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Nicely played. I've got 3 guns and 4 mags for each except for my carry gun. My carry gun has 6 - 3 mags for carry and 3 mags for the range.
Handguns: Two M&Ps share common mags. I have 16 (8ea) for those pistols. 3rd M&P uses 8 rds and has 6 mags. 1911's I have to 8rds, with 9 mags each and the kimber ultra has 6 mags - 7rnd.
So, I am working to 8-10 ea as a goal.
So, I am working to 8-10 ea as a goal.
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Roger that regarding doing some shopping. Apparently, I'm a little behind the curve as well.
451_Detonics
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I have always felt ten mags was the minimum for any firearm. Gets expensive (especially when you own a H&K P7) but you'll never regret it. I even have 10 mags for my Papashaw...at 72 rounds per mag I can have half a case of ammo loaded up...lol.
this might be a stupid question and a little off topic, but you don't have to be 21 to buy mags too do you? it's not ammo and its not a gun, but it holds ammo and goes into a gun so i thought i'd ask before wasting a trip to Cabelas.
*Preps for a beating*
So, if I find a GREAT deal on magazines, I may purchase some more (MAYBE), but I don't see much utility in owning more than 4 per handgun. I see that it could be nice to just load up 10 magazines in your free time and take them all to the range, but is it really worth the extra $30/mag? Especially that 10th one? I mean, if you have 9 and you see another for $25 somewhere, do you really think, man I could really use another magazine? I would rather spend that on ammo or save up for other accessories or more guns... dunno, just my opinion.
So, if I find a GREAT deal on magazines, I may purchase some more (MAYBE), but I don't see much utility in owning more than 4 per handgun. I see that it could be nice to just load up 10 magazines in your free time and take them all to the range, but is it really worth the extra $30/mag? Especially that 10th one? I mean, if you have 9 and you see another for $25 somewhere, do you really think, man I could really use another magazine? I would rather spend that on ammo or save up for other accessories or more guns... dunno, just my opinion.
In a SHTF situation, it would be nice to have the extra mags. The more mags you have then more time the kids have to reload your empties. Yes I said the kids. In a real SHTF situation you're ALL in it together and you MUST work as a team! Your kids' life depends on you defending them.
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Don't forget that magazines are expendable items that will wear over time (if you use them). When you inspect your magazines and find one damaged (e.g. cracked or spread feed lips, etc.), throw it away and get a new one.
This is hard to embrace for some of us who lived through the magazine restricions imposed by the Omnibus Crime Act of 1994 (aka the assault weapons ban). In some cases, we believed that our magazines could not be replaced, so we had to nurse them along indefinitely. I believe that almost all of the AR mags I acquired up to 2004 were used when I got them, and some because garbage during use over that time.
Naturally we may face similar or worse laws in the future, but that's why you should plan now. If you use your magazines, you will wear some of them out. Prepare now for that eventuality.
Oh, and more is always better than less. Unless you're trying to swim.
This is hard to embrace for some of us who lived through the magazine restricions imposed by the Omnibus Crime Act of 1994 (aka the assault weapons ban). In some cases, we believed that our magazines could not be replaced, so we had to nurse them along indefinitely. I believe that almost all of the AR mags I acquired up to 2004 were used when I got them, and some because garbage during use over that time.
Naturally we may face similar or worse laws in the future, but that's why you should plan now. If you use your magazines, you will wear some of them out. Prepare now for that eventuality.
Oh, and more is always better than less. Unless you're trying to swim.
