Thanks for information gents!
.45 cultist
so you carried the basic loadout I posted but with a spare canteen, not butt pack?
here is a great pic of the gear we are talking about with the typical extras the might appear for a US soldier.
and thanks for the info Stainless I can totally dig the Aussie mindset ammo, ammo and more ammo.
I used to carry an old BAR pouch for M14 magazines and it could carry 12.
BIA