September 21, 2018, 07:37 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: July 26, 2010
Posts: 271
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rangerrich99
Sorry, but carrying a spare mag in your pocket is the worst way to carry a spare mag. Try getting it out while moving towards cover. Heck, try getting it out while just walking quickly. Now try it bent over, not looking at your hand (focused on either getting to cover or the BG), navigating the area, etc.
I've tried to access a spare mag in my pockets (both the front and the leg cargo pocket) during a training class; it's ridiculously clumsy. If I were in an actual gunfight at the times, I would've been walking/running around without a loaded gun for ten or more seconds.
In one case I was forced to stop running the drill to yank the mag (somehow got stuck ) out of my pocket.
In other words, I most likely would've been killed trying to get a mag out of my pocket. And forget trying to get a subcompact mag out of your pocket under stress; in practice you'll probably be unable to even find the thing in your pocket.
Like I said though, don't take my word for it, try it out for yourself. Create any semi-realistic scenario for yourself and just try getting your mag out of your pocket while trying to move off the X/towards cover. Then try it with even a crappy mag carrier. There's no comparison.
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I carry a GLOCK G36 mag in my left front trouser pocket feed down ahead of my wallet. They nestle side-by-side. The mag is longer and the rounds are facing forward so the top round nose indexes with the end of my index finger on the grab. Stays put and works slick.
Red.
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