Shotshell carriers for 3-gun

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Looking for some recommendations from the 3-gun gurus around here on shotshell carriers. What you use or have tried pros/cons and where to get them from. Going to use a load two technique most likely and will carry them on my double alpha belt I look forward to all replies .
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Dropping deuces will be faster for most. Problem is most of these systems take up a lot of room. If required to do a lot of moving, may be an issue.

I run the AP 4x4's. Definitely not the fastest, still require a lot of skill to run smoothly, but benefit from smaller packaging and better retension

Lots of choices out there. Research them well as they are not a cheap addition.
 
http://ctcsupplies.ca/collections/shotgun-parts/products/ap-industries-quad-load-8-round-compact

http://ctcsupplies.ca/collections/shotgun-parts/products/ap-industries-quad-load-4-round

http://ctcsupplies.ca/collections/shotgun-parts/products/ap-industries-quad-load-12-round

These are fast but hold shotshells less densely than the 4x4's. If I had to redo it, I would have bought the largest capacity (12 round) at the onset rather than buying up from 4 shells then 8 etc.

The learning curve for the load-two is not bad, easier to learn to do reliably than learning to quad load reliably from 4x4 caddy's. At first I was all fired up to practice, learn quad-loading, but realized than when your shotgun mag holds 6 or 7 (2.75 in shotshells in a 3.5 in chambered semi-auto), there is too much thinking involved about when to quad-load and when to load-two or quad-load then load-two to make 6.
 
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andrewl said:
http://ctcsupplies.ca/collections/shotgun-parts/products/ap-industries-quad-load-8-round-compact

http://ctcsupplies.ca/collections/shotgun-parts/products/ap-industries-quad-load-4-round

http://ctcsupplies.ca/collections/shotgun-parts/products/ap-industries-quad-load-12-round

These are fast but hold shotshells less densely than the 4x4's. If I had to redo it, I would have bought the largest capacity (12 round) at the onset rather than buying up from 4 shells then 8 etc.

The learning curve for the load-two is not bad, easier to learn to do reliably than learning to quad load reliably from 4x4 caddy's. At first I was all fired up to practice, learn quad-loading, but realized than when your shotgun mag holds 6 or 7 (2.75 in shotshells in a 3.5 in chambered semi-auto), there is too much thinking involved about when to quad-load and when to load-two or quad-load then load-two to make 6.
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The AP twins and quad loaders are beautifully made, wonderful to look at, and grossly inferior to my Invictus Practical holders when it comes to actually retaining shotshells.
 
Thanks for all the input there were a few there I hadn't come across yet. I did watch a YouTube comparison and found the gunner solutions ez8's and sent them an email and was replied to almost instantly so I'm considering those or maybe the AP's12 rounder.
 
The Mark Otto is another good one. Invictus looks marginally better, but they are very similar. The largest capacity you can get is right. But think 25 or higher. Having a bunch of 8 rounders makes things tough, between pistol nags and ar mags
 
fridge450 said:
Thanks for all the input there were a few there I hadn't come across yet. I did watch a YouTube comparison and found the gunner solutions ez8's and sent them an email and was replied to almost instantly so I'm considering those or maybe the AP's12 rounder.
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I've got the Gunners Solutions EZ8, they ship to Canada. It's really light, works great overall, but it is slightly slower for grabbing two rounds. You just have to work a bit more to get them out in your hands as a twin set of shells. I also have the AP Customs 8 shell, the shells are positioned exactly as you need them and so it is faster. But it is heavy, almost too heavy.

And the other problem is some stages have no shotgun. I have both of these on blade tech tmms plates to snap them on and off. Almost a necessity with the AP Custom, just too heavy to lug if not required. Gunners solution is very fast to empty and fill and takes almost no weight when empty.

Neither one is perfect.
 
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Stevo said:
The AP twins and quad loaders are beautifully made, wonderful to look at, and grossly inferior to my Invictus Practical holders when it comes to actually retaining shotshells.
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This.

I started with 2 AP L2/6 units. Every time I exhaled and most times when I inhaled, they dropped shells. I sold them and bought the Invictus DeTurk 6x24 chest rig.
 
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