Who carries a spare mag for their pocket pistol?

**Ron3** · 03-20-17, 00:07

And where do you carry spare mags for your pocket pistol?

Same pocket outside the pocket holster? Another pocket? No spare mag at all?

I have some old Makarov belt pouches that will work great for single stack sub-caliber mags. However they are a tad long and will need blocks put down in the bottom to keep the mags from sinking in too far.

**Hmac** · 03-20-17, 00:20

It's hard enough for me to carry a concealed handgun let alone extra magazines.

**MountainRaven** · 03-20-17, 02:30

One (or two) off-body, nearby and one in a front pocket, opposite the handgun.

**T2C** · 03-20-17, 07:40

I always carry a minimum of one extra magazine regardless of a handgun's magazine capacity. I feel it's a good idea to have a fresh magazine on hand when clearing a malfunction. A spare magazine carried in your pocket is better than nothing at all.

I carry the spare magazine(s) where they are accessible primarily by the support hand and capable of being accessed by the strong hand. The Safariland horizontal magazine pouch is easily carried between 1 and 3 O'clock. For vertical carry, I use a Gould and Goodrich B880 1 at the 8 O'clock position.

I have used a Safariland metal clip carrier in the past, but I don't recommend it. It does not protect the magazine and is easily identifiable if the shirt rides up while bending over or reaching for something overhead.

I've been testing the magholder made by these people. http://www.magholder.com/ I am in no way connected with them. I purchased a 1911 magazine holder from them and I am trying it out with my P938.

**556BlackRifle** · 03-20-17, 09:33

I always have a spare mag for my primary weapon. Shit happens - be ready for it. Guns and magazines are mechanical. They will fail or we can inadvertently do something to screw them up. Having a backup is crucial. Whenever possible I also carry a BUG for the same reason.

**Watrdawg** · 03-20-17, 10:09

I always carry a spare in my offside pocket for my G43.

**usmcvet** · 04-05-17, 07:55

Originally Posted by Fjallhrafn

One (or two) off-body, nearby and one in a front pocket, opposite the handgun.

I carry a M&P Shield in my front pocket and a spare mag the off pocket/side. Today I have two. The pants I am wearing today are TruSpec and they have mag pockets inside of the cargo pockets. It works well. I have spares in my car too. One in a belt mounted clip on pouch in the center consoule and a pair in my arm rest.

This is my EDC gun today. A 9mm Shield. The 7 round mag in the gun and the 8 round as a spare.

It replaced my G27.

The G27 replaced a S&W 640PD in .357 which replaced a S&W 642 in .38.

Pocket carry has always been my go to.

My shooting buddy loves the 9mm Shield too.

**officerX** · 03-20-17, 12:02

I have to be honest, I don't always care my spare mag. I've got a SnagMag and it's pretty bulky in my pocket with my G23 mag. I probably have it 50%-75% of the time though.

**RHINOWSO** · 03-20-17, 23:09

For pocket / BUG firearms.

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Offhand side pocket for semis (LCP), strong side pocket for J-frames.

Regardless which side the weapon is carried - thought being neither is easy / fast to reload, so if I had to reloaded the weapon would be in my strong side hand, and the reload would proceed normally, even if it was carried, drawn, and fired offhand.

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For IWB handguns, I carry a horizontal belt magazine pouch for 1 reload at 11:30.

And I always carry a reload. ALWAYS.