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« on: March 11, 2019, 04:33:27 AM »
Their quality is fine.
However we mixed the 1" SRBs with ITW ones a few years ago and ended up with broken female buckles. I don't remember whether the females were GSI or ITW but there was a small thickness difference which puts a strain on the female SRB.
As long as you don't mix they will work well.
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« on: March 03, 2019, 09:18:17 AM »
This should be a no-brainer... if the latch is broken the buckle set for a downward release will self-release down 
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« on: March 01, 2019, 04:48:25 AM »
Our experience has been different with ROC buckles.
We now have a few hundred carriers out with them. Some in daily LE use and some went to harsh places (jungle, desert, maritime).
A few have broken their locking latches (from pulling too hard on them) but even then the buckles still function. You could break two of the four lugs (ROC80) and the buckles remain operational. The Tubes won't work if you break their locking latch and replacement buckles are hard to find (the French Army sends the whole NFM carrier for repair when that happens).
Having 2 wide slots makes for an easier replacement compared to 3 narrow slots - we cut ROC buckles to offer a repair version until 2M has them available.
The alignment can be a PITA but the goal is to prevent the relative rotation of the two pieces from straining the locking lug.
Unless you have a non-elastic cummerbund there's just a proper gesture to learn to fasten them.
Besides, it's not like we have a lot of options in Europe. The Nat Molding one could be a better design but we can't buy them so who cares.
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« on: February 18, 2019, 01:08:06 AM »
Same for me Mike - inquiry sent by Email on Saturday.
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« on: February 18, 2019, 01:07:17 AM »
At Impall.pl
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« on: February 16, 2019, 01:12:51 AM »
Can't remember the exact price for the software - about 200-300EUR.
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« on: February 02, 2019, 01:37:39 AM »
Excellent news and thanks for sharing.
Do you laminate MC fabrics with solid color Cordura or is it two-sided MC?
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« on: October 27, 2018, 01:30:59 AM »
NFM doesn't sell Tubes to anyone AFAIK.
You can also use the new Duraflex buckles that were designed for Lindnerhof in the first place.
However the ROC buckles are better noted by users when compared to Tubes.
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« on: October 23, 2018, 01:20:51 AM »
Yes, that is indeed my problem. I'll ask around about sol dyed tubular.
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« on: September 18, 2018, 11:11:45 PM »
The Foliage and Tan shades from ITW changed quite a bit a few years back - your buckles are probably the old shade.
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« on: September 15, 2018, 02:14:47 AM »
Hello,
Everything's in the title... We currently use commercial black type 5625 that shines quite a bit in NVGs.
Anyone knows a supplier for IRR treated black?
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« on: September 04, 2018, 03:02:57 AM »
3,5mm as standard and 5mm for sewing folded edges on fabric with a tolerable shortening of the finished length.
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« on: August 09, 2018, 11:06:41 PM »
I'll jump in.
Nylon woven elastic (think Eagle pouches and cummerbunds) catches less on vegetation than knit elastic. GSI is a good source.
In theory polyester knit would be less expensive but for some reason GSI offers the woven nylon for less so it's an easy choice.
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« on: August 07, 2018, 03:12:45 AM »
No news yet. I guess the lawfare phase is ongoing.
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