probably the screw or retainer / slot are out of spec. Might be worth contacting Mesa and see if they can help determine if their product needs to be made right.

@@bitaarmaments8004 agreed