PMCI - September 2021

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US PEACEKEEPER DRAG BAG
For the bulk of the past forty years, the rifle platform has played an important role in Trampas’ life. His journey
started early as he began hunting rabbits and squirrels at age 4 with semi-automatic .22 rifles. As he got older,
he slowly progressed into 32-20 lever rifles, as well as 30.06 and .270 caliber bolt action rifles. The fundamentals
of rifle craft, camouflage and quietly working his way through my environment were drilled into him, as with
many of us, by his father and grandfather over and over throughout the years into adulthood. -TS
KIT: US PEACEKEEPER DRAG BAG
Although like many I started my journey into the
shooting world at a young age, after college,
I joined the local Sheriff’s office and became
classically trained as a Law Enforcement SWAT
sniper among other specialized task force duties.
Using the skills learned early in life, I was able to
hone my craft into becoming a very accomplished
professional marksman and later, instructor. My
core focus not only revolved around the .308 and
.300 Win Mag platforms but mastering the abundance of supporting
gear needed for mission success as well.
During a literal lifetime of training, I discovered a particularly
important aspect of rifle craft was taking care of and protecting
your high-quality tools of the trade. For a sniper unit, a specialized
rifle soft case known as a “drag bag” plays a pivotal part of the
standard load out. Commonly used by the military and hunters,
the drag bag is used to store precision rifles, ammunition, addition
magazines, and other necessary equipment. It often features
detachable hooded nose with a reinforced drag handle on top of it
for pulling along during a low crawl, hence the term, ‘Drag Bag’.
For the past six months, I have been working with an impressive
drag bag from a company called US PeaceKeeper. This company has
made a name for itself over the years in the civilian shooting world
for producing quality AR soft cases and tactical scabbards for the
popular Mossberg Shockwave shotgun series. Having personally
used military / law enforcement grade bags on contract for over
twenty years from the nation’s top suppliers, I was eager to see
how the US PeaceKeeper case would stack up. The results were
impressive to say the least.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Right out of the box, I was impressed with the woodland green color
of the bag. Although this was the only color option offered from
the factory, it did offer a wide array of Molle style loops throughout
the exterior for adding netting and jute for additional camouflage.
In the future, a Flat Dark Earth or Coyote color would be welcome
options as well. The bag was constructed from water-resistant 1000
denier nylon, giving the bag a durability that meets or exceeds
any military / law enforcement specification requirements. While
built for heavy duty use, the higher thread count did account for a
heavier bag than inferior products commonly found on gun show
tables. Weighing at 7.5 lbs. when empty, this is not a lightweight
piece of equipment when fully loaded out.
A portion of the overall weight comes from a thick, well placed
cushioned lining the sides and interior of the bag to provide added
protection for expensive gear that would be contained inside. Even
when dragged over rocky terrain, the bag guards against expensive
optics from becoming damaged. Considering most drag bags are
tossed in and out of helicopters, the trunks of patrol vehicles and
the back of Humvees during transport, you can never get enough
protection for thousands of dollars in precision equipment contained
within.
The front of the drag bag features three generous sized zippered
accessory pockets for storing mission specific gear. While I found
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