Spare Mag & Knife Back Pocket Carrier

ev239 · July 1st, 2009, 12:38 PM

I'm probably like a lot of you and take advantage of whatever pockets I've got on my pants. A number of years ago I stopped carrying my wallet in my back pocket. My problem was the same one that George Costanza had in Seinfield. My wallet always got about two inches thick which is not conducive to sitting on so to avoid the sore butt I switched to front pocket carry or cargo pocket carry if my pants had one. From then on I've been happily sitting on empty back pockets...until now.

Since it's the summer I've been shying away from my typical two gun carry (Sig P239 IWB & Kahr PM9 in the pocket) and just wearing one (typically the PM9) along with a spare mag. A while back I had made a horizonal mag carrier that was tuckable and while it works it's not the easiest to put on so I've found myself dropping the spare in a pocket. We all know that's not the best way to do it. If I dropped it in my back pocket it would fall any which way and wasn't comfortable to sit on. In any other pocket I never knew which way it would be when I yanked it out. So I need a solution.

For my birthday this year I got treated to a new EDC knife - a SOG FlashII (thank you nutnfancy for his review on the blade). While it has a wonderfully low carry pocket clip I prefer to keep it as out of the way as possible. I've had the unfortunate car scratch from a similar clip. So my solution for my mag can also be a solution for my knife.

Here it is.

You'll notice I used a single rivet on the mag side. The reason for this is that there is no retention on the mag except for the little bit of friction of the kydex so I wanted to keep that tight. The knife has all kinds of little protrusions so it needs a bit of looseness so that it'll draw cleanly. I kept the clip on the knife so that I have the option to use it if I ever need to. You can see I angled them slightly away from each other so that there won't be any interference. You may also notice that it's been a while since I've molded kydex and I scorched a little bit on the mag side. That heat gun gets HOT!

The whole thing measures 4 1/4 inches wide, under 5 inches high and less than 3/4 inch in thickness. I wear it in my weak side back pocket with the flat side out so it just looks like a wallet. The knife and mag stay where they are until I reach in and pull them. I can even "reholster" them without having to take the carrier out of my pocket. Sitting down I can tell it's there, but since it's pretty thin as long as I'm on some kind of cushion I'm comfortable.

All in all a success. This is the kind of thing that is too custom for most commercial kydex makers to put out since the combination of mag and knife can vary drastically. If you want to have something like this my advice is to make it yourself. It's not hard to do and you'll end up with something no one else has.

Jackle1886 · July 1st, 2009, 03:12 PM

Looks great! Thanks for the post and the report.

Janq · July 1st, 2009, 03:24 PM

ev,

Check your local and state laws as in relation carry of concealed weapons, including that knife as now holstered and fully concealed per your described design of use.

Nice project though on the whole.

- Janq

ev239 · July 1st, 2009, 03:50 PM

My GFL (Georgia Firearms License) allows me to conceal not only my firearm but my knife as well. It would be (to me) a little silly if they let me conceal a firearm, but not a blade.

PastorPack · July 1st, 2009, 06:26 PM

hey, that's a great innovation.

July 1st, 2009, 12:38 PM	#1
ev239 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 367	Spare Mag & Knife Back Pocket Carrier I'm probably like a lot of you and take advantage of whatever pockets I've got on my pants. A number of years ago I stopped carrying my wallet in my back pocket. My problem was the same one that George Costanza had in Seinfield. My wallet always got about two inches thick which is not conducive to sitting on so to avoid the sore butt I switched to front pocket carry or cargo pocket carry if my pants had one. From then on I've been happily sitting on empty back pockets...until now. Since it's the summer I've been shying away from my typical two gun carry (Sig P239 IWB & Kahr PM9 in the pocket) and just wearing one (typically the PM9) along with a spare mag. A while back I had made a horizonal mag carrier that was tuckable and while it works it's not the easiest to put on so I've found myself dropping the spare in a pocket. We all know that's not the best way to do it. If I dropped it in my back pocket it would fall any which way and wasn't comfortable to sit on. In any other pocket I never knew which way it would be when I yanked it out. So I need a solution. For my birthday this year I got treated to a new EDC knife - a SOG FlashII (thank you nutnfancy for his review on the blade). While it has a wonderfully low carry pocket clip I prefer to keep it as out of the way as possible. I've had the unfortunate car scratch from a similar clip. So my solution for my mag can also be a solution for my knife. Here it is. You'll notice I used a single rivet on the mag side. The reason for this is that there is no retention on the mag except for the little bit of friction of the kydex so I wanted to keep that tight. The knife has all kinds of little protrusions so it needs a bit of looseness so that it'll draw cleanly. I kept the clip on the knife so that I have the option to use it if I ever need to. You can see I angled them slightly away from each other so that there won't be any interference. You may also notice that it's been a while since I've molded kydex and I scorched a little bit on the mag side. That heat gun gets HOT! The whole thing measures 4 1/4 inches wide, under 5 inches high and less than 3/4 inch in thickness. I wear it in my weak side back pocket with the flat side out so it just looks like a wallet. The knife and mag stay where they are until I reach in and pull them. I can even "reholster" them without having to take the carrier out of my pocket. Sitting down I can tell it's there, but since it's pretty thin as long as I'm on some kind of cushion I'm comfortable. All in all a success. This is the kind of thing that is too custom for most commercial kydex makers to put out since the combination of mag and knife can vary drastically. If you want to have something like this my advice is to make it yourself. It's not hard to do and you'll end up with something no one else has. __________________ Mine: S&W 908.....Wife's: Ruger SP101 3" ------Kahr PM9...............Sig P239 (it's her's now) ------Norinco 213...........Charter Arms Undercover Hidden Defense - Personal gun & holster designs/reviews.

July 1st, 2009, 03:12 PM	#2
Jackle1886 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kendall, MI Posts: 707	Looks great! Thanks for the post and the report. __________________ Better to die on your feet, than to live on your knees.

July 1st, 2009, 03:24 PM	#3
Janq VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,447	ev, Check your local and state laws as in relation carry of concealed weapons, including that knife as now holstered and fully concealed per your described design of use. Nice project though on the whole. - Janq __________________ "Killers who are not deterred by laws against murder are not going to be deterred by laws against guns. " - Robert A. Levy Monday, March 12, 2007 -- Op Ed -- The Washington Post

July 1st, 2009, 03:50 PM	#4
ev239 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 367	My GFL (Georgia Firearms License) allows me to conceal not only my firearm but my knife as well. It would be (to me) a little silly if they let me conceal a firearm, but not a blade. __________________ Mine: S&W 908.....Wife's: Ruger SP101 3" ------Kahr PM9...............Sig P239 (it's her's now) ------Norinco 213...........Charter Arms Undercover Hidden Defense - Personal gun & holster designs/reviews.

July 1st, 2009, 06:26 PM	#5
PastorPack Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,029	hey, that's a great innovation. __________________ God is love (1 John 4:8)

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