Verdamnt. Not again...

I know the clips on the ends of the straps are BGS post war. They work a lot better and I don't end up spending all my fighting time rehooking my magazine pounches, but instead enjoying myself and fighting.

Reenacting is an economic tradeoff for every decision. For example early on reenactors decided that the reality of using live ammunition would limit the acceptance of the hobby. Pretty smart economic trade off. eh? This is one of my trade offs for convenience and utility. Mine, not yours.