The Sub 2K is one of my favorite rifles. Not for any performance reason but because it gets my imagination running. It’s a goofy little PCC that has the capability to fold in half. Plus, it uses commonly available pistol magazines and comes in both 9mm and 40 S&W. The folding design inspires spy-like vibes, and as such, I designed what I feel like is the ultimate KelTec Sub 2000 Gen 2 deployment kit (for a bail out bag or whatever, and not just for the Gen 2 either). This involves some affordable Kel Tec Sub 2000 upgrades, but you can always scale up or down.
SUB 2K Deployment Kit
Call it tactical LARPing if you want, but I thought it would be fun to come up with a simple and low-profile setup to run the SUB 2K. I’m aiming to build on those spy vibes with this setup. Am I actually packing this on a day-to-day basis? No, but it could be handy as a road trip/hotel stay/travel package. However, much like my plate carrier, it’s fun to own and train with.
Maybe I need to fight the agents of Hydra or AIM. You never know when the thugs from the Arasaka Corporation show up and start a firefight.
Table of Contents
- Base gun for the build: KelTec Sub 2000 Gen 2
- Loadout checklist (build your own)
- Optic and mount
- Weapon light
- Carbine sling
- Magazine options
- Mag Pouches
- Bail Out Bag
- IFAK/medical
- Concealable armor
- Getting frisky with it
The Base Gun: KelTec Sub 2000 Gen 2
My variant of the SUB 2K is the second-generation model in 9mm and takes Glock magazines. Personally, I feel this is the best model on the market. Glock magazines are easy to find in various capacities, affordable, and reliable. The GEN 2 offers a better set of sights, an M-LOK rail, an adjustable length of pull, and a threaded barrel.
KelTec made a very simple but highly effective firearm. The SUB 2K utilizes a simple action and a rudimentary blowback system. It’s very basic but effective. It reminds me of a modern-day, closed bolt Sten gun in many ways. It’s reliable but not fancy by any means. The heavy bolt and spring are necessitated by a blowback action. The cheek weld sucks, as does the trigger, and ergonomically it’s hit or miss.
It also folds in half and fires up my spy vibes.
The Kel-Tec Sub 2000 is a folding PCC, which makes it easier to stow away.
However, it works, and it folds in half, and it’s cheap. As such, it’s a popular pistol-caliber carbine. That folding action also makes it easy to turn a rifle-sized rifle into a braced pistol-sized stash gun. In building this loadout, I wanted to ensure it could still be folded, easily stashed, and concealed in a simple bag.
BLUF: Sub 2K Deployment Loadout Checklist
The Optic and Mount
Mounting an optic to the SUB 2K isn’t easy. When you fold the gun in half, it cuts off your ability to toss on an optic, but optics rule! What are you to do? Well, a little company MCARBO produces a folding optics mount that allows you to easily mount your red dot of choice and provides an absolute co-witness sight picture.
The MCARBO Optics Mount is a must-have.
The spring-loaded mount flips it out of the way and makes folding it in and out of place quick and easy. It’s a perfect, must-have upgrade to increase the capability of your rifle. An optic helps you aim faster, aim further, and improve your accuracy overall. The bad guys at the Syndicate are fast, and you need to be faster.
The Optic on my SUB 2K is the Holosun HE403C. It’s a super-compact red dot, well mine’s a green dot, and it’s powered by both the battery and the power of the SUN! The solar panel on top ensures it’ll run as long as I got some light outside.
Kel Tec Sub 2000 Gen 2 folded up and ready for transport.
The 2 MOA dot works well for a carbine like this, and the HE403C’s compact nature makes it a natural for the little SUB 2K. When mounted, it doesn’t change my ability to stash the SUB 2K in a bag.
The Light
A mounted light is a must-have. It makes it easy to see who’s a zombie and who is an agent of the Umbrella Corporation, but again I don’t want a massive rifle light. There is a time and a place for the OWL, and it isn’t on a KelTec SUB 2K. I went with the ultra-modern and very compact TLR RM1. This 500-lumen light packs 5,000 candelas, and it works well inside most ranges I’d ever use the SUB 2K.
A small light that flows well with the SUB 2k is the Streamlight TLR RM1.
It’s not a spotlight, but it’s sufficient, and its small size and light design make it a smart pick for this task. I can’t forget to mention that the ergonomics work really well with a gun like this. The ramping-style design and massive ON button make it easy to activate on and off. It’s small, capable, and fits perfectly in my SUB 2K Deployment bag.
The Sling
A modern rifle requires a modern solution. As such, I went with the Blue Force Gear Vickers sling. However, I didn’t go with your normal Vickers sling but instead with the interestingly named Vickers ONE sling. The One sling is a 1-inch wide sling instead of 1.25 inches wide.
KelTec Sub 2000 Gen 2 Bail Out Bag: The ONE sling is perfect for a Pistol-Caliber Carbine like this.
Shaving off half a quarter-inch shaves weight off and makes the sling more compact and easier to stash. It still provides all the features of a Vickers sling, just smaller. It’s capable of being quickly adjusted from as loose as your mom to as tight as a tiger with just the tug of a pull tab.
I can ensure my rifle stays with me as I brawl and shoot it out with Cobra command.
Magazines
Gotta have mags, right? One is never enough. Inside the bag and inside the gun, the SUB 2K is rocking the 17 round Magpul mag that was included with the gun. It fits flush and ensures the weapon is ready to shoot but also compact and easy to get in and out of the bag.
33 Round Glock mags at the ready!
Carrying spares is a must-have, and as such, I’m going to carry the big boys—specifically, the 33 round magazines that give me lots and lots of 9mm rounds on tap. I carry four of these mags inside the deployment bag, ready for a quick draw.
Let’s do a little math. (I know it’s hard for our Sailors in the audience, but keep up.) 33 x 4 = 132, and 132 + 17 in the gun equals 149 rounds of 9mm for this kit. That’s more than enough rounds for me to face the forces of Spectre.
Magazine Pouches + Attachment System
How am I carrying these spare mags with the KelTec Sub 2000? Well, I went with a dedicated magazine pouch. It’s the MP7 pouch from Blue Force Gear and holds four SMG-sized magazines. I attached it to a hook and loop portion of my bag via a Vertx MOLLE adapter. It orients everything perfectly for an easy draw.
It’s not directly one of the Kel-Tec Sub 2000 upgrades, but it’s a useful part of the deployment kit. The Vertx panel, combined with the BFG Mag pouches, makes it easy to store extra mags.
The Bag
I went with the Elite Survival Systems Covert Operations case, specifically the MP5K-sized case. This hefty and well-made case looks like a laptop bag. Inside, you have a huge case that comes with tie-downs to strap your gun into the bag securely.
Everything piled in and locked up tight! Kel-Tec Sub 2000 upgrades are an important part of deployment kit, but it starts with the actual bail out bag.
On the opposite side, we have a hook and loop panel that I can mount my magazines and IFAK to. Both are easy to access. The SUB 2K fits perfectly with all its accessories in the folded configuration. A spacer fits between the magazines and the gun and keeps each protected from the other.
The bag’s big carry strap makes it easy to carry the bag, and the strap connects to opposite sides of the bag. This means the bag is held together when opened, so it doesn’t just flop around after you open the bag and retrieve your KelTec Sub 2000.
The bag locks the KelTec Sub 2000 down and makes transporting easy.
I can fight M.A.D. from the bag and not have to worry about accessing my guns and gear.
IFAK
I went with a simple My Medic Range IFAK with the addition of a CAT GEN 7 tourniquet. This provides me with enough medical gear to treat the traumatic wounds of one person. We know the mercs from the Aesir Corporation are jumped up on the latest drugs, but I’m just a dude fighting to survive. That might mean patching up wounds.
The My Medic IFAK is a perfect addition and compact enough for easy stashing.
Concealable Armor Shirt
My Covert Operations case provides me with a front pouch in which I stash a Tru Spec armor shirt complete with a Premier Armor soft armor panel. This shirt can be donned prior to the bad stuff popping off and gives concealable but effective protection against handgun, SMG, and shotgun fire.
The TRU-SPEC shirt combined with a Premier Armored panel makes concealed armor a possibility. It’s another piece of the kit that doesn’t actually count as one of the Kel Tec Sub 2000 upgrades, but I feel like something like this is a good part of any bail out bag.
It’s quite comfortable and hidden by a baggy t-shirt or button-down shirt with ease. If you feel like the Treadstone bad guys are on your tail, it might be a good time to duck into a bathroom, don your armor, and plan for your escape.
Getting Frisky With the KelTec Sub 2000
If I have to face down bad guys from any shadowy spy agency, corrupt government official, or evil corporation, I like to have a good grab-and-go option. My SUB 2k Deployment setup provides me an option I can grab and head out the door. Maybe I need to save the world, maybe I need to infiltrate the bad guy’s layer, or maybe I just like to have a simple bag I can grab when I head out on a road trip.
Love it or hate it, the KelTec Sub 2000 Gen 2 is still affordable and fun. Hell, all the Sub 2Ks are.
Whatever the reason, this is my SUB 2K deployment kit. It gives me the firepower of a rifle, tons of extra ammo, a medkit, armor, and more. All in a robust laptop bag that’s comfortable to carry on the move.
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