Six or eight years ago I bought an Al Mar Tac Vest. It's a black fabric vest that sort of screams SWAT, but black is SOOOO fashionable these days. The vest is/was also available as a jacket. It has upper chest pockets with internal elastic loops for shotgun shells, lower front pockets with internal loops for pistol mags, two "hip" pockets that could hold AR-type mags (or water bottles). There are internal, zippered pockets at the left- and right-front, which are velcro-lined. Stiff, velcro-covered panels are available which fit in these pockets, to which velcro straps can be used to secure pistols, knives, or whatever inside - like the Uncle Mike's fanny pack, if you're familiar with that. The description makes it sound like G.I. load-bearing equipment, but it really doesn't look a whole lot different from some of the "photographer" vests I've seen. I bought the vest at the Al Mar retail store in Lake Oswego, OR, but I don't know if they still make or sell the jackets any more.
