Karl here at tactical rifleman and we've been getting a lot of comments
on the website about about body armor apparently the other video we did on how
to set up your body armor wasn't good enough so we're going to we're going to
shoot it again what we're going to break it into two videos this one we're going
to do the bare basics so what I have here is a basic plate carrier from ATS
front plate back plate it has the pouches so you can add the side plates
if you need that step one first and foremost with setting up your body armor
is the plates themselves alright the plates come in different sizes don't think well hey
I want to save weight so I'm going to go with smaller plates actually size them
out for you alright that plate should cover the top of your aortic arch all
the way down to below your diaphragm but it should cover enough that it still
allows you movement if you're running it so high that when you look down you're
actually hitting your throat on the top of your plate now you're running a plate
that's too tall likewise you need to be able to sit in
it so that when you bent forward and that plate rides up same thing it should
not be hitting you in the throat alright size size it properly to you now the
type of plate that you're running whether there sappy plates single hip
plates whether they're multi hip plates it matters it really does if the back of
your plate says not to be worn alone it means it's not to be worn alone you need
to drop a little extra cash and get yourself the soft armored insert that
goes with it easy you don't need to have a separate carrier for it lines up right
both right behind your main plate and then it just slides right in right there
in that pouch front and back easy right primary job size it properly adjust
through the shoulders it should ride on you just loose enough so that it's not
hindering your breathing but it should be tight enough so that while you're
moving it's moving with you shouldn't be sloshing around that's going to call
cost you hundreds of seconds while you're trying to get back get those
sites back on back on target after that next priority is ammo for
your primary weapon system right this is currently set up to run an AR rifle I've
got three magazines here you notice I run an extra magazine on my belt right
and then I've got one in the gun for 99% of you guys out there five magazines
that's plenty right don't burden your body armor with more stuff than you need
all you're doing is adding weight and it is weighing on your shoulders
next step is medical you notice I've got another medical pouch here this medical
pouch because it sits on my side it's far enough forward that it does not
interfere with me drawing my pistol but it's still easily accessible with both
hands it's this particular type you can pop the fasiq buckle and then velcro the
whole the whole pouch is velcroed you can pull it right off so medical gear
ammo for your primary weapon system plates that's it keep the back slick so
that you can wear that that three day pack keep the back slick so that you can
drive in the vehicle don't add all the extra gee woods gadgets if you don't
need them that said if there's special equipment that you need there's plenty
of real estate left for you to add all that to you'll notice my other set of
body armor my work body armor that is set up for conducting direct action or
hostage rescue assaults where I don't need to be driving I don't need to be
carrying a three day pack on my back it's got a lot of special equipment that
I as an assault cell member need to have to conduct those missions but if you
don't need all that stuff don't add it just because you're a gear dude stick to
the basics keep it nice and slick all right I prefer to run my AR mags on the
side that keeps the front of my body armor nice and slick so that I can get
down in the prone if you're in that situation where you know you're never
going to go to the prone and you might be in confined doorways or narrow spaces
fine run those magazines on the front of your body armor but either way make it
so that it's where you are set up to do your emergency reload by muscle memory
for me when I'm reloading that rifle I immediately go to
reload magazine right there you'll notice that's where that first magazine
sits without a retention device on it so that first mag is right there so that I
can easily grab it toss it up into the gun the other magazines have retainers
on them so if I trip and land upside down I don't lose all my ammo on the
ground lose all my cool points all right other than that keep it nice and simple
gents that's the basics how to set up your body armor you got comments and I'm
sure you internet ninjas will leave them below