Columbia Sportswear Quickloader II Upland Hunting Vest (For Men)

Good design for making shells availible fast. Ideal upland bird vest and another good product from Columbia Sportswear.

My husband claimed it was the best vest he ever owned. He liked the shell storage, color, fit.

works quite well. 20guage shells are pretty snug but come out of the holders with a firm tug. i wouldn't use it with larger shells though.

Excellent for upland birds. The shotshell tubes are little tight (I use the 12 gauge sleeves) but I am sure those will become a little more flexible with use. They hold a generous quantity and shells drop easily into place when you pull one out. A couple of small pockets for items would have been useful, which is the only reason I did not give it five stars.

Great vest. I thought the rapid-loader system would be a gimmick, but it really works! No more fumbling around in my pockets for shells. Very well made; I think I'll be using this for many years.

Well made vest at a great price.

This vest will be good for short jaunts into the field for chasing pheasants or quail. For a long grueling 6 hour chukar hunt in the sage brush you will quickly find that this vest has no pockets for water or food. You'll be carrying lunch and your water in with [*] birds. I plan to modify mine to accomodate water bottles. The shell dispensers are super cool.

It's ideal for bird shooting - holds enough shells, either 20 ga or 12 ga, to get a day's worth of birds (assuming you don't miss too many!), and holds the birds too. The shell tubes work perfectly - as soon as you pull out a shell, the next drops into place. I use a SxS double barrel, with different loads in each barrel, so I can keep the 2 types of loads on different sides of the vest and be able to keep track without having to check the shells each time, so reloading is very quick and easy.

Nicely made with ample room for pheasants as well as clever shotgun shell storage with quick reload tubes. These tubes are made for 12 and 20 gauge shells but I own a 16 guage. By removing the 20 gauge inner sleeve and pinching the 12 gauge with electrical tape the 16 gauge shells fit OK in my slightly modified arrangement. I'll see how this works beginning October 1st when small game season opens here in NY. STP ought clarify its description on the website. It reads 12 to 20 gauge when it shoud read 12 OR 20 gauge. Otherwise this vest will do the trick.

I have used this for SD pheasant hunting for 5 years. I love the loader tubes. No fumbling for shells when birds are flying, or losing shells out of pockets. Holds enough shells for the day or maybe two. I lost the 20 guage adaptors and Columbia sent replacements for free in a couple of days after I called. Now that is customer service.