Mag Orientation

[DCSCO]

When worn on the hip, do your mags face forward. Pull out in palm of hand, twist wrist, and insert into pistol. Does anyone position their mags facing rear. How does that work?

 

[mikec]

I have started following the method shown on Hilton Yam's 10-8 site.

http://www.10-8performance.com/products/S&W-M&P-Base-Pad.html

Look at the photos and see if it "works" for you.

 

[joppaj]

I'll check my duty mags tomorrow. I'm 99% sure the rounds face to the rear.

 

[sbbieshelt]

I have always had my rounds face forward.

 

[MightyWarMonger]

My pistol mag pouch on my duty belt is at 11 o'clock and rounds oriented forward my ar mags are oriented th same way grab rotate insert chamber round

 

[Tower43]

Mine face forward. I do this because I was trained to index the magazine prior to insertion. This also makes guiding the mag into the mag well easier. I guess after 8 yrs itd be hard to do anything different. also, I typically faced the magazine backwards to let me know it was less than fuly loaded, quick reference in low light and night operations

 

[narcolepticsniper]

My mags the round always faces away from the gun. Doesn't matter if they're on my chest or my belt.

 

[Dogabutila]

bullets pointing rear.

grab the mag thumb forward, other fingers on the front side of the mag, wrist comes up and pointer finger comes off to index.

 

[joppaj]

I checked, rounds face foreward.

 

[jimbobborg]

Rounds forward here, too.

Jim

 

[herr.baer]

On the hip with rounds facing forward.

 

[smokey]

mag floor plate facing forward. I compress my grip in to my face while pressing down on mag release with trigger finger(p99's kick ass), release with my support hand, drop it down to my mag carrier at my left hip, index the front lip of the floor plate on the meat of my hand above my wrist as i draw it straight up, as drawing up and rotating the mag, i'll index the nose of the top bullet onto my index finger so i can basically just point at the mag well in front of my face to properly align the magazine, seat hard at a 45 degree angle forward to have the seating action release the slide, punch back out and regrip with support hand.

 

[smokey]

 

[RobMoore]

When worn on the hip, do your mags face forward. Does anyone position their mags facing rear. How does that work?

It doesn't......at least not very well.

The only "against the grain" style I've seen be successful in this area is Ben Stoeger, who carries his beretta mags perpendicular to his belt line, with the rounds facing outwards.

 

[jimbobborg]

Since Smokey gave a detailed description, here's mine.

1. Move support hand toward new magazine, twist pistol 30 degrees while hitting the mag release button with shooting hand's thumb.

2. Pull new magazine from belt, turn opening of mag towards pistol, insert magazine, slap bottom of magazine to ensure full seating.

3. If the magazine has run dry before 1, rack slide with support hand, tilt pistol to firing position, start firing. If the pistol still has a round in the chamber, tilt pistol to firing position, start firing.

Jim

 

[Tower43]

only problem with Mr. Army man, he is round counting. He hasn't incorporated "running dry" and releasing the slide. Good shot etc, but don't forget, 9 out of 10 times when you NEED to reload with the SHTF, it's cause you are dry, not counting rounds. The pistols I have don't have the "indication" like my M4/M16, I know when there is no rounds left in the mag but one in the chamber because I can see the bolt catch lock out with my peripheral vision

But, yea other than that, thats how I do my reloads too

 

[RobMoore]

only problem with Mr. Army man, he is round counting. He hasn't incorporated "running dry" and releasing the slide.

In his particular sport, which this video was made for, running dry is a bad thing.

He can do a slidelock reload just fine. I've seen it personally.

 

[smokey]

In his particular sport, which this video was made for, running dry is a bad thing.

He can do a slidelock reload just fine. I've seen it personally.

course even just focusing on his reloads, they're pretty impressive.

 

[mikec]

I checked my Alessi mag holders. They hold a mag so the rounds are pointing forwards.

 

[Tower43]

course even just focusing on his reloads, they're pretty impressive.

Aye, it is PDQ. I'd be hard pressed to match that speed I'm just pickin' cause I'm jealous