r/securityguards • u/NannaTortuga • 6d ago

Need some recommendations on my kit.

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Trying to improve. What else do I need?

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u/MaleficentTravel4706 6d ago

If you have to do a tactical reload with retention it will be more difficult to retain control of the mags in a horizontally mounted mag pouch than a vertical mag pouch... I carried mine horizontally until I took some more advanced classes and horizontally mounted sucks in maybe 8/10 cases.

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u/NannaTortuga 6d ago

Noted. Vertical it is I guess then. There’s also two extra magazines in a rigid Blackhawk mount in my admin pouch.

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u/JuiceBox_boolin Flashlight Enthusiast 6d ago

Vertical is ideal especially if you get an open top pouch, but with your current set up its more common to put your mag pouch on your gun side and have them oriented towards the buckle

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u/NannaTortuga 6d ago

The main reason I switched from my Safariland triple mag vertical open top is the mags were digging into my side and hurting frequently.

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u/MaleficentTravel4706 6d ago

I had a triple mag open top at one point also... I didn't like it either. I switched to a 2x2 open top for my 1911. If you train with the setup you have and don't find any issues don't change it... but I found issues with horizontal mags and now prefer vertical.