plate carrier for a tiny dude

[shortman]

Basically building up on some bits atm. I want a plate carrier and have been looking at the warrior ricas compact or the dcs.

 

Im only 5'3" and 11stone so not skinny but not exactly a big guy atal. I prefer the look of the ricas compact but im sure i read its quite a big rig?

 

Also will mid cap 120rd m4 mags fit best in the da5.56 or dcs gc36 mag pouches? Not keen on the m4 flappy pouches.

 

Cheers guys

[BBrotherwood]

You will probably want the 5.56 pouches. G36 mags are a bit wider.

[shortman]

Cool thats one thing cleared up, thanks buddy.

 

Any opinions on rig choice/sizes? Ill be ordering over next few days.

[Will Lewer]

I bought a WAS DCS plate carrier in OD a while back. It's great and very lightweight! I also got 3 fast mag pouches with it which accommodate M4 mags perfectly and the pouches are adjustable for width of the magazine anyway. However, I find the DCS to be fairly small though (even for quite a small/thin guy such as myself) . Nevertheless, I'd highly recommend it as WAS products are amaaaazing quality! As for the Ricas compact I don't have any input, but I'm sure someone else on the forum has had experience with it. From UK Tactical it's slightly more expensive than the DCS if I remember correctly. Hope this helped.

[shortman]

It has indeed thanks mate, im leaning more to the ricas tbh. Which is the one i like more. Ill wait and see if anyone has a negative points towards it on size etc and if not i think ill order one early part of the week