USMC shooting jacket

[notme92069]

Have you tried the numerous surplus stores in Oceanside?

[jshoebot]

I'm just about to start sewing. Who wants one. LOL

If I could find a couple or torn to hell old ones I could make patterns.

I'm excited for the finished product!!

I've looked at GI Joe's surplus and they only have size Med jackets.
As for making your own jacket, I made one out of an ACU top and some neoprene for the elbows. The ACU jacket actually has pockets with velcro closures already there. Later I bought one of those med jackets and salvaged the bicep cuff and elbow pad from it for the ACU jacket.

Are you talking about the GI Joe's in downtown? Can you post a picture of the ACU jacket you made? All my gear is ACU so I'd be interested in seeing what it looks like

Have you tried the numerous surplus stores in Oceanside?

No I haven't. I never spend much time in Oceanside as it's a bit of a drive for me. I'm down by Qualcomm stadium.

I checked the surplus store out in El Cajon, they said they only get shooting jackets once a year or so, and it's always a small amount and they're always mediums.

I guess when the USMC used shooting jackets, they didn't have any man-sized Marines!

[motorwerks]

[QUOTE=jshoebot;6559668]I'm excited for the finished product!!

[QUOTE]

Sorry..... that was a totally fail attempt at sarcasm.

I dont even have a sewing machine just yet. I can sew though, and If I had a pattern of some sort I could probably pull it off.

[jshoebot]

Sorry..... that was a totally fail attempt at sarcasm. ?

I dont even have a sewing machine just yet. I can sew though, and If I had a pattern of some sort I could probably pull it off.

Haha it wasn't sarcasm. I want to see some homemade shooting jackets!!!

I might just jump in and start making one.

[RobT2K]

Are you talking about the GI Joe's in downtown? Can you post a picture of the ACU jacket you made? All my gear is ACU so I'd be interested in seeing what it looks like

Here's a pic of it. I was talking about the GI joes surplus in El Cajon, right off of the 8 on el cajon blvd. They have GI shooting jackets but only in med. I saw they have a few of the creedmoor style jackets but they are also med sized. They were only like $25 so I bought one to salvage the elbow pads and bicep cuff. Then just added it to an ACU jacket I had. I also put some thin neoprene pads that had come with some 5.11 pants into the sleeve pockets for some padding on the left arm.



I made the ACU one after I had already put my riflemans patch on my GI shooting jacket. But I like the ACU one because of the lighter color and material.

This is my other jacket/22 rifle setup

[jshoebot]

That looks good, thanks for the post!

[ocabj]

Those old USMC coats are ok for prone and sitting, but offer no real added advantage for standing.

As far as the snap buckles uncomfortable to lay on is a non-issue, because if you are laying on them, your position is wrong; there's no way your center body should be touching the ground. Maybe your center abdomen, but you'd never have the coat buckled at the torso/abdomen in prone (top two or three buckles at most).

When you buy a coat, make sure you get the right side. It's basically futile to have a coat that's too big. Too small, is doable if you can get it on, but definitely having a coat too big is useless.

With Creedmoor's sizing, I go with a 38 when I buy my hardback coats. I wear a suit size 40 and my chest measures about 39". I went with a 38 Creedmoor because I wanted it snug around the chest and the 38 is just snug enough, even when I wear a sweatshirt underneath.

[pennys dad]

[QUOTE=RobT2K;6581195]They were only like $25 so I bought one to salvage the elbow pads and bicep cuff. Then just added it to an ACU jacket I had. I also put some thin neoprene pads that had come with some 5.11 pants into the sleeve pockets for some padding on the left arm.



I made the ACU one after I had already put my riflemans patch on my GI shooting jacket. But I like the ACU one because of the lighter color and material.


I like the ACU jacket, I am considering putting one together. have you taken it out to see how it worked?

[motorwerks]

those look awesome! I guess thats going to be an option I have to think about.

[RobT2K]

Of course I've used them both, and they work great. Especially the ACU one since it has a better bicep cuff.

If you can assemble the parts cheaply, I wouldn't hesitate to put one together.