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Those flaps add extra weight and are a PITA to navigate under stress or when cycling through magazines.
KYWIS are secure. Much more secure than HSGI Tacos. Pick up a double pistol KYWI to test out. You won't be sorry.
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please tell me you are trolling about the extra weight part of your comment.
As for the pouches, Depends on the mags. My Kywis I’ve been using without fail for glock mags do not retain my M17 mags at all, and I’d recommend something more.
Now with gear we also look at the tactics of employment. Something like a pistol pouch, I’d stage at the last covered and concealed while prepping my gear before actually going into an objective. For home defense, that means I’d have one flap prepped. The tactical tailor ones actually add a bit of tension inside the pouch if you tuck the flap in behind the mag. For a comp, I’d do the same. In the real world, I always undo the bungee retention on my first mag on the left and that’s where I’d take the flap off my first pistol mag pouch and secure it to the Velcro.