Extra magazine

[4x4]

Anyone else carry an extra magazine through their belt loop of their pants?

I know I know......Its not tacticool......But it works, and its free. Ive been doing it for years, and have never once had it even come close to falling out. The bottom of the magazine is bigger and flat and acts as a stop.

Am I alone?

 

[lovemachine]

This is what I use. And I carry 2, sometimes 3 of them, depending on where I'm going.
Magazine Pouches - products new home - Single Mag Pouches

Only $28, and they are VERY well made. I recommend you pick 1 or 2 up. It's way better than just sticking the mag in your belt or pocket.

 

[youngda9]

I don't...probably should, but don't want to. The extra weight and extra blocky thing to conceal over-ride my perceived need for it.

I do carry 6 extra 357 mag in a speed strip when carrying my SP101. It fits right in my pocket and lays flat.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Anyone else carry an extra magazine through their belt loop of their pants?

I know I know......Its not tacticool......But it works, and its free. Ive been doing it for years, and have never once had it even come close to falling out. The bottom of the magazine is bigger and flat and acts as a stop.

Am I alone?

You should take a handgun training class and use that method of mag carry...see how it works out.

-J-

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Does your mag fall out when you do a front roll out?

I do not understand how the mag would be secure if you got in a fight???

Can you do a video for us? I'd love to see it demonstrated.

 

[Sylvain]

Does your mag fall out when you do a front roll out?

I do not understand how the mag would be secure if you got in a fight???

Can you do a video for us? I'd love to see it demonstrated.

He has a gun, why yould he fight on the ground and roll out and such?

 

[Drail]

Sounds pretty ghetto to me bro. Are you one of those guys that don't believe in wearing a belt?

 

[95wrangler]

^ I was gonna say, I wear a belt and theres no way a mag is gonna fit in my beltloop!

 

[4x4]

I do wear a belt. Whats the difference between it being in a pouch or being in my belt loop if it is secure and I can still get to it very quickly?

Ill take pics later, way too lazy right now, just got home from work.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

If it stays put, then I don't see a difference. Will it take a roll out or a hard fall to the deck?

 

[4x4]

If it stays put, then I don't see a difference. Will it take a roll out or a hard fall to the deck?

Admittedly I havent done any tacticool rolls with it but Im pretty confident that it would stay. It fits in there pretty snug but not so snug that its hard to pull out.

 

[goColt]

I was at a seminar and heard an Ohio Sheriff's Deputy tell a story where he was shot 4 times with an AR and was able to drop his attacker with his .40 S&W sidearm at 62 yards with the last round he had. After that he was out of ammo because he had no extra mag. He couldn't get into his truck because one of the .223 rounds destroyed one of his femurs and another disabled one of his arms. Oh, the other thing was his attacker's wife came out after the shootout and went to her husband. The deputy didn't know if she was gonna pick up the AR and come over and kill the deputy for shooting her husband or not. But there wasn't anything he was gonna be able to do about it if she did because he was out of ammo. Luckily for him she just came out to care for her husband.

At the end of the talk he said, "Shame on you if you don't carry an extra mag or two." Basically his point was it could be the difference between living and dying. He was lucky that he didn't need more ammo.


I have an old Leatherman holster that my 7-round Colt Defender mag fits in perfectly. I carry my multi-tool in my pocket. I also carry an extra mag for my P3AT in the small coin-pocket of my jeans. Fits pretty good. I would think any knife holster would accomodate quite a few types of mags. At least single-stacks like the 1911.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Admittedly I havent done any tacticool rolls with it but Im pretty confident that it would stay.

How do you know unless you do a front roll out?

No roll, Hondo?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NZLbzchMLI&feature=related

 

[Drail]

That was just about the stupidest range maneuver I have ever seen. What exactly was the purpose of doing a somersault while running downrange? Testing his gear retention? Trick your attacker into believing you have a handicap or you're drunk? Anyway, if your gear is not well secured to your person invariably just when you step out of the car for the nice policeman a piece of your gear will hit the asphalt and freak him out real bad.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

How dare you question the greatest movie of all time!

 

[lrahm]

I feel the magazine needs to be secure a little more than just in a belt loop. Color me stupid but my luck it would come out at the worse time ever.

 

[lrahm]

How dare you question the greatest movie of all time!

That would be a good thread (if there hasn't been one already). The best bang-bang shoot-em up movie of all times.

 

[cedartop]

I was at a seminar and heard an Ohio Sheriff's Deputy tell a story where he was shot 4 times with an AR and was able to drop his attacker with his .40 S&W sidearm at 62 yards with the last round he had. After that he was out of ammo because he had no extra mag. He couldn't get into his truck because one of the .223 rounds destroyed one of his femurs and another disabled one of his arms. Oh, the other thing was his attacker's wife came out after the shootout and went to her husband. The deputy didn't know if she was gonna pick up the AR and come over and kill the deputy for shooting her husband or not. But there wasn't anything he was gonna be able to do about it if she did because he was out of ammo. Luckily for him she just came out to care for her husband.

At the end of the talk he said, "Shame on you if you don't carry an extra mag or two." Basically his point was it could be the difference between living and dying. He was lucky that he didn't need more ammo.


I have an old Leatherman holster that my 7-round Colt Defender mag fits in perfectly. I carry my multi-tool in my pocket. I also carry an extra mag for my P3AT in the small coin-pocket of my jeans. Fits pretty good. I would think any knife holster would accomodate quite a few types of mags. At least single-stacks like the 1911.

Thats just utter BS, we all know you never need to shoot past 7 feet.

As to the OP, I wil have to try that, I can't imagine it would stay during H2H or reload very fast, but I don't know everything.

 

[RBrianHarless]

I use mag carriers while carrying extra mags. I prefer Blackhawk but have also used Fobus and Bladetech.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

As to the OP, I wil have to try that, I can't imagine it would stay during H2H or reload very fast, but I don't know everything.

Why would H2H be a consideration in fighting? Isn't it true that the pistol gives off a force field around the carrier?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmYMNbd_gfY