Fobus mag holsters too tight!

Pond, James Pond · January 8, 2015, 06:33 PM

Hadn't had this problem before, but I was doing some mag change, draw-and-load drills before the new season's first competitions in IPSC and as I drew out a mag from my Fobus holder, the entire paddle-holder came away from my belt rather than release the mag!! This happened several times.

This was after gingerly inserting them into the holder to begin with!!

Any suggestions for making them easier to draw?

A spot of Ballistol on the mag body, perhaps?

30wcf · January 8, 2015, 06:48 PM

I had the same problem. I bought one because someone invited me to go shoot a competition that night and I had no mag holster. After trying to make it work, I wound up going back into the store and buying a soft one with velcro flaps and cutting the flaps off to make it open.

I wound up throwing the Fobus out in the yard and shooting it with a 22.....

**4V50 Gary** · January 8, 2015, 06:49 PM

Return to maker as defective product.

Snyper · January 8, 2015, 08:17 PM

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Any suggestions for making them easier to draw?

What's it made of?

Double Naught Spy · January 8, 2015, 08:58 PM

Armor-All treatment will so wonders to slicked it up and help with the draw.

http://www.armorall.com/

Pond, James Pond · January 9, 2015, 01:57 AM

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What's it made of?

Plastic/Kydex type material.

The first match is tonight so I will do some drills beforehand and apply a thin coat (as if a thick coat were possible) of WD40 for the time being as I'll have no chance to source anything else.

I will also try to angle the carriers out a bit so they are not so tight against my side.

Double Naught Spy · January 9, 2015, 09:02 AM

The Armor All will slicken the Kydex greatly. It is what we have instructed several CHL students to use and it works very well. A treatment should last you several months before you need to reapply.

Also see...
http://thefiringline.com/forums/sear...archid=8127353

Snyper · January 9, 2015, 01:19 PM

I'd wrap some electrical tape around the mags, jam them in, and then heat it with a hair dryer to try and stretch/reform the shape of the holders

Put a layer of paper under the tape to keep the glue off the mags

You could also try some paste wax on the mags

Pond, James Pond · January 9, 2015, 02:47 PM

As a quick-fix tonight I used some gun lube lightly smeared across the mags. It seemed to do the trick. It also seemed to help if I forced the mags away from my body by stuffing a roller rag between the riveted tops of the paddles and my svelte, toned, athletic waist. (sometimes I love the internet!

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January 8, 2015, 06:33 PM	#1
Pond, James Pond Senior Member Join Date: July 12, 2011 Location: Top of the Baltic stack Posts: 6,079	Fobus mag holsters too tight! Hadn't had this problem before, but I was doing some mag change, draw-and-load drills before the new season's first competitions in IPSC and as I drew out a mag from my Fobus holder, the entire paddle-holder came away from my belt rather than release the mag!! This happened several times. This was after gingerly inserting them into the holder to begin with!! Any suggestions for making them easier to draw? A spot of Ballistol on the mag body, perhaps? __________________ When the right to effective self-defence is denied, that right to self-defence which remains is essentially symbolic. Freedom: Please enjoy responsibly.

January 8, 2015, 06:49 PM	#3
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,832	Return to maker as defective product. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

January 8, 2015, 08:58 PM	#5
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague Cnty, TX Posts: 12,717	Armor-All treatment will so wonders to slicked it up and help with the draw. http://www.armorall.com/ __________________ "If you look through your scope and see your shoe, aim higher." -- said to me by my 11 year old daughter before going out for hogs 8/13/2011 My Hunting Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange

January 9, 2015, 09:02 AM	#7
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague Cnty, TX Posts: 12,717	The Armor All will slicken the Kydex greatly. It is what we have instructed several CHL students to use and it works very well. A treatment should last you several months before you need to reapply. Also see... http://thefiringline.com/forums/sear...archid=8127353 __________________ "If you look through your scope and see your shoe, aim higher." -- said to me by my 11 year old daughter before going out for hogs 8/13/2011 My Hunting Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange

January 9, 2015, 01:19 PM	#8
Snyper Senior Member Join Date: December 16, 2013 Location: Eastern NC Posts: 3,047	I'd wrap some electrical tape around the mags, jam them in, and then heat it with a hair dryer to try and stretch/reform the shape of the holders Put a layer of paper under the tape to keep the glue off the mags You could also try some paste wax on the mags __________________ One shot, one kill

January 8, 2015, 06:48 PM	#2
30wcf Member Join Date: December 30, 2014 Posts: 23	I had the same problem. I bought one because someone invited me to go shoot a competition that night and I had no mag holster. After trying to make it work, I wound up going back into the store and buying a soft one with velcro flaps and cutting the flaps off to make it open. I wound up throwing the Fobus out in the yard and shooting it with a 22.....

January 9, 2015, 02:47 PM	#9
Pond, James Pond Senior Member Join Date: July 12, 2011 Location: Top of the Baltic stack Posts: 6,079	As a quick-fix tonight I used some gun lube lightly smeared across the mags. It seemed to do the trick. It also seemed to help if I forced the mags away from my body by stuffing a roller rag between the riveted tops of the paddles and my svelte, toned, athletic waist. (sometimes I love the internet!) __________________ When the right to effective self-defence is denied, that right to self-defence which remains is essentially symbolic. Freedom: Please enjoy responsibly.