{"id":207117,"date":"2024-11-03T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T20:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=207117"},"modified":"2026-10-18T15:54:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T20:54:47","slug":"taps-rig-surplus-awesomeness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/taps-rig-surplus-awesomeness\/","title":{"rendered":"USMC TAPS Chest Rig Review: Surplus Setup and Verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The TAPS, or Tactical Assault Panel System, is a military chest rig that works alone or attached to a plate carrier. It holds ten 30 round magazines, AR or AK, has three admin pouches and full MOLLE, and sells surplus for roughly $30 to $70.<\/strong> The weak points are thin, unpadded straps and a metal back buckle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What it is and the verdict first, then Travis Pike’s review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I served as a Marine for five years and had never seen or heard of something called the TAPS rig. I probably just missed it, and now, more than a decade later, it\u2019s floated into my peripheral vision. When I shopped for a few surplus products, I discovered an entire world of modern surplus gear that I didn\u2019t know existed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The surplus in mind has always been vintage Vietnam stuff like ALICE gear. Predictably, that\u2019s changed, and now the GWOT has more or less ended, and a lot of GWOT issue gear has entered the surplus market. From what I can tell, the military issues the TAPS and its crossed service boundaries. The USMC and the Army issue TAPS rigs to their troops, and you can find them in coyotes, multicams, and even UCP. <\/p>\n\n\n

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The TAPS Rig represents one of the more modern pieces of surplus gear. It can fit up to ten magazines and still has plenty of MOLLE for attaching other goodies. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The most impressive part of this whole rig is the price. On the surplus market, you can purchase the rig for anywhere from 30 to 70 dollars. The price depends on a few factors. Condition is a big one with like new or unissued going for higher. Complete kits with all the parts go for more money. Funny enough, camo pattern matters. The Multicam models tend to be the highest priced, the USMC Coyote is a little cheaper, and the Army\u2019s old UCP is the cheapest. (Understandably, since it\u2019s butt ugly.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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