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@skiptotheend – an old infantry trick.  You use duct tape or electrical tape to tape two magazines together, pointing in opposite directions (one up and one down).  They’re not exactly side by side, the top of each magazine extends a little past its twin.  This means you can have one magazine seated in the weapon’s well while firing, and when it comes to change out mags, you can thumb the catch, flip the magazine around, and re-insert for instant second load.

In simpler terms, it’s a poor man’s speed loader.  😀  Makes that second magazine much closer (maybe a 2-second process rather than a 10-15 second process, reaching back to fumble in your magazine pouch, pull it out, tap it against your helmet, and jap it home).  Just enough to make the difference in combat.