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>the AT-pac had its problems..notably the tendency for the lead shot used in
>it to clump together and not dump safely...but if the bladder is fine you
>can always use it as a BC and wear a weight belt separately...
>i'm not much of a fan of integrated weight BC's in general for the same
>reason, but that's just me (and everyone i have any respect for <g>)

The problem of shot clumping was real; there were even worse problems with
some people who were too cheap to buy shot and loaded them out with sand or
gravel, and then learned they COULDN'T dump them.

I never encountered that particular problem, in training or on my own,
mainly because the shop had removed the shot compartment doors from all of
their At-Pacs and instead trained us with conventional weight belts.  They
went to some trouble to explain to us that this clumping problem was their
reason.  When I bought my At-Pac, removing the shot compartment door was
just about the first thing I did to it.  I kept track of the door for a few
years, but right now I have no idea whatsoever where it is.  And I really
don't care.

I was looking through a Sherwood catalog this weekend and noticed that they
had a modular wings BC mentioned.  This deserves further research.

Thanks for the reply.

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