Marine Corp Times reports that the USMC are fielding the DefenseShield MAG-D (Molle Adaptable Grenade Dispenser). The nifty device, which resembles a large magazine, allows easy access to five 40mm grenades.
[ Many thanks to Lance for emailing me the link. ]
Make a gun those big mags work with, then we’ll talk.
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1Move the dispensers down. One on each thigh, distributes weight evenly, allows good access in prone position. Tactical thigh dispensers.
2 0I carried the M203 in Panama. Back then, the grenadier had a vest that took up the entire front of his body. Was too much.
I can see what they were attempting here. It may have some utility if the grenadier carried one and other members of the fire team had one on their back. Much like getting ammo to the M240, every member of the squad needs to support the ammo load out. Having 5 rounds in a handy dispenser would not be that ackward. May want them on a sling rather than attached to the vest.
2 0I’d just love to dive into the prone position with a couple of those bastards on…
2 0wow.. how long is it going to take for someone to make a 40mm launcher that takes mags??
1 0I want a short-barreled AR chambered in 40mm grenade that uses these magazines. 
1 0Is it just me, or does that seem like a hell of an awkward thing to have strapped to you? It reaches from that guy’s hips to his armpit which can’t be comfortable to patrol with.
I can see the utility of it, but soft pouches for grenades would surely be better as they do not get in the way.
2 1The system is fully ALICE and MOLLE system compatible. I like it replaces a MOLLE vest approach which took alot of space. I still find it interesting that USMC and the Army now have two different GL the USMC is staying with battle harden M-203 and the Army is going with the M-320.
1 0What if carry it on leg?
1 0These things look kinda ridiculously huge, and they destroy options for carrying way more important stuff on your rack, like NODs, radio, your IFAK, and so on. Not a good design IMO.
2 1What? No sand storm test?
I am disappoint.
I guess it has those handy “cleaning vents” to purge all the sand out with your camelback water in the field, right?
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Where do they get this shit?
0 0Anyone who has exchanged fire with the enemy knows the value in decreasing the time it takes to achieve fire superiority. This will dramatically increase the rate of fire for the grenadier. It allows him to have muscle memory. When you need HEDP you don’t want to be searching all over the place looking in empty fabric pouches to find your next round loosing valuable time.
0 0Well, it seemed a good idea when I first saw the article float past as I scrolled through the front page, but now I think about it, no. I wouldn’t carry one. I was going to suggest double stacking but then the bulk towards the front might get a bit too much. Fabric pouches all the way, or the idea below me somewhere of mounting them to the back of a squadmate.
0 0It’s a good idea alright but the man in the demo video looks like he’s having a hard time crawling with those dispensers on.
0 0ehh, at least it looks more compact than the flc grenadier layout. You can at least have mag pouches on your person
0 0This looks like a quick way to increase the area occupied by 5 40mm grenades by 25-30% This would be cool kit for the skinny guys that want to look bulked out.
0 040mm for 203 are a pain in the ass, no doubt about it. This is better than the dedicated vest, but it still sucks.
0 0Might be my cheap laptop speakers, why does it sound like it is made out of cheap plastic?
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What? No sand storm test?
I am disappoint.
I guess it has those handy “cleaning vents” to purge all the sand out with your camelback water in the field, right?
-.-
Where do they get this shit?
wow.. how long is it going to take for someone to make a 40mm launcher that takes mags??
Anyone who has exchanged fire with the enemy knows the value in decreasing the time it takes to achieve fire superiority. This will dramatically increase the rate of fire for the grenadier. It allows him to have muscle memory. When you need HEDP you don’t want to be searching all over the place looking in empty fabric pouches to find your next round loosing valuable time.
Well, it seemed a good idea when I first saw the article float past as I scrolled through the front page, but now I think about it, no. I wouldn’t carry one. I was going to suggest double stacking but then the bulk towards the front might get a bit too much. Fabric pouches all the way, or the idea below me somewhere of mounting them to the back of a squadmate.
Might be my cheap laptop speakers, why does it sound like it is made out of cheap plastic?
It’s a good idea alright but the man in the demo video looks like he’s having a hard time crawling with those dispensers on.
40mm for 203 are a pain in the ass, no doubt about it. This is better than the dedicated vest, but it still sucks.
This looks like a quick way to increase the area occupied by 5 40mm grenades by 25-30% This would be cool kit for the skinny guys that want to look bulked out.
I want a short-barreled AR chambered in 40mm grenade that uses these magazines.
The system is fully ALICE and MOLLE system compatible. I like it replaces a MOLLE vest approach which took alot of space. I still find it interesting that USMC and the Army now have two different GL the USMC is staying with battle harden M-203 and the Army is going with the M-320.
What if carry it on leg?
Move the dispensers down. One on each thigh, distributes weight evenly, allows good access in prone position. Tactical thigh dispensers.
ehh, at least it looks more compact than the flc grenadier layout. You can at least have mag pouches on your person
I carried the M203 in Panama. Back then, the grenadier had a vest that took up the entire front of his body. Was too much.
I can see what they were attempting here. It may have some utility if the grenadier carried one and other members of the fire team had one on their back. Much like getting ammo to the M240, every member of the squad needs to support the ammo load out. Having 5 rounds in a handy dispenser would not be that ackward. May want them on a sling rather than attached to the vest.
I’d just love to dive into the prone position with a couple of those bastards on…
These things look kinda ridiculously huge, and they destroy options for carrying way more important stuff on your rack, like NODs, radio, your IFAK, and so on. Not a good design IMO.
Make a gun those big mags work with, then we’ll talk.
Is it just me, or does that seem like a hell of an awkward thing to have strapped to you? It reaches from that guy’s hips to his armpit which can’t be comfortable to patrol with.
I can see the utility of it, but soft pouches for grenades would surely be better as they do not get in the way.