I do the same. I put a single stack .45 mag in the support side front pocket with my small ID wallet (which is separate from my money wallet - saves trouble if I have to part with the latter) and my Surefire. This pocket load keeps the magazine oriented for proper grip, and doesn't print at all. I've done the same with double stack mags and it works with those too, although there is a bit of printing by the magazine baseplate in that case. It's not enough to be worth worrying over, since it doesn't show an identifiable profile.gabe wrote:I carry a reload in a pocket pouch during the Summer and other times I don't want to wear a cover garment.
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- Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:27 pm
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Re: Magazine Pouches and Concealment
- Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:44 pm
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Re: Magazine Pouches and Concealment
I wear my double OWB mag pouch for my 1911's at 8 o'clock (behind my left hip) with the bullets facing forward and the gun at 4:30 behind the right hip. My cell phone rides in a horizontal case at about 10:30, almost in front.chasfm11 wrote:Since I have zero experience in doing this, my concern was in trying to keep both sides of a shirt down. I've been wearing the Minotaur around the house am comfortable that I can keep it covered with my shirts. My concern would be when I need to reach for something. I'm working on doing that left handed but that exposes the belt area on my left. I do understand that exposing a magazine pouch is not the same as exposing the butt of a pistol but figured that I really didn't want to leave myself open to any exposure. Just chaulk it up to newbie paranoia.geekwagun wrote:I think there are lots of options, I carry the Comp-Tac model OWB and like Charles said, my cover garment covers it. I have seen IWB magazine pouches, but haven't used or tried to find any.
The Cecil Roper pouch looks pretty good and I like the velcro idea for it. It looks pretty thin, though, and my Sig magazines are pretty thick.
If you guys are comfortable with the OWB approach, have been doing it for a while and have not run into any problems, who am I to argue with that?
I easily access and replace the cell phone without risking showing either the mag pouch or the gun, or looking like I'm trying to hide something.
In fact, if I took off the covering garment and stood directly facing you, you wouldn't see either the mag pouch or the gun because of the way they're positioned just behind the hip. This takes a lot of the anxiety out of windy days when the wind may blow your jacket open.
If I'm going light, I just slip one spare mag into the left front pocket of my jeans where it rests next to my SureFire.