[Gato]

Not to get on your case or anything Beastor, but Skeletor has a point, I've run a number of rigs for airsoft and when playing Opfor, I'm of the same mindset as Skeletor on this. I do agree with you those SAW pouches hold between 5 and 7 mags nicely, I've done it, I got some other guy's 5 mags dumped on me when he got sent to hospital in the middle of a field ex, they went straight into my SAW pouch, works great! However, that's not what it's DESIGNED for.

As for the pistol, Skeletor is right. As well, I know a number of people who've deployed with both U.S. and Canadian forces to Afghanistan and, in the case of U.S., Iraq. The majority of them didn't want their pistol and left them behind, it's extra weight that most likely won't be needed and is of little use. If it's an impression you're after, ditch it. If you're just out to play airsoft, it's really your call. It's your call either way though.

Do keep in mind, that rig in the pictures with Matt Damon are not set up by him, they're set up by the movie people, who may, or may not, know what they're doing.

If right handed, it's alot easier to get at your mags on the left, keeping in mind that your right hand shouldn't be leaving the pistol grip.

The way people do it in airsoft is usually wrong, I know of one player who takes about 20 seconds to reload, he goes into this little japanese sitting position, removes his magazine, places the rifle across his lap and proceeds to gently fiddle/fingerfuck his mag pouches for about 10-15 seconds before removing a mag, inserting it and getting back into the fight. That's not the right way to do it, you want speed and clarity in your actions, that's why most people keep them on the left, you drop one mag, get a new one out using the left hand (Takes work, most people aren't used to using their left hand so precisely while not looking) and insert it in the gun before slapping the bolt release.


Again, do it however you want, but a number of people on here who ask questions or offer advice do have practice and offer it up as experience they've had.