my pocket carry modification

[murf]

I have no idea how you dress have you considered a T-shirt with pocket under your normal shirt? You can slip the magazine right in the pocket

a pocket t-shirt under a shirt may work, but it is still getting up in the eighties here and still t-shirt only weather. i'm not sure a magazine in a t-shirt pocket would stay put in a threat encounter. from watching youtube videos of the antifa riots, victims are being attacked by ten, or so, people and wind up being beat, knocked down, kicked, hair pulled and dragged around (it's getting to the rodney king/reginald denny stage in some places).

anyway, when the weather cools down i can start carrying my glock 19 under a long shirt or sweatshirt. and i think in this scenario a spare mag in a pocket t-shirt would be a good idea. the lcp is always in my pocket.

murf

 

[murf]

That sounds really cumbersome. I realize that this is the worst case scenario (strong arm is disabled). I'd want to streamline this process as much as possible. Extra steps slow you down, and we're talking about a situation where you're already in a bad way due to your right arm being presumably wounded. Maybe one of those magnetic mag clips could hold the left-hand spare mag in a position that you wouldn't have to pull out the holster before you can access the mag.

Also, I would worry about carrying the mag loose in your pocket putting pressure on the first round and changing it's position. When I first started to pocket carry my Khar CM9, I carried a loose mag in the other pocket and it would often pop the first round out of the mag before the day was over. Mags, especially tiny little single stack mags, are pretty easy to conceal in a belt pouch or IWB mag carrier. If you had a double carrier concealed IWB at the appendix, you could easily access both mags with either hand and the mags would be better protected than floating loose in your pockets. Plus the mags would always be in the same orientation when you went to grab them. Loose in a pocket, they can flip around.

Just a few of my thoughts on the matter. Cheers!

so far all rounds are staying put in the spare mags i carry in my pockets. i am leaning toward your belt carry suggestion for the spare mags. another member suggested a cell phone case that can hold an extra mag. i am going to look into these options.

thx,

murf

 

[murf]

Yes....what we may have considered this time last year may not reflect today's reality.

In his book Counter Ambush, Rob Pincus advises spending most of one's efforts training for the most likely scenarios. That's a good idea, but what is likely these days may encompass more than what it was in 2019 and before.

However, the tactical realities of time, distance, speed, etc. have not changed, and neither has handgun effectiveness. That tells me that what has really changed involves how to stay out of harm's way in the first place.

There are places where we will not even consider going today--a lot of them.

In some fo them, a handgun would not be something to rely upon, no matter what kind, and no matter what the load out. But I sure wouldn't want to have to explain what I was doing there with a rifle.

The gun is not the solution to everything

agreed, the threat is what has changed. there are large groups of people that consider anyone that doesn't hate donald trump as the enemy. the chances of being attacked by a group of people, for no apparent reason, has increased dramatically. and i think the tactically savvy people ought to incorporate this change into their thinking.

murf

 

[bratch]

There are several pocket carry options if you wanted to keep your spares in you pockets.

I use an Uncle Mike’s pocket holster I cut off so that the base of the magazine was above the pouch. It ended up being cut right above the grippy material.

Something simple like this would protect rounds from popping out and keep lint from collecting but doesn’t help with repeatable reloads.

Elite Survival Systems Pocket Magazine Pouch PMP Pocket Magazine Pouch Black https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B005DH2I7S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Q.WIFbH0FB48M

i like this one as it keeps the magazine secure and in a repeatable orientation. It could interfere with the draw in the same pocket as the gun though
https://www.extracarry.com/products...rry-mag-pouch-prices-vary?variant=33962014222

 

[Kevin Rohrer]

Am glad the modification does not involve a steel plug. Just sayin'.