Ammo magazine pouches are essential accessories for anyone who carries firearms. They are designed to hold spare magazines, providing quick access to ammunition during tactical operations, hunting trips, or shooting competitions. Without a reliable magazine pouch, the user may have to fumble around for extra magazines, wasting valuable time and putting themselves at risk.
Ammo magazine pouches have surprisingly come a long way in the last 20 years or so. Back in those days, magazine pouches were simply designed to most securely carry magazines and often at the cheapest cost to manufacture. However, with combat becoming more and more a speed game, magazine pouches these days are also designed to be able to quickly reload magazines on the fly. The variety of styles and sizes is like nothing else before, and you can easily find exactly the one you need if you look hard enough.
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- Criteria for selection
- Safariland 774 Competition Rifle Magazine Pouch
- Eagle Industries FB Style Magazine Pouch
- HSGI Taco Pouch
- Eagle Industries Double Mag Pouch
- Crye Precision Modular 152 Mag Pouch
Criteria for selection
When selecting the top 5 magazine pouches, we used several criteria to ensure that only the best products made the list. These criteria include durability, compatibility with various magazines, ease of use, retention, and accessibility.
Durability is an essential factor in determining the quality of a magazine pouch. The pouch should be made of high-quality materials that can withstand wear and tear, ensuring that the pouch remains functional over an extended period.
Compatibility with various magazines is another critical criterion. A good magazine pouch should be versatile enough to accommodate different magazine types and sizes, allowing the user to switch between magazines without having to purchase multiple pouches.
Ease of use is another critical factor to consider when selecting a magazine pouch. A good magazine pouch should be easy to mount onto the user’s gear and should not impede the user’s mobility or access to their firearm.
Retention is an important criterion as well. The magazine pouch should hold the magazines securely in place, preventing them from falling out or shifting around during use.
Accessibility is also an essential factor to consider. The magazine pouch should allow the user to access their magazines quickly and easily, enabling them to reload quickly in high-pressure situations.
Overall, these criteria are essential in determining the quality of a magazine pouch.
Safariland 774 Competition Rifle Magazine Pouch
Safariland has a reputation as being top manufacturer in tactical gear especially gun holsters, magazine pouches and body armor amongst others. With the 774 Competition Rifle Magazine Pouch, Safariland has designed a magazine pouch that is on a mission to help you shoot better. This magazine pouch is designed for speed which means retention is just enough to keep the magazines secure until you need to draw them. If you’re looking for a range pouch, look no further.
Eagle Industries FB Style Magazine Pouch
This one is actually a personal favorite of mine. Eagle Industries FB Style Magazine Pouch is made with a soft material that prevents dust, dirt and debris from being caught in between the surfaces. It features Kydex retention with pull-tab bungee which means you get the most retention possible but can still easily and quickly draw a magazine.
HSGI Taco Pouch
One of the most popular choices we hear about especially from military members. The HSGI Taco pouch has a nylon front and rear panel riveted on the bottom to a U-shaped plastic claw. The is held together by a bungee cord which is adjustable to your ideal tightness. These are nice because they are compatible with basically all types of magazines and are extremely easily to use quickly. You do lose a bit of security with the open-top but it can be well worth it if you want a highly compatible magazine that is going to be easy to use quickly.
Eagle Industries Double Mag Pouch
One of the cheapest options on this list that should be considered if cost is most important. The Eagle Industries Double Mag Pouch doesn’t look like much and with a close top system like that it is easily the slowest pouch to reload with. However, it should be noted this was commissioned as military equipment and endorsed by the Defense Department so that has to me something right? It is also compatible with many types of magazine styles and it is easy to use that you can train your speed up with a little effort.
Crye Precision Modular 152 Mag Pouch
This one is kind of cheating because the Crye Precision Modular 152 Pouch also doubles as a bottle pouch, radio pouch and basically anything else you can fit in it. The pouch has several options to adjust it to your particular needs such as the tapered Velcro flap that can be tucked in behind magazines easily. The retention on this is surprisingly great however speed is as slow as any other flap style pouch. The only downside is that it is on the pricier side of the market and that it isn’t specifically a magazine pouch.
Happy shooting!
Ben