Detritus
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Ok, this is a simple bordering on stupid (for a guy who's been shooting USPSA for multiple years) question, and I KNOW I've seen it answered before, but now can't remember the answer or where I saw it, so....
In those divisions (SS, Prod) where mag pouches/retention are limited to having to be at or behind the point of the hip, does this apply AT "Load and make Ready", or does it come into play at the Beep??
In other words when I (as a SS shooter who can't just put an extra round in my first mag) step up to the line and am given the command to load and make ready can I use the following procedure?
The reason I am asking is that I decided to Ditch the Kludged together mag pouch I'd been using (cloth 8-in-line storage pouch with the top removed) and buy myself the Christmas gift of a set of new "proper" (normal) mag pouches and at the same time experiment with bullets forward instead of Bullets out. this new arrangement forces the placement of my Barney mag out to the very limit of my range of motion with my left arm. and makes it very awkward to stick that sucker back into it's place.
But if I can move my "starting mag" to my front pocket, I can drop a pouch from the belt and move the Barney up enough to no longer be a PITA to deal with.
truth is no matter what, I'm thinking i'll only use this long enough to get a set of Bullets-out compatible pouches. which with my bills might be awhile...
Anyway, Thank you for any input or advice you can/choose to share
In those divisions (SS, Prod) where mag pouches/retention are limited to having to be at or behind the point of the hip, does this apply AT "Load and make Ready", or does it come into play at the Beep??
In other words when I (as a SS shooter who can't just put an extra round in my first mag) step up to the line and am given the command to load and make ready can I use the following procedure?
- un-holster
- insert Barney Mag, load one round off top
- return Barney to it's pouch
- take fully loaded 8rd mag from front pants pocket, and insert in gun
- Re-holster
The reason I am asking is that I decided to Ditch the Kludged together mag pouch I'd been using (cloth 8-in-line storage pouch with the top removed) and buy myself the Christmas gift of a set of new "proper" (normal) mag pouches and at the same time experiment with bullets forward instead of Bullets out. this new arrangement forces the placement of my Barney mag out to the very limit of my range of motion with my left arm. and makes it very awkward to stick that sucker back into it's place.
But if I can move my "starting mag" to my front pocket, I can drop a pouch from the belt and move the Barney up enough to no longer be a PITA to deal with.
truth is no matter what, I'm thinking i'll only use this long enough to get a set of Bullets-out compatible pouches. which with my bills might be awhile...
Anyway, Thank you for any input or advice you can/choose to share