Simple Home Made Magazine Pull Loop (Mag Pull)

Written by ODP (BCAC). Used with Permission.

Using short mags in tall pouches? Instead of spending $5-7 per magazine on commercially available mag pulls, make a reasonable facsimile at home for pennies. This article will give you an afternoon of airsoft arts and crafts, with a visual guide.

Making your own Mag-pulls

Here is one of the problems. G3 mags in an M16 mag pouch, sitting a full inch deep. Even TM M16 mags don't quite fit real pouches, as TM mags are shorter than their real-steel counterparts (at the moment only Systema electric gun magazines are real size -ed).

Tools of the trade

Things you'll need before you get started:

1) Scissors
2) Lighter
3) Zip Tie (hard to see with the white background)
4) Paracord
5) Mags
6) Gun Tape


Start off by cutting the zip-tie. Try to take how high the loop will sit, in consideration.

Always keep the round end and cut off the "head" - it's far easier to thread through.


Now cut a length of paracord - a little bit longer than the length of the zip tie.


Gut the paracord so that you end up with just a shell. Then slide the zip-tie inside,round end first (once again, far easier to thread with round end).


Once the zip tie is in, take the lighter and melt both ends of the paracord.

This prevents the zip tie from sliding out, when compressed or under pressure.


Place the home-made magpul on the mag, forming a loop on the bottom of the mag. Aim to cover the width of a layer of gun tape on either side.


Now wrap a layer or two of gun tape around the mag and magpul. All done. See how the zip-tie can resist from shooting out the top, even when compressed.




Now here's a side view of the mags sitting in the mag pouch. Far easier to access the mags in a hurry, if necessary. Another useful thing you can do with magpuls is to use them with a snap-link/carbiner for a quick dump solution.

Hopefully these will facilitate quicker mag changes and fewer lost mags.

Have fun out there.

odp