Posted: 10/23/2013 7:11:55 AM EDT
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My department just switched over to Pmags and I thought it would be a great idea to buy the Magpul coupler and have 2 magazines coupled in our patrol rifles. Our old method was one in the rifle and 2 in the glove box. Now we have 2 in the rifle and 1 in the glove box because we know that most officers will forget or not want to deal with the hassle of reaching over the computer and trying to find magazines in the glove box.
The problem came about when we started qualifying with our rifles and we were using the coupled magazines. During reloads, I noticed officers struggling to change mags. I then looked closer and realized that the top round of the non-seated magazine was walking out during shooting. I know we could put the cover on the non-seated magazine but that might really cause a cluster under stress for your average officer. Just wondering if anyone has a better solution other than going back to single mags. |
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Use a cover on the loaded magazine that is outside the well. That was my first thought but I don't know if that's practical for your average untrained patrol officer. I guess I will do some training on this method and then do stress drills to see if it they can remember to pop the cover before trying to change mags. |
As LE FA instructors we can train our Officers to do a lot of things, but we all know in the field they will often just revert to what they like best. The bullet is going to move forward on the unsecured mag quite often. They can be told to verify it is pushed back, but I don't see that actually working to any real degree. I think it becomes a matter of leaving the cover on the second magazine. If they are up close and not behind cover, we teach them to transition to pistol anyway if the weapon runs dry or malfunctions, so I don't think telling them to leave the cover on is going to create any problems. If they forget, it will just take an extra second or two. Of course now you will have guys losing their PMAG covers... 
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The top round sliding forward under recoil is going to happen more often than not.
As Rich and Stick said, running the cover on the mag that isn't in the well is the way to go. For a mag change, pull the clamped mags out, use the front or side of the mag well to catch and pull the cover off, then insert the loaded mag. It's quite fast with a little practice. |