In the Pouch - Up or Down?

[aklon]

Silly question: when carrying loaded magazines (like for M1A or AR) in a magazine pouch, are they carried "up" with magazine lips and bullets showing, or "down" with magazine base showing?

I've noticed that pistol pouches have you insert the magazine "down."

[Eroland7]

I guess it wouldnt really matter. I would say whatever is more comfortable, and whatever you can reload them quicker.

[nemisis1400]

Once watched the magpul art of the tactical carbine and they did a segment on mag changes. They went on about the main thing is having it positioned so that you can grab on and insert the same way, every time without changing grips. They really went on about consistency. That and with feed lips down, mud won't spill into mag, at most just soak the top round.

tl;dr I'd say you store them feed lips down and firmly grab the bottom, rather then pinching and pulling up if it were lips up.

[k3nnex]

I never tried it but it sounds like pulling a mag out from the butt and inserting it into the pistol sounds better.

[Black Majik]

Carry magazine down, ammo forward.

[Stockton]

Magazine down...if stacked parallel to your body in pouch then bullets face to the right and vice versa if you are left handed.

[SCMA-1]

It's all about economy of motion and efficiency to minimize fumbling. With that in mind, the mags should always be placed down into the holder with bullet tips facing forward. The weak hand grasps and withdraws the loaded mag from the base of the mag and in one smooth motion is inserted upward into the weapon's magwell firmly achieving lock.

SCMA-1

[Casual Observer]

Magazine down...if stacked parallel to your body in pouch then bullets face to the right and vice versa if you are left handed.

^what he said. Ammo down, bullets facing right if you're right handed.

[socaldsal]

Down, facing right = no awkward wrist turning when reloading. Back to gross motor skills.

Down because in the environment of Afghanistan where I was in, you had sand and small rocks one season, and in the next you hand mud, rain, and snow. Facing them down inside your pouch prevents little pieces of crap getting in between rounds a lot better than if they're facing up. No matter how good you think a magpouch flap is, SOMETHING will get in there, and better the butt end than the business end.