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Title: Need Help Finding a Magazine Pouch
Post by: Devonai on March 20, 2019, 05:42:06 PM
I'm having the darndest time finding a single mag pouch to fit a H&K USP .45 (full size) magazine.  I used a generic Uncle Mike's velcro flap pouch for years, which fit everything from Makarov mags to double-stack Glock 9/.40.  The USP mag fits, but just barely, and as the velcro has become worn the flap no longer stays closed.

I've been perusing Midway USA, et cetera, and can't find a pouch that fits my criteria.  I mean, I see a lot of possibles but can't confirm (through the reviews or otherwise) that they'll fit.  Galco makes one that will probably work but it's $55.  Oof.  So, I'm looking for a Cordura nylon flap pouch with a velcro or snap closure that has a normal belt loop attachment.  I don't want MOLLE straps as the pouch would sit too low on my belt line.

Does anyone know of a single mag pouch that will for sure fit a USP .45 mag that fits this description for less than $55?
Title: Re: Need Help Finding a Magazine Pouch
Post by: BlueStarLizzard on March 20, 2019, 05:46:36 PM
I would suggest taking a mag to a gun store and trying on clothes, as it were.

I would also suggest checking out the not gun stuff, like paintball gear.
Title: Re: Need Help Finding a Magazine Pouch
Post by: dogmush on March 20, 2019, 05:50:21 PM
I have had great success with TACO pouches. Mine fit a wide variety of mags from usp.40, M9 18rds, P226, BHP, pretty much any double stack mag I stuff in there. I wear them on my belt for pistol matches and on my plate carrier while deployed.

They ain't cheap, but they ain't $55.  ~$30 will get you a single pistol pouch. $40 if you gotta have a flap.  I don't use the flapped ones, I just cinch down the retention.

https://www.highspeedgear.com/Belt-Mount.html
Title: Re: Need Help Finding a Magazine Pouch
Post by: castle key on March 20, 2019, 06:42:52 PM
Perhaps an online police supply place would have what you need.
Title: Re: Need Help Finding a Magazine Pouch
Post by: Hawkmoon on March 20, 2019, 07:25:27 PM
What are the cross-sectional width and depth of the H&K magazine? How does it compare with a Para-Ordnance or Browning Hi-Power magazine?
Title: Re: Need Help Finding a Magazine Pouch
Post by: cordex on March 20, 2019, 07:37:33 PM
Back when I had a .45 USP I think I recall mags being pretty similar in size to Glock 21 magazines so something geared toward those might work.

Of course, replacing Velcro isn’t particularly hard or expensive either.
Title: Re: Need Help Finding a Magazine Pouch
Post by: 230RN on March 20, 2019, 07:58:35 PM
Just serendipitous, but I found a NEBO flashlight pouch worked well with my CW9 spare mag.

Discovered it because of my gozinta complex:  "I wonder if this gozinta that?"  Always trying to fit one thing into another.

Over the years the fit got a little sloppy, so I added a bicycle inner tube elastic.  There's a belt clip on the back, too.

Terry
Title: Re: Need Help Finding a Magazine Pouch
Post by: Devonai on March 20, 2019, 08:58:41 PM
Thank you for all the suggestions so far!

What are the cross-sectional width and depth of the H&K magazine? How does it compare with a Para-Ordnance or Browning Hi-Power magazine?

LxWxH  5.25"x1.75"x0.875"

Larger than both a Beretta 92FS and Glock 22.  Don't own a Para-Ordnance.
Title: Re: Need Help Finding a Magazine Pouch
Post by: Hawkmoon on March 20, 2019, 09:41:11 PM
Man, those puppies are FAT! I measured a Para P12.45 magazine. The cross-sectional dimensions are 0.960" x 1.355". If the H&K mags are 4/10ths of an inch fatter, I don't see how anyone smaller than Godzilla could possibly hold the gun.
Title: Re: Need Help Finding a Magazine Pouch
Post by: Battle Monkey of Zardoz on March 22, 2019, 03:30:38 PM
https://blackhawk.com/products/holsters-accessories/accessories/cases/injection-molded/single-mag-case-double-stack

I prefer these. Will hold almost any double stack mag.