Spare mag Bullet forward or back.

[TAB]

Back, becuase the only time I carry an extra mag is in my shoulder.  I grab with y index finger bullet side od rhe mag

[alfsauve]

Both with magazines and speedloaders, I had to practice grabbing them with thumb and 3rd finger leaving 'pointer' free to index them into the mag well or cylinder.    For me having the bullets forward is the easiest.

Now my question is, with a rifle, do you keep the strong side elbow up, or tucked in?   If I lower my elbow the stock tends to want to slide off my shoulder.

[Rastus]

Back, becuase the only time I carry an extra mag is in my shoulder.  I grab with y index finger bullet side od rhe mag

Whaddya' mean by shoulder?  Shoulder holster?  Strong or weak side...above beltline and under arm?

[tombogan03884]

This is where visualization comes in.
 Picture in your mind the movements needed to to pull mag and insert into pistol, use the method that involves the least movement, then practice it.
Hell, that's how Cullen Baker invented the "fast draw".

[TAB]

Whaddya' mean by shoulder?  Shoulder holster?  Strong or weak side...above beltline and under arm?

sorry, posting from my phone and deleted a sentence.   shoulder holster, 'jack ass rig" (cross draw, mags under strong side)  I use the 2 extra mags for balance for my delta or commander. 

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[les snyder]

load two magazines with dummy rounds... set up your phone or shot timer for a two beep duration of say a couple of seconds, less if you can... do a couple hundred reloads with bullets forward, and on a successive day a couple hundred with bullets rearward... keep track of the times you are over the par time of two seconds with each

I started with a single stack .45 and an 8 round mag... that is probably the last time I ever felt the bullet with my index finger... I find that bullet forward allows me to rotate the pistol at or slightly below eye level, guide the magazine into the mag well, and replace my support hand to the thumb forward position in a smooth continuous motion... I use the same motion with the AR, and give it a slight pull to make sure it is seated

[MikeBjerum]

Read Les' post carefully and with an open mind.  There is a reason competition carries bullet forward, and that serious self defense instructors (I've never read or heard reverse) teach bullet forward.

[alfsauve]

Bullets OUT said Bidah

I saw that on a duty rig recently.   Obviously a uniformed rig.    The mags were holstered so their flat sides were perpendicular to the body.  I didn't have time to ask the officer, nor stare at his rig long enough, to discover whether bullets were out or in.   I also wonder if he shoots competition regularly.  Maybe when I see him again I'll ask.

[Solus]

Neither, I carry mine bullets out. 

Ok, that is my competition rig that I do that.  Although I am now used to it enough, I need to find a maker that will make a concealment rig for that too.  Right now, my CCW rig is bullets forward.  If you find it works best for you going bullets back, then carry it that way.

Bidah, I agree with  you.

I have never used "bullets out" mag holders, but after considering this thread, I tried to determine which position would be best, at least for me.

And I found the Bullet Out (bullet forward rotated 90 degrees so the bullet tip faces away from the body)  Additionally it would help if the sides of the magazine were exposed enough so that the index finger could be placed over the holder where the bullet tip was and the thumb and 3rd finger could grip the magazine in their final position...so that the grip did not need to be shifted from the starting grip to remove the magazine and keep the index finger over the bullet tip.

I am considering trying to find a manufacture who makes or would consider making this configuration.

If you find one, Bidah, let us know...

[ellis4538]

tom, the index finger of the weak hand on the tip of the bullet isn't a competition rule but it is a method proven and used by the best of the best plus thousands of the best!  That being said, if a method works for you and you can reload in under 1 1/2 seconds or so go for it.


Richard