tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post8656107054911440039..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: Praxis: Responses on Multiple Magazine HoldersDutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-65305108964746777652010-02-08T15:51:02.564-06:002010-02-08T15:51:02.564-06:00I have a Redi-Mag on my AR15 carbine. I like it. ...I have a Redi-Mag on my AR15 carbine. I like it. I bought mine last summer at a gun show for $150, right before they dropped the price to $80 :( <br /><br />But, a few weeks ago I bought one at an estate sale for $10. It was missing the rubber pieces so that it would not mar the finish of the rifle, but a quick email to the manufacturer and $5 later (including shipping) I had all the missing pieces! <br /><br />There are two different models. the original released both mags at once. The used one I bought is that style. The <a href="http://www.redi-mag.com/index.php?l=product_list&c=9" rel="nofollow">new model (gen II)</a> has a separate release for the mag in the Redi-Mag. <br /><br />After I bought mine last summer I found several for sale on AR15.com's equipment exchange for @$50. <br /><br />It is hard to use the bolt release with the Redi-Mag installed, although not impossible, and you can get the hang of it pretty quick. The one I bought last summer came with Boonie Packer's aluminium extended bolt release, but I did not like it. Instead I use a <a href="http://store.magpul.com/product/96/100" rel="nofollow">Magpul Battery Assist Device</a>. It's $30, and lets me manipulate the bolt with my trigger finger, which is excellent. It really speeds up clearance drills. <br /><br />The Redi-Mag does add some weight, so some folks skeletonize theirs, and at least one company sells them pre-skeletonized. I think it's Blue Force Gear. <br /><br />Prior to the Redi-Mag I had a buttstock pouch that held an extra magazine. I liked that it put the extra weight at the back of the firearm, but I did not like that my beard kept getting caught in the straps and on the velcro and getting ripped out painfully. Hence the move to the Redi-Mag. :) Both work great for keeping an extra mag on the gun and ready to go, which I like. It's a lot easier to get to the mag in the Redi-Mag than in the buttstock pouch.gandalf23http://www.gandalf23.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-42734655064076184302010-02-08T01:00:37.563-06:002010-02-08T01:00:37.563-06:00Anyone have experience with the Redi-Mag? I read t...Anyone have experience with the Redi-Mag? I read that it was going to be an issue item for one of the military groups, but have not heard anything further.<br /><br />Advantages: <br />No added weight to the active mag.<br /><br />Second mag is protected.<br /><br />Less likely to cause a fumble in a fast reload. The spare is trapped by your hand while the empty drops. The latch can be adjusted to stagger the release point for both mags, for when you want to pocket the empty.<br /> <br />You are handling a single mag just as you would normally do it. No having to learn to line up an offset mag.<br /><br />You can use it only when an emergency reload is needed, and just swap out the empty for one out of your normal carry pouch.<br /><br />If an unloaded weapon is mandated, you can have a very fast load ready to go, if a mag is allowed to be attached. (only problem is that from the side it might appear to be a loaded weapon)<br /><br />If you carry a second type of ammo for special applications, you could designate this carrier for it. (probably not a common use, I'm thinking, but who knows)<br /><br />Drawbacks:<br />It adds some bulk to the side of the weapon. May make it a problem to fit some cases, unless clearance can be made. Shoulder slinging with it may be uncomfortable to some.<br /><br />The original model made it difficult to access the bolt hold-open. Newer model added a remote button to address this. I have not used that one yet, so can't add any comments regarding it.<br /><br />Adds a little weight, even when not in use.<br /><br />Limits how far the upper can pivot open when the rear pin is pulled. (The handguard ring hits the clamp at the front of the mag well.)<br /><br />In a rifle class or three gun match, they may not allow you to use it. (unfair advantage?)Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-15692409528808291412010-02-07T10:32:58.805-06:002010-02-07T10:32:58.805-06:00I tried that multiple-magazines-connected-together...I tried that multiple-magazines-connected-together once during an FTX.<br />Bulky, heavy, unwieldy, and if it wasn't done JUST RIGHT, I got failure-to-feed.<br /><br />Lesson learned. Never again.<br />B Woodman<br />III-perAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-24001876008510152662010-02-07T08:43:19.122-06:002010-02-07T08:43:19.122-06:00I'm not one who favors the "double bound&...I'm not one who favors the "double bound" magazines. They add significant weight without a significant increase in your capacity. Further, the weight added is off center and tends to try to rotate the weapon in your hands and puts a lot more stress on the weapon's magazine well and latch.<br /><br />If you need more than one magazine, you should have either a magazine carrier capable of at least four more magazines or a load bearing vest or chest pack capable of six to eight additional magazines. I favor the vest style which is easily transported when not worn in either an aviator's helmet bag, tote bag, or something like that. The vest also has the capacity for other things, ABD's, water, and so forth.Pat Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609474265548424812noreply@blogger.com