Advice needed on a mag pouch

[CaptQuirk]

On 9/27/2017 at 7:52 AM, Dwight said:

My first comeback to him would laughingly ask him if he had a plastic Walmart bag, . . . they're free to anyone buying anything there.

But seriously, . . . I would make a mold like the one you see in the pictures here, . . . it'll have to have much thinner sides, . . . and you can only mold one at a time, . . . but I've used this home made rig for the last umpteen years, . . . makes perfect pouches out of 6 oz leather.  

In your case you would make a row of 6, . . . put the piece on the back for the flap, . . . after you have sewn belt tunnel straps to that back piece.

Once you have the piece of leather in place, . . . a large "C" clamp at each end, . . . slowly draws the pieces together and forms that pouch for you.

The trickiest one I do, . . . is for shoulder holsters, . . . two pouches, back to back.

May God bless,

Dwight

 

@Dwight- Did you measure out your mold for any particular mag, or is it just a generic "fit most mags" mold?

[Dwight]

Actually this is for a 1911, . . . 8 round mag that just about everyone is carrying these days, . . . who carries a 1911.

I also have one for a Ruger p85, . . . works for Glocks and other double stack 9's.

If it keeps up, . . . probably gonna have to make one for a Shield too, I'm thinking.

If you make one, . . . allow enough room to get your leather in there, . . . and a few thousands over won't hurt you at all.

The pic of the mold you see, . . . if I recall correctly, . . . it was for a little Springfield Micro .45, . . . 

Key to using it is get your leather well wetted, . . . I use a couple of "C" clamps, . . . one at each end, . . . slowly draw it down, . . . takes me 3 or 4 minutes to draw down each one, . . . but I sincerely do love the final effect.

May God bless,

Dwight

[alpha2]

The ONLY reason I can come up with to carry that much .45acp ammo would be a serious 3-gun stage. In which case, ditch the 1911 and get a G17, or G19 with G17 mags, or ANYTHING ELSE. I get it, people love 1911's. I LOVE my 1911, but I don't use it for 3-gun. I'm guessing this dude has a belt rig AND a chest rig for 12ga shells, too. Plus, 6-mags per side for .223/5.56 carbine. 

Remember, you're not just building mag rigs, you're also designing, engineering and building mock ups for the same. Before you even begin making the actual mag rigs. Are you being paid for that?

[Dwight]

1 hour ago, CaptQuirk said:

@Dwight- Did you measure out your mold for any particular mag, or is it just a generic "fit most mags" mold?

Hey, Cap, . . . to save you a bit of time, . . . I went out and grabbed my mike, . . . 

The tongue on the male part of the mold is .560 deep and 1.385 wide.

The trough on the female part is 1.700 wide, . . . by .635 deep.

The mags fit just right in the pouch this mold makes.

May God bless,

Dwight

[roo4u]

i very much like the look of that mag holder thanks plinkercases for that..im about to try practical shooting and need to carry multiple mags for my bersa.  im also think this would work for the mags for my marlin 795 if i get the chance to shoot at an appleseed  id need to have approx 10 loaded mags....need to get crafting.

[OLDNSLOW]

go look at tuff products if you want more great ideas, there is reason more defined folks want leather, but there is also a reason why nylon comes in to play, leather cant fill all the needs.

[roo4u]

i spose that is true but problem i have with some of the nylon products i have tried is they collect dust and dirt very quickly due to the texture of the stuff.  tuff does have some neat stuff though.