Mag Carrier-- rounds forward or backwards

[Indy-Mike]

How do you carry them and why

 

[JollyMon]

Rounds forward. its more natural for me which makes it so I don't have to turn the mag around when reloading.

 

[andski3]

Mine are facing back. With how I carry that is the natural Motion. No twisting flipping or turning.

 

[The Keymaster]

It depends on your training. I carry rounds forward, because that is the way I was trained to reload my weapon.

 

[rvb]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...8959-spare-pistol-mag-bullets-front-rear.html

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

I carry mine with the bullets forward.

Doesn't bother me if someone were to carry bullets rearward.

As long as you can get the job done.

-J-

 

[gregkl]

I have mine bullets forward. This way when I use my left hand to draw a mag, my forefinger slides along the front edge of the mag and I keep it there as I guide the mag up to and into the pistol. It is natural to me with no twisting, turning or direction changes for my hand.

 

[lonehoosier]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...8959-spare-pistol-mag-bullets-front-rear.html

This is a great thread. Take the time to read it.

 

[aclark]

I carry rearward. I tend to use a beer can grip on both pistol and rifle mags. This way when i turn my wrist over to insert the mag its then facing the correct way. I find this much easier for me than to index my finger on the mag.

 

[CountryBoy19]

This is a great thread. Take the time to read it.

A HUGE +1 to reading that thread...

Ultimate synopsis, bullets forward is more common. Many people argued very adamantly about how superior it was to bullets rearward. Some supporters of bullets rearward demonstrated to some of the bullets forward folks and they admitted that the ways are very similar in how they are used and it will ultimately boil down to how you learned.

To be honest, I don't think it matters as long as you use the right technique. That thread will very clearly discuss those techniques...

 

[kwood]

I go bullets facing forward
based on this style technique....
Army Pro Shooting Tips : How to Speed Reload a Pistol - YouTube

 

[mvician]

How do you carry them and why

pistol = rounds facing front

rifle = rounds to the rear

natural hand moverment

 

[KellyinAvon]

Rearward, cause it works for me.

 

[gregkl]

I go bullets facing forward
based on this style technique....
Army Pro Shooting Tips : How to Speed Reload a Pistol - YouTube

Nice technique but he needs to work on his speed!

 

[GNRPowdeR]

I have mine bullets forward. This way when I use my left hand to draw a mag, my forefinger slides along the front edge of the mag and I keep it there as I guide the mag up to and into the pistol. It is natural to me with no twisting, turning or direction changes for my hand.

^^^^^^^^ This ^^^^^^^^

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...8959-spare-pistol-mag-bullets-front-rear.html

Worth the time to read this previous thread

 

[mvician]

I have mine bullets forward. This way when I use my left hand to draw a mag, my forefinger slides along the front edge of the mag and I keep it there as I guide the mag up to and into the pistol. It is natural to me with no twisting, turning or direction changes for my hand.

+1 for the explanation

and for rifle mags (AR15) bullets to the rear, I grab the mag with a "beer can grip" and when you swing your arm upwards it is ready to push-pull into the magwell.

 

[CountryBoy19]

+1 for the explanation

and for rifle mags (AR15) bullets to the rear, I grab the mag with a "beer can grip" and when you swing your arm upwards it is ready to push-pull into the magwell.

As discussed in the other thread the "when you swing your arm upwards it is ready to push into the magwell" is very nicely married to a proper forefinger index of the top round in the magazine when you go bullet back in pistol mags. Similar to how little extra movement it takes when doing bullets back rifle reloads. Just use the right bullets back technique on pistol mags (IE, don't beer-can pistol mags)...

 

[derrickgoins]

Bullets forward. For all the reasons mentioned above and that's the way I've trained for reloads.

 

[gregkl]

+1 for the explanation

and for rifle mags (AR15) bullets to the rear, I grab the mag with a "beer can grip" and when you swing your arm upwards it is ready to push-pull into the magwell.

Thanks! BTW I am thinking about how I want to do my next AR build... back to the topic now.