mag pouches...
 

so i finally ditched my wasatch, and am using a CIRAS now. but i have one question...
whats a good way to stretch my mag pouches out? they hold 1 mag fine, but are meant for 2, and to get 2 into them, i have to squeeze it in... which you already know is bad, because its going to be just as hard to get it out.
should i just cut the elastic thats sewn around the opening?

any decent input is appreciated.

It's really not as hard to get out as it is to get in, because you're no longer forcing it to open any more than it's willing.

I don't know if it's the proper way to break them in, but I've always simply loaded the pouches up and left them for a couple of nights. Remove and insert mags several times, then leave them in overnight again.

Using them on the field also helps. :D

my mags have been in the pouches for well over 2 weeks. that was my first idea, they would stretch.

and trust me, for some reason, it is JUST as hard to get them out with these pouches.

Soak the pouches, put your mags in plastic (shopping) bags, and put them into the wet pouches. Use a couple of pieces of cardboard or something similar to shim/wedge the two mags apart, leave it to dry, repeat if necessary.

Alternatively, cut the elastics and always close your pouches after extracting a mag.

I've had the same problem with some mag shingles. I soaked them in hot water than put the mags in and left them. Worked well for me.

edit: Fuck you beat me to it Groombug

thanks, ill try this one next.