Fuzz Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 So I have an upcoming match that has 5-6 stages with ammo on barrel starts. Unless they change the wording before the match I was planning on picking up the second mag and stick on a magnet. Is this recommended ? Has anyone done this? what should I be careful of? Anything else I am missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Yes, it's highly recommended as long as you are in a division where they are legal. Starts like that are the only reason I have a magnet on my Open rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, Sarge said: Yes, it's highly recommended as long as you are in a division where they are legal. Starts like that are the only reason I have a magnet on my Open rig. They ever fall off? Any thing I should be careful of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 6 minutes ago, Fuzz said: They ever fall off? Any thing I should be careful of? If you buy the right magnet, you may have trouble getting the magazine off of it. Your magazines will not fall off. Be careful walking near ferrous metals with no mag stuck to the magnet. I have a small folding chair, made from tube steel...sitting in it with the magnet, you have to hold the chair down when you stand up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Fuzz said: They ever fall off? Any thing I should be careful of? Not sure if you mean magnet or mags. My magnet hasn't even come loose. I drilled and tapped my front pouch and screwed it on using blue loctite. Mags won't fall off either. You basically can't pull a mag off without sliding it off. Edited August 27, 2019 by Sarge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 Thanks Gentlemen for the answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belus Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 37 minutes ago, Fuzz said: They ever fall off? Any thing I should be careful of? Don't place your unload and show clear mag on the magnet until the score keeper has recorded the time. Sometimes timers are set too sensitive and if the mag slaps onto the magnet it might register as a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBolt Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Practice reloading off of the magnet. It it not the same as coming out of a pouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstone45 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 A decent magnet will be so strong that you will have to slide the magazine off it (like you would draw a magazine out of a pouch anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonasAberg Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 This is something I am working on and have found out a couple of things. Positioning; I like to position two mags close together in a "stepped" manner, right one (closest to the gun) about an inch and a half further away. This is the one that goes on the magnet. I pick up both mags simultaneously, my body positioned so that my hand moves straight back, right onto the magnet. The mag should be there by the time I get my gun up, at which point the other mag is on the way to the magwell. The problem for me is if I miss the magnet. A few times in dryfire the mag has stuck to the edge, which is far less stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVC Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 I have DAA magnet and that thing is strong - magazine certainly won't fall off and it's even very hard to pick a magazine and try to lift it up directly. Instead, slide it off of the magnet the way you would pull it out of a pouch. When we have stages where I have to pick up magazines, if it's only one magazine it goes straight on the magnet using the same motion I'd use for reloading. This way the angle is correct and natural. If there are two, I stagger them with the left one protruding more, so when I slap them on the magnet the outside one is the one I reach first. If it's more than two, all bets are off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoyoteMW Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 On 8/26/2019 at 8:13 PM, belus said: Don't place your unload and show clear mag on the magnet until the score keeper has recorded the time. Sometimes timers are set too sensitive and if the mag slaps onto the magnet it might register as a shot. Good point. No wonder my times are so slow. . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLethal Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 I use a DAA magnet and it works damn good. I typically snap a second mag to it in a stage where mags start from barrels, saves time and they aren’t falling off unless you get it on the very edge and are moving really aggressively. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
920webb Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 I have one from Black Scorpion I use for limited it never failed me . Just practice your moves before the match . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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