Pistol TACO® Mag Pouch (Coyote Brown)

I have spent approximately 300 hours with these pouches, mostly on duty, and dozens of hours of use in training. I primarily use these as utility pouches now as they are easily adapted to whatever you put them in.They easily fit any pistol magazine (single or double stack), flashlights, multi tools, knives, and pretty much anything around those sizes. Everything I have put in them has been secure inside with no worries of them falling out. I have no worries that I'm going to lose my gear when jumping, climbing, bending over, or any unusual movement in gear.Drawing from them is fairly easy. I included a picture that shows the perch of a 17 round magazine (in the Taco) vs. A standard 15 round magazine (in a G-Code Scorpion Short). The magazine sticks out of the Taco approximately an inch and a half (the 17 round magazine has an extended base plate that makes it approximately a 1/2 inch longer than the standard). They are pretty deep pouches overall. The draw with a magazine is smooth and offers little resistance. I have noticed some resistance with multi tools or other items as the inside of the Taco isn't smooth. I'd recommend that you play around with different orientations of the item to find the smoothest removal. Reinserting a magazine into the pistol Taco isn't that bad, especially compared to the rifle Taco. It retains more of a square shape when empty, and takes a little training to get used to putting items back in.One thing most people don't mention is the flexibility of the pouch. When wearing a plate carrier, your magazine pouches are pretty close to your face and drawing a rifle or pistol magazine can be awkward with stiff or deep pouches. The Taco allows you to draw out and up to make it more natural feeling. I included a photo to give you an idea of the flex in the Taco.They seem like fairly durable pouches. One of the ends of the cord has begun fraying. A lighter cleans up the fray but does not seal the cord inside. I will be dipping the ends in super glue to ensure they don't fray anymore. I would recommend this before you mount them to your gear.HSGI makes an excellent molle clip system. They are incredibly easy to use. Removal of them requires a flat tool to release them, but it is not overly difficult. There is a neglagible amount of wiggle room up and down, and approximately a quarter inch side to side. Not even enough to notice.The following is subjective and purely my opinion. They are not exactly "good looking" pouches. There is a lot of different materials and textures going on in such a small area. They sit a little crooked/uneven when you pair two Tacos together. I evened them out a bit by weaving one of the cords through the adjacent pouch to pull it in towards the plate carrier (you can see the weave in one of the pictures). I wish that HSGI has routed the drawstring cord to end at the rear of the pouch vice the front. They designed it to be able to adjust them while wearing them, but once you have it set you never need to touch them again.HSGI revolutionized the multi-use pouch and continues to make a solid product. The Tacos are pretty expensive but well worth the cost if you use your gear a lot. If you're looking for multi-use pouches that are going to last you thousands of hours, spend the money and get these.

Great product, I have been using these during run and gun shooting matches. Lots of crawling, dragging, running, and shooting and they have held up. I have not lost a magazine yet. As they break in you can tighten the retention elastic......also stop calling them pistol clips...you know who you are....

I love their products and use them on all my rigs, these pistol taco pouches can be used for many items other than just mags. I use one for a multi tool and another for a flashlight on my battle belt. The quality of materials is second to none and I have not had any issues the the use and abuse I put on them.

I only dislike the points on the plastic, if I am wearing a t shirt I get scratches on my inner arm. I will be rounding them down this weekend. The re holstering is a little hard but that's what the dump pouch is for :)

I love it however it is too expensive for most shooters. When you add up the number of pouches you need for a chest or battle belt rig its too pricey compared to other products out there.