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I like RHINOWSO's answer. I have hundreds of mags and probably 65 or 70 guns. I don't have the time or inclination to keep them all loaded. Or even most of them. | |||
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| Freethinker |
I don’t know whether to feel envious of someone who has enough time, energy, and ammunition to keep all of his magazines loaded, or pity that he has so few magazines that he can keep them all loaded.  ► 6.4/93.6 ___________ “We are Americans …. Together we have resisted the trap of appeasement, cynicism, and isolation that gives temptation to tyrants.” — George H. W. Bush | |||
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| Go ahead punk, make my day |
Thats the real answer. With AR15 mags $7-12, depending on your flavor, it's easy to accumulate a nice number of them. Those of who have seen them for $30, $50, $100 each know that those days are always only 1 day to 4 years away, potentially. Some I don't want to load, but prefer to keep 'new' - because honestly if prices did jump to $30-50 again, I'd likely unload 20-40 of my new AR mags locally and recoup my entire magazine investment. Thats not gouging, that is a smart potential investment. | |||
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Bingo. Plus there are regions in this country that have capacity restrictions and grandfather rules. Some of us also know that not every firearm uses a Glock 9mm or Magpul 223 mag. Precision bolt action rifles often use AICS magazines. Built like tanks, they cost $70-80 for standard calibers, $100-130 for magnums. Most folks don't have boxes of them, and they don't keep them loaded. Or even more fun, Accurate Mag 10-round 223 mags for AICS bottom metal. $64 for a 5-rounder and $70 for a 10-rounder. I will be taking good care of these puppies, and I won't have a big herd of them. | |||
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| Freethinker |
And then there are Sako TRG magazines. Except when Beretta puts them on sale, I could buy a low tier AR today for what two of them cost. They get treated very carefully—just like the rest of the gun—and are not left loaded. ► 6.4/93.6 ___________ “We are Americans …. Together we have resisted the trap of appeasement, cynicism, and isolation that gives temptation to tyrants.” — George H. W. Bush | |||
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| Doin' what I can with what I got  |
I keep my carry and home defense weapons loaded, with usually two spares per. Part of my range prep is to load whatever magazines I need with whatever amount of practice ammo I'll shoot. Otherwise, the mags stay empty. I don't see the benefit in keeping, say, all my M1 Carbine mags loaded, or all my 1911 mags loaded. Both those platforms see so little use that it's a waste of spring tension, and I really don't trust the build quality of the Carbine mags to begin with. ---------------------------------------- Death smiles at us all. Be sure you smile back. | |||
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yikes -- I had no idea they cost that much | |||
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Fighting the good fight |
Springs wear from cycles (repeated compression and decompression), not from remaining compressed for long periods of time. | |||
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| Freethinker |
I was not familiar with those, and they look like I would prefer them to the plastic mags I have now for my converted T3. I assume you are happy with yours—? ► 6.4/93.6 ___________ “We are Americans …. Together we have resisted the trap of appeasement, cynicism, and isolation that gives temptation to tyrants.” — George H. W. Bush | |||
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The Accurate Mags are for my new 223 bolt action trainer. I talked to many competitors around here about a 223 trainer prior to taking the plunge. The first thing I learned via both word-of-mouth and direct observation in training & competition is that 223AI is really finicky in loading -- probably due to the case's steeper shoulder angle. Remy 223 is more forgiving, but mag dependent. MDT polymer mags work well for some, not so well for others. Accurate Mag seems to have the best reputation. It's essentially a steel AICS shell with a single stack polymer sleeve inside. I bought two as a test, and for the gunsmith to set up the action. I haven't shot mine yet -- only futzed with loading and unloading the mags, and stripping the rounds. Stock, bottom metal, trigger, action, and barrel should go to my gunsmith today for the build, if the timing works. | |||
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| Speling Champ |
The guns I use for EDC or HD have 2-3 mags loaded. I have one 30 rd mag loaded for my AR even though that is stored unloaded with the rest of my guns. I'm not going to war, nor do I live in a warzone. I live in a nice, quiet little corner that's a pleasant, small town, rural and suburban mix. The police are only a few minutes away. I can hold out that long. If the hordes are coming I will have enough warning that I can load more mags. I don't expect that to happen though. I have lots of mags and ammo. Like others have said, I simply don't have the inclination (nor the need) to load everything. | |||
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One for the AR, one for the HD pistol; when carrying two (or two speedloaders). More than that needed, I need the 82nd ABN Div. to cover my 6:00. | |||
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| Freethinker |
Yes, I have MDT mags and I really have no complaints, but there’s something about that Glock-like clunky plastic that offends my sense of rifle righteousness, semiprecision though the Tikka may be. I’m sure metal magazines would help me shoot better. ► 6.4/93.6 ___________ “We are Americans …. Together we have resisted the trap of appeasement, cynicism, and isolation that gives temptation to tyrants.” — George H. W. Bush | |||
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For AR mags, it depends what I'm shooting, 55gr most of the time, but I want different precision ammo for different precision ARs, or maybe have some green tip I want to get rid of if I'm plinking and am not shooting at steel. Same thing for pistol ammo. If I am heading to IDPA, I need only 10 rounds per mag, top them up for USPSA matches, sometimes you need to function check and rotate HD ammo, or maybe some match grade ammo if I'm pulling out an X5, etc. Generally, the 226 mags in my range bag are loaded to 10 rounds. AR mags in the range bag are unloaded until I figure out what I'm shooting that day (which may depend on what lane is open at the range). My HD guns have a mag with HD ammo, one loose mag with HD reloads, plus a go bag nearby with one or two mags with good ammo and the base plates painted red, then round out that bag with generic FMJ ammo in the rest of the mags. Things like P210 mags are not worth the bother of keeping loaded. Then, as folks point out, there is "deep storage" of new, unloaded mags. There is plenty of time to reload mags at matches between stages. At the range, I need time to rest (as does my barrel, apparently, as fritz points out). | |||
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Sigforum K9 handler |
I have 12-15 loaded in the house. Another 12-15 loaded in my work vehicle. Everything else is unloaded. I have 5-10 range mags, and everything else is put up. | |||
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A very reasoned approach. EasyFire EasyFire [AT] zianet.com ---------------------------------- NRA Certified Pistol Instructor Colorado Concealed Handgun Permit Instructor Nationwide Agent for > US LawShield > https://www.texaslawshield.com...p.php?promo=ondemand CCW Safe > www.ccwsafe.com/CCHPI | |||
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Because..... 600’ish loaded mags would be silly. I keep 20 or so loaded with Speer GD. Range mags get loaded at the range. To me it’s just part of a day of shooting. --------------------------------------------- "AND YEA THOUGH THE HINDUS SPEAK OF KARMA, I IMPLORE YOU...GIVE HER A BREAK, LORD". - Clark W. Griswald | |||
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Telecom Ronin |
A lot...but not all, for my ARs probably 40 or so in various kits an bandoleers. For pistols....normally all but my range mags...I get twitchy if there are empty mags around. The only reason I have not loaded all my rifle mags is laziness, I buy 10 at a time and just throw them in a tub in the garage. Sounds like a good weekend project for me and the boy next time I go home  | |||
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| Administrator |
And, while many different firearms use magazines, not all magazine-using firearms should be used for the same application. I may only be a low-rent peanut gallery Remington 700/AICS user, but even I know that if you're trying to issue suppression-levels of fire from your bolt action, something has gone really, really wrong. I keep quite a bit more 5.56 on hand than .308 for the same reason. And the .308 I have is match ammunition. I haven't done the math, but I suspect if I loaded every round I had, I'd run out of ammunition before I ran out of magazines. | |||
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| Freethinker |
The discussion drifted somewhat off topic into how much magazines might cost, but I believe there was an effort by several posters to explain why they didn’t keep all their magazines loaded all the time. For some it’s a discrepancy between available ammunition and number of magazines, for some it’s the issue of the amount of effort that would be necessary to load them all, and in some (evidently) rare situations it has to do with not having any need to keep certain magazines loaded, especially as they are used for different types of ammunition. But an interesting point has been raised: Why do some shooters like to keep all of their magazines loaded all the time, especially if they own a large number? That has been alluded to in a couple of posts, but it might be interesting to explore as a specific question. ► 6.4/93.6 ___________ “We are Americans …. Together we have resisted the trap of appeasement, cynicism, and isolation that gives temptation to tyrants.” — George H. W. Bush | |||
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