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Now they are offering a Free one point bungy sling. You still pay $15.78.

Beiruty wrote:Now they are offering a Free one point bungy sling. You still pay $15.78.

I saw that yesterday, it looks ok but can find them cheaper after the shipping charge.

Mine came in today and as others have said, the quality appears to be excellent. I'm stumped as to why there are two buckles, one of which seems to be unnecessary. The buckle on the strong side is not necessary to wear the pack, but appears to be used to deny access to the zipper on the gun portion of the pack. Can anyone with experience with this design shed some light on the second buckle?

Chas.

Charles L. Cotton wrote:Mine came in today and as others have said, the quality appears to be excellent. I'm stumped as to why there are two buckles, one of which seems to be unnecessary. The buckle on the strong side is not necessary to wear the pack, but appears to be used to deny access to the zipper on the gun portion of the pack. Can anyone with experience with this design shed some light on the second buckle?

Chas.

Stumped me also then I found a video on youtube, ill try to post it later when I get home unless a guru here beats me to it. To sum it up you unclip an pull to open

Charles L. Cotton wrote:Mine came in today and as others have said, the quality appears to be excellent. I'm stumped as to why there are two buckles, one of which seems to be unnecessary. The buckle on the strong side is not necessary to wear the pack, but appears to be used to deny access to the zipper on the gun portion of the pack. Can anyone with experience with this design shed some light on the second buckle?

Chas.

Charles, see excerpt from the site explaining below. It's a lengthy way of saying, it's different so it doesn't look like a "gun pack", and it's easier...according to them. I will see for myself. I just noticed the interesting "disclaimer" I bolded in the paragraph towards the end. Also there is a video link demonstrating "deployment" Mine are probably in the mailbox today and I hope I will make some good use of them.

http://www.tommysgunpack.com/Original_Gun_Pack_p/1.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Our Patented Deployment Mechanism
Occasionally somebody will throw a snide comment at us such as: “Those waist packs are a bad idea. Everybody knows there’s a gun in there!” With other gun packs, this is indeed true. Pull strings, tabs, or velcro strips are never found on a regular, run-of-the-mill storebought fanny pack and clearly telegraph the presence of a concealed firearm. Anybody who knows the slightest thing about gun concealment can spot these puppies a mile away. The Tommy’s Gun Pack, however, uses no pull tabs or velcro for its draw mechanism and is otherwise indistinguishable from a regular common waist pack.
The Tommy’s Gun Pack features identical molded nylon buckles on either side of the main zippered weapon compartment. One is used to simply fasten and unfasten the belt to your waist, while the other actually opens the weapon compartment for access to your firearm. Which buckle is where depends on whether you are a right- or left-handed draw – the deployment buckle is on the same side as your drawing hand.
The weapon compartment itself does not contain a holstering device like other packs. As the Original Tommy’s Gun Pack was designed around the firearm from the onset, the weapon compartment is in and of itself the holstering device, padded to protect your gun and built to tightly grip and prevent it from shifting position while you’re on the move.
To get to your weapon, you simply detach the deployment buckle and tug forward. Dual zippers automatically and smoothly break away in opposite directions and the weapon compartment opens up, giving you clean, rapid access to your gun. It’s so easy anybody can do it without a single second of practice. You can perform the entire maneuver with one hand and it can be done without having to divert your eyes downwards to make sure you’re doing it right. The buckle is quite large and can be located and detached, in an instant, by mere touch – even in complete or near darkness.
Extremely fast and instinctual, there’s simply no better way to draw a firearm from a gun pack. It can’t be beat, and for that reason our double-breakaway zipper system is protected by U.S. Patent # 5505355. You can read the patent by clicking HERE. We have also produced an informative video demonstrating the gun pack’s deployment method which can be seen by clicking HERE.
PLEASE NOTE: Kickin' A Packs 'N Stuff, Inc. cannot and does not recommend or guarantee the usage of the Original Tommy’s Gun Pack as a means of self-defense in any kind of scenario. That said, the gun pack was certainly designed to allow for the possibility of smooth and easy deployment of your weapon for self-defense purposes, although you do so completely at your own risk and Kickin’ A Packs ‘N Stuff, Inc. will not be held liable for any consequences that result from your use of the Original Tommy's Gun Pack - physical, legal, or otherwis

Yep, mine were in the box when I got home. I released the "fake" buckle to expose the zippers, and inserted my pistol. Next, closed the zippers so they hide underneath the buckle.
To deploy, I just release the buckle and pull away from my body.

This weekend I'll play with it and make certain the pistol doesn't fall out when I pull the buckle. On the surface it looks like I will have to open the bag with my weak hand and grab the pistol with my strong hand.

For the price, it's a cool challenge.
Happy Trails! N

Thanks guys, I see the purpose.

Chas.

Charles L. Cotton wrote:Mine came in today and as others have said, the quality appears to be excellent. I'm stumped as to why there are two buckles, one of which seems to be unnecessary. The buckle on the strong side is not necessary to wear the pack, but appears to be used to deny access to the zipper on the gun portion of the pack. Can anyone with experience with this design shed some light on the second buckle?

Chas.

There are 2 ways to use that buckle.
1. Grab it with the weak hand, unlatch it and pull it open (weak hand). Grab gun with strong hand. Draw.
2. Open the buckle and yank the pouch open strong hand, keeping the weak hand clear (raised above the angle of the barrel) in case of ND while grabbing the gun under duress using the same strong hand.

Method 2 is two motions for the strong hand. I prefer method 1. It's faster for me.
My weak hand is pretty well over the slide and away from the end of the barrel as I take hold of the gun. Although, I do sweep my arm as I draw using method 1.

YMMV

Received mine today, all 3. As advertised and worth the $15 each for p&h. I'm not into bungee anything so no sling for me.

Received all three of mine today and couldn't be happier with the purchase. Well made and will be put to good use.

Got both of mine yesterday, and used one of them tonight. A "medium" sized one easily fits either my XDM45-Compact 3.8, or my wife's G19. Tonight, I carried the XDM (short mag in the gun), plus two 13 round magazines and a weapon light in the secondary pocket..... plus a couple of snack bars and a pair of glasses in the small pouch.... and it did not look that full. And I haven't even opened the secret zip pocket on the back side of the pack.

The Annoyed Man wrote: And I haven't even opened the secret zip pocket on the back side of the pack.

I didn't even see that one!

I'm pleased with mine, not sure how or if I'll ever use it, but it's very well made.

They're still at it. I just got an email for The All-American 3-Pack (1 ea. of Small/Medium/Large All-American Gun Packs).

So, if you missed out and want all 3 sizes for $45.00 shipped, this is your chance.

The Annoyed Man wrote: And I haven't even opened the secret zip pocket on the back side of the pack.

Huh?

Pawpaw wrote:They're still at it. I just got an email for The All-American 3-Pack (1 ea. of Small/Medium/Large All-American Gun Packs).

So, if you missed out and want all 3 sizes for $45.00 shipped, this is your chance.

Thanks. Was too late for the last one, but got in on time for this one.