Magazine Holster

[renegadelizard]

I'm right handed, Chef, . . . carry at about 3:30 strong side, IWB, 1911 (just like my avatar).

My spare is on the left side, . . . it actually straddles the rear belt loop, . . . the mag is tilted a bit forward, . . . the bullets point behind me in the magazine.

Others prefer carrying so that the bullets face forward.

I was taught my way as being better for most people as it used the natural position of the hand. To use my method, . . . you reach the off hand back, . . . palm toward the body, . . . locate mag pouch, . . . slide the hand upwards around the mag, . . . usually the ring finger will catch on the magazine lip, . . . you know you are in position, . . . grasp and pull straight up, . . . the strong hand has shifted slightly on the weapon, . . . push the mag release and the mag falls out, . . . pull up the weak hand and insert the new mag, . . . you are back in business.

If you use the "bullets pointing forward" method, . . . you have to use a non-normal, non natural position for the reloading hand, . . . which is palm facing out from the body, . . . your wrist is contorted almost 90 degrees, . . . and because it is awkward for many people, . . . they tend to drop the mag. That can have some tough consequences in a fire fight.

There really is no "authorized" way, . . . only preferred, . . . and that is determined by the shooter.

May God bless,

Dwight

Not to argue, but since i started this, ill chip in again...true, there is no authorized bay to carry a magazine, just like there is no authorized way to carry a gun, but if i suggested a small of the back holster aligned so the butt is pointed down, as would be the natural motion of the hand, not only would i get a lecture on SOB holsters, but a double lecture on proper orientation of the Gun butt on an SOB holster in the first place....do a search for SOB holsters and look...as to the bullets forward orientation...this is what is taught at every police academy and shooting school i have been to in the last 18 years...it uses the same body mechanics as putting your hand in your pocket..it also provides a tactile indicator to ensure the mag is properly aligned in the mag well when reloading in low light, and when done properly with the tip of the index finger covering the exposed bullet, prevents stripping of that round if you should miss the mag well...when you seat the magazine, you simply roll your hand clockwise and you have retained a proper firing grip (right handers)...i have performed several thousand reloads in this fashion, and have never dropped a magazine...now, i will be the first to curse all things "tacticool", but practical is practical and logical is logical, and just because we learned to skin a cat one way, doesnt mean there isnt a better way out there...could you imagine this conversation being carried out by snail mail?..me either...this is much better

here are some videos

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxzrahUUTi8

and my favorite

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee6sRECHvas

[SooperJake]

I've been using Tandy's Pro Water Stain, and with the black I 'sometimes' find it necessary to re-dye the leather once or twice in order to get rid of a slight 'chauky' look on the surface. I'm a woodworker and this doesn't necessarily surprise me. Like wood, all leathers aren't created equally and thus seem to take to stain, dyes, and finishes differently. They usually seem to turn out decent in the end though

hey Ran..give this a whorl sometime: Pick up a bottle of Bick 4 Conditioner, and precondition the leather before dying with the Eco Flo Pro Waterstain. Wait 10 minutes then apply the dye. I've seen the most whiteness forming from Tandy leather or the Mexico tanned stuff I got from SLC. Tests on WC and HO did not turn white. Anyway, once the dye dries,and if you have the white haze, just apply a little more Bick 4 conditioner. The white will be gone.

[Ran]

Thanks Jake. I'll give that a try..