On the vest, side of the belt or in the front of the belt?
I can’t put mine on my vest. Had them on the left side opposite of my gun and am starting to fiddle around to maybe place them in the front of my belt but they pinch into my upper thigh when I’m sitting in the car.
How do you keep your extra mags and why do you place them the way you do?
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IMO they should be the first thing your hand touches when sweeping your belt line from the buckle, or center on your chest right in your reload workspace.
Yes I realize most LEO shootings are less than 1 magazine but your ability to reload quickly may be the difference in you going home or not.
Vest, center line.
I personally have mine near center line on my carrier. If I didn’t do that then I would go 40* angle on the belt.
Esstac
I offset my belt buckle towards my gun side. Gun sits between 2 and 3 o clock with enough space for my holster mounted tourniquet and pepper spray before the belt buckle. I have two 45° mag pouches opposite of my gun placed as close to the belt buckle as possible. Same set up that I run on my competition rigs.
All of my “essential” tools stay on my belt. I can still shoot, TASE, cuff, reload, etc without my vest. My outer carrier has all the other shit, like OC, flashlight, baton.
I use a Zero9 dual forward facing mag pouch. They utilize the TekLok system so it doesn’t dig into my leg like you’re saying. I also use a Safariland slimline dual and triple mag carrier for years. What mag carrier are you using?
A lot of the tacticool guys I know use the Esstac 45 degree canted carriers. Try those?
Everything on the vest except the gun, and I’d do that too if there was an effective way to do it within the normal draw/retention set.
I swear by Esstac myself. The magnets make fiddle fucking around with empty mags on the range days a lot easier as well. Just put them somewhere you can grab them fast and without thinking, and once you find a spot for them don’t fucking move em around. That muscle memory is really important lol