Agilite K19 v3 - Removable Shoulder QDs, Oh my!

The first thing that we see that is the most significant and noticeable change is the adaptations of the shoulder buckles. Now, I had received contact from a few viewers who had mentioned that the shoulder buckles and size had made shouldering the rifle a bit of a challenge for them. And Agilite solved this with the new version 3.

When you order, you’ll receive a hardware pack that is placed in the center pocket of the V3 carrier. Inside here you’ll find 4 buckles and 2 low-profile shoulder straps. The low-profile shoulder straps allow you to run either the two QD buckles, one low-profile buckle on your strong side, or two low-profile buckles.

If you’re not doing a lot of riding in vehicles, your need for the shoulder QDs is likely very low and you make like the unimpeded use of the low profile shoulder buckles better. The more I used them, the more I grew to be a fan.

The other change we see is a different version of the cummerbund QD attachment. This new buckle has a slit along the top and bottom to make the cummerbund removable. Using this, you could connect to various other styles of cummerbunds. But, it would have been nice to see some adaptions to the rear of the carrier to allow those common hook and loop cummerbund attachments to connect in more easily.

Overall with both changes so far, we see Agilite with a focus on options for the user. They’re making the user research why something exists or designing products for a niche market of 4-5 people. The design obviously focused on being able to adapt to not only the mission but also the user preference.

Looking at the last change, we see the rear shoulder buckles that connect to the AMAP III have been removed. In V1 you had 4 sets of buckles that couldn’t be removed and then in V2 they made the two bottom buckles removable and included them with the AMAP III. Now on the V3, all of the buckles use a more basic style so they can all be removed.,

This is nice for individuals who don’t like the rear buckles just flopping around if you’re not using a rear pack. Me, I had just been removing them and adding in the ITW qasm buckles they now include in the V3 so it’s not a huge bump.

Overall, I think the V3 is right on the edge of being the most extreme carrier on the market. The only bit it’s missing is the ability to adapt to different cummerbund styles to meet user needs. If that bit is solved…..I don’t know why you’d own anything else if you’re looking in this carrier category.

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