Thursday, May 22, 2008

Eagle Drag Bag

The Eagle Drag Bag is yet another product that has amazed me with it's quality. Eagle really knows how to put Cordura together into a functional AND good looking piece of gear.

There are two external pockets which are large, covering over three quarters of the length of the bag. There are also numerous attachment points on the front of the case for cam or for strapping on extra pockets. Two strong seatbelt-type material handles are excellent for portage, and very comfortable on the hands.


Both of the external pockets have two compression straps inside, which can be used to store items seperate from you rifle and scope. They both have zip closures, and are as weather-proof as Cordura can be. however, there is no padding from outside impact, so bear that in mind when deciding what to carry in there. The rear pocket also has a angled zip to access another storage area in its lid, which could easily be filled with a sheet of foam for padding.


The nose of the drag-bag is covered by a hood, that serves to keep out any debris that would otherwise be continually forced into the zip and nose section, which would rapidly cause wear and tear. Dragging hooks, there are two of them, are made from heavy duty seatbelt-type material. Very strong, yet soft to the touch.


On the inside, there is heaps of padding and space for rifles with large optics fitted and a pocket that runs the full length of the bag is designed to take a solid cleaning rod. Two compression straps hold the rifle firmly in place. The zip also has an external cover, which has plenty of press studs to keep the weather out.


A thick weather-guard runs the whole length of the zip, and a pouch with three press-studs will take two full factory boxes of .308 ammunition.


The back of the bag is heavily reinforced with strips running along the area where the bag will drag on the ground. This area also houses the back-pack setup, which stows away when not in use. This has been really well thought out, and even has a Velcro access point to assist with tucking it all in neatly. You can also reverse the strap setup, so you can carry the bag as a back-pack, muzzle up or muzzle down.


My Remington 700 Tactical with 20" barrel is fairly short (40" overall length), but you can see form this pic that there is plenty of room for longer barrels, and although I don't have my scope fitted in this pic, you can also see the room available for optics. Plenty!

Overall, this a great piece of gear, and I am very happy with my purchase.
My Eagle Drag Bag was purchased from Warrior Gear, and delivered to Australia in five days. Great customer service.

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