Magazine Storage (Pouch)

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I used to go to the range with a gun and one magazine. Then I somehow had three magazines, and now I find myself with eight. They get carried to/from the range in a plastic baggie, which seemed reasonable at the time.

I've been looking for a better solution, and found this last night. Anybody already have one, and if so, is it as good as it seems to be? If not, any other recommendations?

http://www.tuffproducts.com/TUFF_Original_8_InLine_p/7068.htm

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/2759164857/tuff-products-8-in-line-magazine-pouch-1911-sig-p220-nylon?cm_vc=ProductFinding

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpkXYO1K3B4

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Never used one of those, but it looks pretty slick.

My large Midway range bag has a plethora of magazine loops inside one of the outside pockets. I honestly couldn't tell you how many off-hand, because I've never used them all at once. The biggest problem with a big bag, though, is that it can get very heavy very quickly. That pouch in your photo looks quite portable.
 
Great company, but the one for 1911, in brown, is not in stock - will ship in 22 to 32 days, and they're more expensive than the the other place. I'll do some more searching; no rush.
 
I can offer my opinion.. that's a real nice mag carrier... its great for carrying loaded mags for a tactical timed range score. .... if you go to the range to practice drop and load mags, this works great...But if you are shooting for accuracy, with the use of proper hold discipline, breathing, sight acquisition, trigger control, etc. Like I do... I allow the use of one mag, as it gives me some time to allow the weapon to cool down. between reloading.,, I like to spread out the rounds I use for accuracy and spread them out over 30 minutes. to give me a repeatable firing situation. I practice with my EDC and with the same ammo I carry to protect myself..
 
Evil-Twin said:
..... if you are shooting for accuracy, with the use of proper hold discipline, breathing, sight acquisition, trigger control, etc. Like I do... I allow the use of one mag, as it gives me some time to allow the weapon to cool down. between reloading.......
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That mostly describes what I want to do as well. In the original post, I wrote "I used to go to the range with a gun and one magazine. Then I somehow had three magazines, and now I find myself with eight. They get carried to/from the range in a plastic baggie, which seemed reasonable at the time."

I'm still using the Ziplock bag. I have six or eight magazines in it. I get to the range, and load them with 1, 2, 3, or 4 rounds randomly, then mix them up. Each time I load a magazine, I have no idea how many rounds it contains. Then I shoot one shot at a time, with a long follow-through, then lower the gun and wait a while before taking the next shot. (In the time in which I take one shot, others shoot up a whole magazine!)

The reason for this is "anticipating the shot" (flinching). If the gun does anything other than stay on-target when I try to fire again even if all bullets have been fired, I stop, and either correct what I'm doing wrong, or dry fire for a while, then get back to shooting live rounds.


I don't want a magazine carrier to allow me to do anything faster; if I did, there would be better solutions. I just want a nice device to store all my empty magazines, which will fit into my range bag.


Evil-Twin..... I should add that I'm trying to do exactly what you describe, with one more variable (number of bullets in the magazine) added. I'm not worried about allowing the weapon to "cool down", but I want to replace the magazine frequently, so it's a "break" for me. I actually started out by loading either one or two rounds in each magazine.
 
mikemyers said:
That mostly describes what I want to do as well. In the original post, I wrote "I used to go to the range with a gun and one magazine. Then I somehow had three magazines, and now I find myself with eight. They get carried to/from the range in a plastic baggie, which seemed reasonable at the time."

I'm still using the Ziplock bag. I have six or eight magazines in it. I get to the range, and load them with 1, 2, 3, or 4 rounds randomly, then mix them up. Each time I load a magazine, I have no idea how many rounds it contains. Then I shoot one shot at a time, with a long follow-through, then lower the gun and wait a while before taking the next shot. (In the time in which I take one shot, others shoot up a whole magazine!)

The reason for this is "anticipating the shot" (flinching). If the gun does anything other than stay on-target when I try to fire again even if all bullets have been fired, I stop, and either correct what I'm doing wrong, or dry fire for a while, then get back to shooting live rounds.


I don't want a magazine carrier to allow me to do anything faster; if I did, there would be better solutions. I just want a nice device to store all my empty magazines, which will fit into my range bag.


Evil-Twin..... I should add that I'm trying to do exactly what you describe, with one more variable (number of bullets in the magazine) added. I'm not worried about allowing the weapon to "cool down", but I want to replace the magazine frequently, so it's a "break" for me. I actually started out by loading either one or two rounds in each magazine.
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Everyone uses a slightly different approach when going to the range... I would think that when your weapon fired the last shot from the magazine ( be it two or five ) it will tell you by leaving the slide in the lock position...
For me, I shoot five rounds... at 21 feet, I rest between shots, IM old...
also shooting my EDC is fun and I want to spread that fun out over some time.. I shoot it every week,( at least 3 times a month ) and invest 60 or 70 rounds a month with it, just to keep my edge.( at 70 years of age , this is more important now than ever ) I shoot some weak hand, and always do 5 shot groups.. this gives me some feed back on my abilities that day, and the condition of my weapon. I always shoot the same ammo...the ammo I carry for personal defense..
Ill shoot around 20 rounds over a half hour, that's four loads of five... once that mag is empty. Ill extract the magazine, and load another magazine, just to cycle through my 4 mags for this EDC. I Use an auto loader and take my time.... I concentrate on my hold discipline, sight acquisition, and trigger control, not so much on breathing. the reason is when in a defensive posture ( a real life threat ) your heart is already going from 60 bpm, to about 160 bpm. IM not saying this is what others should do , but in two civilian life threating occurrences over the last 35 years. IM still here, so I must be doing something that works for me. And I can sleep at night.
Now I can then go to the small bore range and put 200 or 300 rounds of 22LR down range or 200 to 400 .177 pellet rounds at the air gun range , to round out a nice day at my gun club then go to the clubhouse restaurant for a nice lunch with some club members
 
Evil-Twin said:
......I would think that when your weapon fired the last shot from the magazine ( be it two or five ) it will tell you by leaving the slide in the lock position........
Click to expand...


You are correct. If I were to look, I would "know", but until my brain starts to check this on its own, the rest of my brain is unaware of it, unless I allow myself to look, which I try not to, but that means I can't lower the gun between shots. My first goal was to do everything I can to stop 'flinching'. Concentrating 100% on the sights, and a very long follow-through, and forcing my eyes as wide-open as I'm capable of, stops the flinching, but if I'm not careful, it starts to re-appear.

Apparently the best cure is the "hold drills" shown here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z01YsRBOg4

...........none of which requires a magazine though. Still, when I get to the range, I want to put into practice what I've learned in those drills, and lots of magazines now seems very useful to me.


Interesting that you also wrote "I want to spread that fun out over some time." I can relate to that. When I get to the range, I'm in no hurry to do anything. It seems like a wonderful place to spend time, and I'm never in any hurry to leave. I like being organized, and this magazine pouch would be a lot nicer than my plastic baggy...
 
Mike, Like I said , it's what works for me... and Im not saying its right for everyone... IM just offering some feedback... There are many drills to help with trigger control and anticipation... Ive been doing this for a very long time... not that you or anyone else has not.... Over 50 years of carry, I've conquered the flinch and anticipation aspect of my personal defense tactics... one of those aspects is to shoot my EDC three our four times a month to keep that edge, and maintain it... this includes flinch and anticipation..

Last week I did 7 hours at my gun club... 3 guns, 700 rounds expended... had a great lunch, and good conversation with members.. it was a beautiful day...

A group of new members taking the required orientation... we have it every Sunday.. and always get 20 to 50 new members.. we have 5,000 members at my club.
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If I am paying for range time I load my mags at home. Same for a match.

Loading 'ten only' for IDPA is a lot easier without distractions.
 

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