IMO, it's better to have your mags acessible by your left hand (if you are a right hand dominant). Your mags should be placed where they can be reached easely without intefering with other gear function. Ex: pistol magpouch right on top of rifle magpouchs, making rifle mags difficult to get out of the pouche.
When prone, I simply turn to my side if I can't reach a mag. I once tried to put my mags on the upper part of my vest. It looked dumb, but it really helped when prone and it was still easy to access when upward. But that just waist space on the bottom and it's not as confortable if you want to look down. (The big pouches block your vision a lot when they are so close to your face.)
Like Drake said, I keep the back portion of my vest clean for backpack or vehicule use. If I ever put stuff there, it's for CQB and it's stuff I won't need to use myself or rarely have to access. Ex: Radio, grenades for my teamate, breaching tools for teamates.
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