Comments on: The Mag Mag

By: Rakkassan

Rakkassan — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:41:46 +0000

Alright, I have been reading some of these comments and it is obvious that MOST of these people have not been in the military.
Too much noise? Why would you need to change mags if you haven’t already been shooting? Also, I highly doubt that everybody shoots perfect groups when in a firefight, so speed reloads are very nessesary!
Is there a new mag pouch out that will hold 7 mags now? I can’t imagine there is. Soldiers already have multiple mag pouches, so carry two or three of these if you need to.
One last thing, have you ever tried to change a mag while laying prone, because I have and it is imposible without ROLLING ON YOUR SIDE!!! Only an idiot or a morron would stand up to reload in a firefight.
I think that with a few small tweaks, this could be a very useful item. We need more people trying to help not hurt this industry. Thank you for trying to be the solution, not the problem!

By: SSG T

SSG T — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:24:21 +0000

Noise– if you have just dumped 30 rounds and need to reload what does noise matter? It would be good to pull multiple magazines from the same place but too much bulk.

By: eddiespaghetti

eddiespaghetti — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:13:55 +0000

Pouches, ALWAYS pouches, of course. Besides ammo clips, you can put other things in them, including empties, and if and when you have time, do a refill job.
Also, in Vietnam, besides carrying 30 cal M2 (Selector switch full or semiauto) carbine banana clips, I was also able to put in a candy bar (when I could find one)(yes, it was soggy and soft, but it stayed in the wrapper and was slurpable). I liked rice, but as an advisor, I needed something other than Nucmom to spice up the menu! By the way, the little 30 cal carbine round was sufficient to down the normal sized VC, and the weapon and ammo was great for carrying in Rung Sat Special Zone — a large (400 sqmi) mangrove swamp.

By: eddiespaghetti

eddiespaghetti — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:03:58 +0000

Dear young “insertname” first comment. You have to be younger than I to state the rifle from WW 2 had a 5 round clip that made a “Very loud popping noise.” The M1 Garand rifle had an 8 round clip that made a “clink” noise after the last round of the inserted clip was fired and the clip was ejected with the bolt open (ready for insertion of the next 8 round clip. The 30 cal bolt action springfield rifle of EARLY WW 2 used a 5 round clip which was used to feed the 5 rounds into the receiver from the top (the flat clip did not go in and was discarded). The bolt action .30 cal Springfield, of course, made the typical click clack noise when ejecting the round just fired, and then feeding in the next round coming up from the receiver. Springfield 30 cal bolt action had 5 rounds, the M1 Garand had 8, and was, of course, semi-automatic gas operated, etc. etc.

By: insertname

insertname — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:06:49 +0000

yea noise sucks, but on a brighter side if someone DOES buy into this, it can be usefull. remember in ww2, the 5 round clip that made a very loud popping sound? might get someone to uncover themself tot he sound thinking your reloading.
other then that, i wouldnt use it unless they were very large mags, then it might be good to have a faster way to pull a bulk item from a pocket or tight fitting sleeve.

By: jeff jaramillo

jeff jaramillo — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:40:08 +0000

Way too big. I just got back from a deployment and I carried 11 full mags (556) and 10 40mm hepd rounds on my sf rack and it wasnt even close to how huge this system is. Something my grunt back wont take kind too.

By: curt

curt — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:52:24 +0000

ok this thing is a total gimmick. look how much room it takes up and it only carries 3 mags!! i can carry about 9 to 12 spare mags in the same space this carries only 3. like several guys said to: NOISE!!! this thing is so loud it is crazy. maybe for a swat guy? man no way!! i will stick with the redimag on my entry/patrol carbine. never should a cop need more than 60 rounds that can be carried side by side on the gun. just stick with a redimag and 3x3 mag pouches and you will be fine

By: curt

curt — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:51:01 +0000

By: non comp

non comp — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:56:41 +0000

not impressed. just something else to take a dump on you. get in the way. i guarantoldja therell be clowns getting their asses handed to em while they fumble with that headache. the tried and true plastic mag holders work just fine. quit trying to turn yourself into robocop.

By: SSR

SSR — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:04:40 +0000

maybe — just maybe — usefull if you are in a fixed and cramed position in a car or turret e.g, but that’s about it. Not grunt-aproved stuff!
Prehaps PSD or bodyguards would prefere this solution? It might work as a consealed solution?
SSR
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