Reddit reviews Mako Polymer Magazine Pouch with Belt Paddle for 5.56mm Magazines

Mako Polymer Pouch
http://www.amazon.com/Mako-Polymer-Magazine-Pouch-Magazines/dp/B004O6CBSA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371690872&sr=8-1&keywords=ar+15+magazine+pouch
I love it!

edit: note the retention is not the best, good for range/play use but the mag might fall out when crawling on ground.

Get a holster for the pistol, sling for the rifle, and belt mounted holders for the magazines.

I do some informal "2 gun" and for pistol I use a Safariland paddle holster for my P226, and Sig's double mag holder for the pistol magazines. For rifle, I used to borrow a friend's "dump pouch" and carried magazines in there, but I found and switched to these AR mag holders: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004O6CBSA/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

A couple useful channels on YouTube (also check full30.com):

• nsz85
  
• John Lovell
  
• Jerry Miculek
  
• Reid Henrichs
  
  Things to look up:
  
  
• 4 rules of firearms safety
  
• cleaning your weapon
  
• trigger control
  
• grip and stance
  
• sight alignment
  
• administrative load
  
• speed/combat/emergency reload
  
• unloading and clearing
  
• clearing malfunctions
  
• double taps, controlled pairs, hammer pairs
  
• standing vs kneeling vs prone shooting
  
• breath control
  
• moving and shooting
  
• cover vs concealment
  
• shooting around/over barricades
  
• best rounds for home defense vs range vs longer range
  
• gear (slings, belt, mag pouches, chest rigs, plate carriers)
  
• red dots vs irons vs low power variable vs fixed magnification optics
  
  For any given item above, I like to consult more than one source on them, do forum searches, ask experienced buddies, etc. to get a rounded picture.
  
  If you're going to do a lot of dry fire practice, it's important to hit the range as soon as possible to get a feel for the level of recoil and muzzle movement. This way you'll practice at home with that in mind. Also, as is commonly known, with any move you learn (like reloads or whatever) you should start slow and get it smooth and perfect, then gradually increment up the speed, always seeking smoothness and sureness of motion. No herky jerky fumbling.
  
  You may want to get a 556 mag pouch to start practicing loads, reloads, and malfunction drills. Cheapest is the Mako paddle pouch since you won't need a full gun belt or battle belt setup to use it. Otherwise choosing a gun belt and pouches will take time and money to get right for your needs. For those, avoid pouches with velcro flaps or the elastic retention loops over the top, and stick with open top friction retention like the Esstac KYWIs or HSGI Tacos.
  
  Also, weapons manipulation techniques used in defense/tactical purposes may be different from those used in competition. They'll be slower, surer, more failsafe. Whereas in competition you're going solely for speed and accuracy and screw-ups aren't fatal.
  
  For example, on a speed reload in competition you might hit the mag release button and let the mag fall out, grab a new mag with your thumb along the side and insert straight up into the magwell and hit the bolt catch paddle with that thumb. Whereas in a tactical or defense situation you may flick the safety on, hit mag release button, grab the empty mag and strip it out, insert fresh mag, optionally give it a good tap on the bottom, then tug it to make sure it's seated, then hit the paddle, then safety off. The latter is a little slower but prevents negligent discharges, mags not dropping free, mags not being fully seated, and other murphy's law things.
  
  Anyway, have fun!

Like everyone else said, amazon is probably your best bet. In my very unprofessional opinion, this one is great. Mako Polymer Magazine Pouch with Belt Paddle for 5.56mm Magazines https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004O6CBSA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_FbuBDb407Q6FF

Retention is good and draw is very smooth.