How do You Carry Your Emergency Carbine Reload?

[Jay Cunningham]

Weak side pouch, bullets forward or to the rear? Different or the same between AK and AR? Carbine mag in front of pistol mag, or behind?

[Robb Jensen]

Weak side, bullets forward just like a pistol mag.

[wlptpd3]

Weak side bullets facing front placed behind pistol mags.

[MX5]

Weak side, bullets rear, behind pistol mags.

[markm]

Weak side, bullets forward just like a pistol mag.

Same here, although I almost never carry a belt mounted rifle mag holder.

[KevinB]

Same here, although I almost never carry a belt mounted rifle mag holder.

Same same

I use a redi-mag gen II or the new BFG Skeletonized redi-mag fo another mag on the gun (your first reload is usually the most important.)

I carry the PMAG's (shameless plug) on my vest bullets front (or better termed pointing to my strong side as I have mags across the front of the vest.)


If I have carbine and pistol mags stacked - I have the pistol mags attached to the front of the carbine pouch (or integral on the Eagle pouch) I dont put mags for different weapons on the same line.

[ErikL]

I have an AR mag pouch on my "war belt" And have tired running the bullets both ways. It only took a few reloads to figure out that, for me bullets forward was an un-natural movement. I would have to try it again but if i remember correctly it was the rotating of the thumb inboard and while pulling the magazine out of the carrier. With bullets to the rear, my hand comes straight to the magazine without the twist. Play with both, and see what works for you, I've seen people run gear in ways that would never work for me but is the hot setup for them. How do you run your AK mags on your week side?

[markm]

I use a redi-mag gen II or the new BFG Skeletonized redi-mag fo another mag on the gun (your first reload is usually the most important.)

I had never really considered teh redi-mag at all. But I met a guy out at the range last weekend, and got to mess with his. I'm interested in getting one now, but don't know if I want the separate mag release for the #2 mag or not.

[KevinB]

I tried both - and I vastly prefer the 2nd action release of the 2nd gen ones.
The skelonized one is really the heat and I'm only getting those now.

[ErikL]

Hey Kevin- do you have the actual part number for the skeletonized model? do you need to bolt catch extension? I had meant to play with someones at class and it slipped my mind. sorry for the hijack.

After coffee i need to fire you off an email.