Dummy Magazines

[JoelR]

I appreciate the concern Particle.

The carriers were created as a batch and were awaiting their final wet-forming.

Yes, the finished carriers have been tested with a number of target 9mm magazines. The wooden forms are slightly undersized (try getting .1" precision cutting from a consumer level table saw) and leave the opening with the exact amount of tension I wanted. These are pocket carriers so even if loose it poses no problems and the one I have been carrying around for the last two months in trial mode has openings a bit oversized and causes absolutley zero issues in all tests.

With the slightly undersized dummys left in the pockets while drying I found I could completely control the final retention. The first set I did when I started designing this carrier were done as you described with the actual magazines I would be carrying in them and the result was a very tight fit. I ended up reforming it leaving the magazines in place and got a much better fit, but the top round was being compressed and liked to jump out a bit when drawn quickly resulting in a hard-to-place magazine and sometimes a dumped round - possibly only an issue with Kahr magazines with their short lips. The dummy mags give enough room to keep the first round from compressing but not so much that the round can work its way forward and the retention is just right for the intended carry style.

I'll see if I can post a pic of the dummys when I get home tonight.