Private Military Contractor International April 2014 | Page 12

Tactical
Universal
Clip
Richard Bell reports on a U.S. innovation that could
replace the ubiquitous sling
The Tactical Universal Clip (TUC) System made its debut on the
firearms market in late 2013 and in my view this is one of the best
examples of a “sling-less” solution currently available.
The system was designed and developed by a Police Officer in the
USA who after years of use with a sling either for a M4 or Shotgun,
felt there could be a better carry solution. I would like to state that by
no means does this system not have “military” applications, but it
was not who the system was initially designed for. It is currently being
evaluated by Orange County S.W.A.T. and has been put through a large
variety of exercises, including fast roping where comments about the
“transition time” where very encouraging.
Current firearms that the TUC is able to accommodate are the M4
and Solid Stock platforms. They are also going through the R&D and
T&E for a variety of other platforms including the H&K G36 and MP5,
UZI and Tavor, with updates on development and release of these variations over the course of 2014.
It is a very low profile MOLLE attached solution, with the chest plate
only taking up 3x2 on any MOLLE plate carrier or chest rig. I have
run this for the past 2 months on both t H