Gene's Mags - Superman

After I finished customizing Christy's mags I have to admit that I felt a little left out. I mean, why should she be the only one with cool, one of a kind mags that match her gear? Well, don't ask her that question because she will answer that as she IS the only one that should! haha Seriously though I have to admit that I am growing a little tired of all my gear being "tactical" and looking stealthy. Now that does not mean that I won't still have my fair share of greens, blacks and browns in my gear bag but I just wanted to have something a little different for competitive shooting. Hopefully a zombie outbreak won't happen while I am wearing my multi-colored shooting jersey. If it does, I sure hope they are color blind!

In keeping with the spirit of experimenting with dyeing polymer parts I decided to dye my own mags to match my new 3 Gun gear. Now I just need to add the backstory as to why I chose the colors that I did. I have always been a fan of comic books and one of my all time favorite super heroes has been Superman. What's not to like? He has high morals, he uses his strength and powers to protect others and he has a "mild mannered" side that masks his true identity. And let's not forget the uniform of red, blue and yellow with the unmistakable "S" on his chest. It is every little boy's fantasy to be the super hero that saves the day. Thank God that most of us do not totally lose this desire to do good and help others as we become adults and will put others before ourselves if they are in need. This is also known as being a "Sheepdog". I think that is just a more mature way of saying a person is a true super hero [minus the cape].

I have always had some kind of Superman logo in my possession through the years. Most of you that shoot with me on a regular basis have seen me regularly wear a Superman baseball cap or a Superman belt buckle on my Flashbang Holsters Alcatraz belt that doubles as my IDPA competition belt. So it should be of no surprise that Superman was the inspiration for my new 3 Gun setup. I used the same dyeing technique that I recently blogged about to dye my Magpul PMAGS. I started with their new "sand" color mags and then I went with a red and blue color scheme which also matches my awesome new competition belt from Tuff Products [review to come] and my pinwheel shot shell holders from Carbon Arms.

Now, not only does my gear match my "The Couple That Shoots Together" shooting jersey, it also emulates my favorite superhero! Another good thing is now I won't have to worry about getting my mags mixed up with someone else's at a match. Hopefully this explains why I chose the colors that I did. I wouldn't want anyone to think that I have turned my back on being "tacti-cool"!