wnycollector
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In the winter I carry my spare mag for S&W 990 in a horizontal OWB carrier. In the summer I pocket carry a spare mag for my LCP.
LOL. What?Mind you, for self defence, you really shouldn't need a second mag. You are not going into combat. If you can't deal with whatever is bothering you with 10 plus rounds, another mag isn't going to help.
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 just carry my extra magazine in my
Right pocket. Just plain & simple
That's why I carry a GLOCK slimline G36 .45 ACP.I'm struggling to find a good way to carry a spare CZ magazine, mostly because the sharp corners of the base plate jab into me no matter where I carry it. My preferred position is AIWB.
The best I've found is a Alien Gear carrier with a neoprene pad, so it solves the discomfort but almost doubles the thickness of the magazine and isn't great for bulk or concealment.
My single stack is a Walther and the spare magazine is rounded off and doesn't bother me.
Any suggestions? Pocket carry is bulky. Off body means I'd never be able to pull off a speed reload in the event of a malfunction.
Struggling to come up with a solution.
I'm concerned much more about possible malfunction than needing extra bullets. If 15+1 doesn't cut it I'm probably screwed already
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.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.
I went the other way. Wore out the leather carrier my Leatherman came in, and use a Blade Tech 1911 mag carrier for it now. Works great.A Gerber multi tool pouch on a belt, will hold a 16 round mag perfectly
And it looks like a multi tool
Plus, one round of .45 will stop the bad guy and his entire family! ??????That's why I carry a GLOCK slimline G36 .45 ACP.
6+1+6 with a slim light weight IWB pistol - and a slim light weight pocket mag for that mythical mag failure.
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