RangerTrace Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 So I searched on here and googles with no success. I'm getting geared up to shoot 3gun and planning to use my Safariland ELS belt and kits. I've got the plates mounted on my belt and forks on all of my mag pouches and shell caddies. For some unknown reason, when I mount a fork to one of my pistol mag pouches I have a difficult time getting them in and out of the plate. The rifle pouches and caddies work as intended. Anybody else have this issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12Bravo Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 What pistol mag pouches are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, 12Bravo said: What pistol mag pouches are you using? Safariland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 I think I need a tiny spacer in between the fork and the pouch..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve133 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 So, much as I hate to be That Guy, I do have to ask the equivalent of "have you tried turning it off and back on again?" - are you sure you don't have the forks mounted backwards? There's a small lip of raised material around the screw mounting holes on one side that provides a bit of standoff between the forks and the pouches and generally provides enough clearance to allow easy installation and removal in the receiver plate. I don't have any personal experience with the Safariland pouches, so it's possible that you'd need an additional spacer or shim on those... but I've never needed anything like that on any of the pouches that I've used. And it would seem odd that the same people who make the ELS hardware would make a mag pouch that wasn't compatible with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 3 hours ago, Steve133 said: So, much as I hate to be That Guy, I do have to ask the equivalent of "have you tried turning it off and back on again?" - are you sure you don't have the forks mounted backwards? There's a small lip of raised material around the screw mounting holes on one side that provides a bit of standoff between the forks and the pouches and generally provides enough clearance to allow easy installation and removal in the receiver plate. I don't have any personal experience with the Safariland pouches, so it's possible that you'd need an additional spacer or shim on those... but I've never needed anything like that on any of the pouches that I've used. And it would seem odd that the same people who make the ELS hardware would make a mag pouch that wasn't compatible with it. No worries. Forks are turned the right way. The other way puts them even closer to the pouch. I added a small washer on each side and they now slide on and off like they are supposed to. I've never used these in a match, so I never took the time to figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthyBlagga Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 This is common if there is not enough clearance, as you have now discovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I had a similar problem (challenge) when I first went to the ELS system. I discovered that screws extended a bit further past the nut plate on the forks that were interfering/sticking, and verified that the screws were causing the interference. I went to a shorter screw to solve my problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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