A few months ago I had the opportunity to tour the High Speed Gear factory, you can read that review by following this link. During that visit, we assembled our battle belts for use the next day for the SIG Sauer Media Day  After the media was over HSGI allowed us to take the battle belts home and wring them out. I have had the past few months to use the belt in a few local matches as well as many a training session and it is the same as if it were still new.

The Battle Belt is laser cut to accept MOLLE accessories as well as designed so another belt, such as a rigger’s belt, is woven into it, so it is compatible with belt retained accessories.

The back side of the outer belt is neoprene, which gives good lumbar support, comfort, and helps keep the belt in place.

High Speed Gear offers a polymer Taco pouches and due to the shock cord allowing for some give, so the pouch can easily retain a magazine, flashlight, and so on.

Closest to the end of the double Cordura Taco pouch and then the Double Decker Taco pouch incorporating a rifle and pistol magazine pouch but keeping the footprint down.

Here you can see the laser cuts slots, making the Battle Belt compatible with MOLLE with the riggers belt laced just below. To the left is a compact dumb pouch compatible with MOLLE.

I have been shooting matches for some years now, and have been running a bit of a cobbled together rig, and while it served it’s purpose, when going to a dedicated battle belt built specifically for the task, the difference is night and day. High Speed Gear not only caters to the competitor and shooter but their equipment is also tailored to military, law enforcement, and first responders.  I was impressed with their facility and now I have had the chance to spend some time with their gear I am equally impressed. If you are in the market for an upgrade, upfit, or a complete replacement rig I would encourage you to take a look at the plethora of quality gear HSGI manufactures and take the opportunity to support an American company with American made products.

 

By Hunter Elliott

I spent much of my youth involved with firearms and felt the call early on to the United States Marine Corps, following in my father's and his brother's footsteps. Just after high school I enlisted and felt most at home on the rifle range, where I qualified expert with several firearms and spent some time as a rifle coach to my fellow Marines. After being honorably discharged I continued teaching firearm safety, rifle and pistol marksmanship, and began teaching metallic cartridge reloading. In the late 1990s I became a life member to the National Rifle Association and worked with the Friends of the NRA. Around that time my father and I became involved with IDPA and competed together up until he passed away. I began reviewing firearms for publications in the mid 2000s and have been fortunate to make many friends in the industry. Continuing to improve my firearms skills and knowledge is a never ending journey in which we should all be committed. I am also credited as weapons master on a few independent films.

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