Summer mag carry - and the full belt!

P95Carry · June 21st, 2006, 05:49 PM

I do not as a matter of course have a spare mag on me all day and every day - certainly not when at home/office, which is a lot. Mostly it is when I am out I drop one in pocket of pants.

I do tho find my belt just not giving enough space to easily have a mag pouch all the time. Piece is on right and Leatherman on left - sometimes with Surefire clipped just in front of that.

Frankly - it's darned hard to find more room and retain comfort. When I shoot IDPA I remove Leatherman to make space for mag pouch.

More often than not I resort to mag in left pocket as with this time of year and in winter can manage a bit better because of better cover garment options.

So - you folks who use mag pouches - how much spare room do you have or make on your belt? I sometimes feel sorry for cops who have one heck of a lot of clutter to carry on a belt!

HighVelocity · June 21st, 2006, 05:57 PM

My belt is pretty big so I have room for plenty of junk.

5" Kimber IWB, two spare mags IWB, blackberry, and surefire. All this and I am very comfortable. My wife calls me Batman.

torrejon224 · June 21st, 2006, 06:30 PM

I have plenty of room left after I put on my holster w/1911 strong side and a dual mag carrier weak side. Would be able to carry a cell phone/flashlight, etc on my belt but chose not too. Will not carry a mag in my pants as there is too much of a chance of picking up lint, dirt, wahtever that could disable it.

absit · June 21st, 2006, 06:47 PM

I can manage to fit a full size service pistol, 2 mags, OC, and a SF G2. That's all behind the two points of the hip. My phone goes in front but sticks out so far I have to pull the shirt up over it, I need a better method of carry for my phone..or a smaller phone. I have no clue where I'd put a leatherman. The shape of my torso makes things behind the point of the hip disappear, but in front sticks out like crazy.

fotomaker57 · June 21st, 2006, 07:19 PM

Pistol placed just behind right hip. Spare mag same position on left hip. Cell phone in front of left hip.
Mike

P95Carry · June 21st, 2006, 07:59 PM

Looks like my Leatherman would have to go easily manage mag pouch - but I can guarantee - the one day I leave that sucker off my belt - will be the day it is needed in extremis!!

It gets used almost daily anyways

rocky · June 21st, 2006, 08:18 PM

I have very little spare room too. If I were to wear my phone, knife, gun and spare mag on the belt, it would look strange. Too many bulges under the shirt. I can get by with a spare mag, gun and phone on the belt, but need to put my knife elsewhere.
Seems like with the phone, badge wallet, note book, pen and keys I run out of pockets fast too.

srfl · June 21st, 2006, 08:33 PM

I have a good amount of room on my belt after carrying spare mag, light, cuffs, badge and gun.

As a habit, I always carry at least one spare mag for each gun I carry; not so much to have extra ammo, but since most semi-auto malfunctions are ammo/magazine-related, it's a safety buffer to help me out in the event I do have ammo/magazine problems.

Gary Brommeland · June 21st, 2006, 10:44 PM

Hey Chris,

Let me share a brief story - About ten years or so ago I happened to be in a gun shop/indoor range owned by one of my customers. During our conversation, I realized that my carry ammo had been in my Glock for somewhere between six months and a year. (Obviously time to change it out.)

I stepped out onto the range to burn up what was in the gun and spare mag (with the intention of loading up some fresh Cor Bon while I was there).

Well, imagine my surprise when the pistol in question fired one round and went click! Training kicked in and I did a "Tap, Rack, Bang", except that it went "Tap, Rack, Click"!

I cleared the weapon, and low and behold - the mag spring had broken. I had been running around with a single shot pistol for God only knows how long.

The moral of the story? First, I put Wolff springs in my magazines now, and I ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS carry a spare mag (or two).
(I have heard similar stories by a couple of other folks over the years - some with broken mag springs, some with jammed followers.)

The thing to remember is this - if you need a mag, you will likely be in a really BIG hurry for it. You will also probably be crouching behind cover (making the one in your pocket unavailable, or at least really slow to obtain). In that event, well, let's just say Bumper might have need for another Lead Moderator. (And we would all miss you a bunch)

Obviously, you are a VERY proficient shooter and tactician. I've read enough of your posts to recognize that. However, I feel the need to point out that you need to clear some crap off of your belt to make room for a mag pouch. (I doubt that you're gonna get killed if it takes a minute or two to access your leatherman

)

P95Carry · June 21st, 2006, 11:04 PM

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(I doubt that you're gonna get killed if it takes a minute or two to access your leatherman )

Haha - right you are Gary. And you do make a point too - which in essence means in as many words - if Murphy has decided today is FUBAR day - that's what it'll be and woe betide if you don't have that spare mag.

Good food for thought and thx - at least I do have a paddle mag holder deal and I do know I can put that on quick without belt undoing - in fact my single Galco come to think of it (bought from member here) - is also not too bad. Time I tried to be more efficient methinks.!

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you are a VERY proficient shooter and tactician

You flatter me Gary and thank you but I'd only claim the label ''average''. I am behind the curve compared to many here.

June 21st, 2006, 05:49 PM	#1
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	Summer mag carry - and the full belt! I do not as a matter of course have a spare mag on me all day and every day - certainly not when at home/office, which is a lot. Mostly it is when I am out I drop one in pocket of pants. I do tho find my belt just not giving enough space to easily have a mag pouch all the time. Piece is on right and Leatherman on left - sometimes with Surefire clipped just in front of that. Frankly - it's darned hard to find more room and retain comfort. When I shoot IDPA I remove Leatherman to make space for mag pouch. More often than not I resort to mag in left pocket as with this time of year and in winter can manage a bit better because of better cover garment options. So - you folks who use mag pouches - how much spare room do you have or make on your belt? I sometimes feel sorry for cops who have one heck of a lot of clutter to carry on a belt! __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

June 21st, 2006, 07:19 PM	#5
fotomaker57 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Southwest Missouri Posts: 979	Pistol placed just behind right hip. Spare mag same position on left hip. Cell phone in front of left hip. Mike __________________ *Never trade the thrills of living for the security of existence.*

June 21st, 2006, 07:59 PM	#6
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	Looks like my Leatherman would have to go easily manage mag pouch - but I can guarantee - the one day I leave that sucker off my belt - will be the day it is needed in extremis!! It gets used almost daily anyways __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

June 21st, 2006, 08:18 PM	#7
rocky Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MI Posts: 11,771	I have very little spare room too. If I were to wear my phone, knife, gun and spare mag on the belt, it would look strange. Too many bulges under the shirt. I can get by with a spare mag, gun and phone on the belt, but need to put my knife elsewhere. Seems like with the phone, badge wallet, note book, pen and keys I run out of pockets fast too. __________________ "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson Nemo Me Impune Lacesset Link to my kydex builds:http://rocknloadkydex.blogspot.com/

June 21st, 2006, 08:33 PM	#8
srfl Senior Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: FL Posts: 6,432	I have a good amount of room on my belt after carrying spare mag, light, cuffs, badge and gun. As a habit, I always carry at least one spare mag for each gun I carry; not so much to have extra ammo, but since most semi-auto malfunctions are ammo/magazine-related, it's a safety buffer to help me out in the event I do have ammo/magazine problems. __________________ USAF: Loving Our Obscene Amenities Since 1947

June 21st, 2006, 05:57 PM	#2
HighVelocity Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: TEXAS Posts: 248	My belt is pretty big so I have room for plenty of junk. 5" Kimber IWB, two spare mags IWB, blackberry, and surefire. All this and I am very comfortable. My wife calls me Batman.

June 21st, 2006, 06:30 PM	#3
torrejon224 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 500	I have plenty of room left after I put on my holster w/1911 strong side and a dual mag carrier weak side. Would be able to carry a cell phone/flashlight, etc on my belt but chose not too. Will not carry a mag in my pants as there is too much of a chance of picking up lint, dirt, wahtever that could disable it.

June 21st, 2006, 06:47 PM	#4
absit Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Davenport, IA Posts: 110	I can manage to fit a full size service pistol, 2 mags, OC, and a SF G2. That's all behind the two points of the hip. My phone goes in front but sticks out so far I have to pull the shirt up over it, I need a better method of carry for my phone..or a smaller phone. I have no clue where I'd put a leatherman. The shape of my torso makes things behind the point of the hip disappear, but in front sticks out like crazy.

June 21st, 2006, 10:44 PM	#9
Gary Brommeland Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,426	Hey Chris, Let me share a brief story - About ten years or so ago I happened to be in a gun shop/indoor range owned by one of my customers. During our conversation, I realized that my carry ammo had been in my Glock for somewhere between six months and a year. (Obviously time to change it out.) I stepped out onto the range to burn up what was in the gun and spare mag (with the intention of loading up some fresh Cor Bon while I was there). Well, imagine my surprise when the pistol in question fired one round and went click! Training kicked in and I did a "Tap, Rack, Bang", except that it went "Tap, Rack, Click"! I cleared the weapon, and low and behold - the mag spring had broken. I had been running around with a single shot pistol for God only knows how long. The moral of the story? First, I put Wolff springs in my magazines now, and I ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS carry a spare mag (or two). (I have heard similar stories by a couple of other folks over the years - some with broken mag springs, some with jammed followers.) The thing to remember is this - if you need a mag, you will likely be in a really BIG hurry for it. You will also probably be crouching behind cover (making the one in your pocket unavailable, or at least really slow to obtain). In that event, well, let's just say Bumper might have need for another Lead Moderator. (And we would all miss you a bunch) Obviously, you are a VERY proficient shooter and tactician. I've read enough of your posts to recognize that. However, I feel the need to point out that you need to clear some crap off of your belt to make room for a mag pouch. (I doubt that you're gonna get killed if it takes a minute or two to access your leatherman )

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