A.g. x-wing rear bag. good in theory, not in practice. - Armageddon Gear X-Wing Rear Bag

So I was using a homemade sand sock. I had made one out of a small freezer bag filled with air soft bbs and used the top half’s of black calf socks. This made it double layered. Been working for me for years, cheap to make and still working. It measures 7x4x1. However, I thought “I need a proper rear bag.”

I bought the W-wing rear bag based on the corner tabs working as ears. I liked that it had a QD attachment, would work well with my stock and would always be attached to my rifle like a monopod. Also with the strap I could use it as a front rest where my bipod wouldn’t work. It would be a multifunctional bag that I could keep attached to the rifle.

Well I never got around to taking the tag off. I practiced dry fire with it at home in prone, bench, kneeling, offhand, and barricade.

1st, the fill is to light. First squeeze it goes up, release it comes down. However, this is when it gets bad. Second squeeze doesn’t go as high as the first and second release goes lower than first. THEN, third squeeze doesn’t go as high as second.... I hope you get the point. The “wings” at the bottom start filling up and the fill just settles more and more.

2nd, it’s only 1/2” less wide than is tall, which serves no purpose if trying to use it on its side for that midrange use between tall and flat. And at that width it’s hard to get a good grip around it. It’s purpose as a rear bag is a fail.

3rd, as a front bag the strap did go over the bipod legs, but not very well. I’m using an Atlas so if I point the legs forward and point rifle down, it falls off. Same if legs point rear, and then point rifle up. If the width was somewhere in between the height and depth, and strap ran across this point, it would fit better and stay put.

So to conclude, I think if Armageddon Gear had made this 7” tall/4” wide/1” deep with two straps 1 long side and 1 short side, and filled with the same amount of fill as is now, it would be perfect. If they make a revised model to those specs I will buy again.

Returning.