The placement of the Velcro on the Sleeve Cuffs are in the wrong location, and prevent the opening from being adjusted almost AT ALL. You can make those openings MAYBE half an inch smaller, when you actually need at least 2 to 3 inches of adjustability. The sad thing is, I have a Propper jacket from a few years ago, and that one was made correctly. Seems they've gone downhill. Read more

Perfect. Fits great, looks great, feels great. The cuffs are not 100% to spec — they don’t have that flap that folds in — but I never liked that piece anyway. Zipper is some kind of plastic or nylon, still made by YKK. I have another M-65 with a metal zipper and I prefer this one. Looks and works better. Happy with my purchase. Read more

Very happy with the jacket. The one thing that could be better is that the sleeves are quite large and while they have a velcro tab to adjust the diameter at the cuff, the velcro is too short and even fastened as tightly as possible I still end up with a cuff diameter that is far too large. I'm planning to sew on some additional velcro tab to give it more adjustment, but Propper ought to make it that way in the first place. Also, it seems to run pretty large. Read more

Had a GENUINE mil spec issue m65 in high school (they were still in Armed Service issue at the time). it was about $120 at a surplus store with the liner, felt like it was made out of sail canvas (eg, VERY sturdy). EXTREMELY heavy duty brass zippers. I had a ton of adventures wearing it (if only it could tell tales!). wore it halfway through high school, college, and about 15 years total. When you put it on, you felt like you were about to run some Tom Clancy tactical ops or run a coup in a small republic. It was machine washable, had two inside pockets, slashed hand warmers and very cleverly designed cuffs. So that is the standard. THIS jacket hits a few marks- it looks great and is super toasty warm. CONS tho - plastic zippers (feel cheaper) - MUCH MUCH MUCH thinner material - Cotton/poly blend (original was 100 cotton) - Sizes run big. I'm 6ft 240 with a bit of a belly and the 2x was at least one size too big - no slash pockets/hand warmers - no inside pockets This definitely uses the plans for the original, but it's all cosmetic. Not near functional. If you just want the look, great. If you want that heavy duty military feel, this aint it. Read more

..great jacket..good quality material...the sleeves are a bit too long for me...but,im impressed.. Read more