A few weeks ago, I posted a review on the excellent Dark Star Gear Koala magazine carrier which is my dedicated training mag pouch. While I don’t do many gear reviews, magazine carriers are important pieces of kit, so it is a good time to also review the device that I have gone to for my EDC spare magazine. I always carry a spare mag along with my gun, and for years I have used nylon-made carriers for this as they are more comfortable for all-day wear and the inefficiency of inserting the magazine back into them is not a big deal for EDC.
Snakestaff Systems is a relatively new company best known for medical gear, particularly their extremely small and light-weight EDC tourniquet. As an aside, I bought the wide version of the first generation of that tourniquet, which I reviewed here on the blog a few years ago, and I was not particularly pleased with it. I will say that I purchased one of the second generation TQs from them and like it a lot, finding it greatly improved over the first generation.
Anyway, it turns out that I also bought one of their “snake skins” which is a nylon pouch made to carry the TQ. I found the TQ uncomfortable while in the belt line, so I ended up turning that snake skin pouch into a speed strip carrier for my revolver, which I attached to my Phlster Enigma, and it works perfectly in that capacity, so it hardly went to waste.
Upon seeing that Snakestaff released a dedicated magazine carrier it caught my interest as I found the snake skin pouch so versatile and good for what I use it for. I ordered both the magazine carrier and the compatible belt clip they offer right on their web site.
I am absolutely pleased with this magazine carrier. You can adjust the cant, for which it is ambidextrous, and you have some control over ride depth as well. I like to EDC my magazine quite deep in the belt line and this pouch works excellent for that application.
The carrier is well made and it fits a standard double-stack 9mm magazine perfectly. It rides much more comfortably than any solid-kydex pouch, so, again, perhaps not ideal for extended training sessions, but absolutely ideal for EDC. Highly recommended. I am not affiliated with Snakestaff Systems in any way, but as usual, I am quick to recommend an excellent product.
Reflex Handgun 
Leave a comment