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Posted: 10/26/2021 12:36:32 AM EDT
[#1]
Quoted: Guys, I got bit by the magazine bug bad. I see all these deals on mags and I can't help myself.. Good mags for like $10-$12 a pop.. What the hell is wrong with me? How do yall stop? I had around 25 mags, but now I'm up to like 50 or so. After you pass 1000, you tend to settle down, some. Give it time. |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 12:50:43 AM EDT
[#2]
Buy ammo
or buy a different platform that doesn’t take AR mag so you start buying different mags for a good reason 
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Posted: 10/26/2021 12:54:01 AM EDT
[#3]
You should have been around for the PSA packing peanuts days, my kids play with PMags like building blocks.
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Posted: 10/26/2021 12:57:52 AM EDT
[#4]
What's a solid ratio?
10 (30rd) mags for every AR you own? |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 1:19:22 AM EDT
[#5]
Quote HistoryQuoted: What's a solid ratio? 10 (30rd) mags for every AR you own? Decent number. Some people spend 10 mags of money on a sling, 10 mags is not unreasonable. |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 1:27:10 AM EDT
[#6]
Quote HistoryQuoted: What's a solid ratio? 10 (30rd) mags for every AR you own? lol |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 1:34:37 AM EDT
[#7]
I buy magazines on sale just about once a week. AR mags mostly but I recently started buying Glock factory mags and other brands. A few at a time. I lost count of how many OKAY, Pmags and others I have for ARs.
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Posted: 10/26/2021 1:43:47 AM EDT
[#8]
Quote HistoryQuoted: lol You wouldn't laugh if you knew how many 
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Posted: 10/26/2021 1:47:07 AM EDT
[#9]
Those of us who remember the 94-04 gun ban remember paying out the nose for mags. I consider them to be an investment.
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Posted: 10/26/2021 1:49:52 AM EDT
[#10]
Who stops buying mags?
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Posted: 10/26/2021 1:54:07 AM EDT
[#11]
I bought 100 of them
. Seriously. Bought 100 a few years ago and it took away the urge, desire, “need” to feel more prepared. Did the same thing years ago with a pallet of .22 . You find other things to think about.
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Posted: 10/26/2021 1:55:10 AM EDT
[#12]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Decent number. Some people spend 10 mags of money on a sling, 10 mags is not unreasonable. Not really about the money, I too have fancy slings! I just find myself with only a dozen or so getting actual use, maybe another 30 loaded up for peace of mind, and the rest just sitting in the closet in plastic tubs At what point do I stop buying the BCG with 10 P-mags deal from PSA? |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 1:57:08 AM EDT
[#13]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Not really about the money, I too have fancy slings! I just find myself with only a dozen or so getting actual use, maybe another 30 loaded up for peace of mind, and the rest just sitting in the closet in plastic tubs At what point do I stop buying the BCG with 10 P-mags deal from PSA? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Decent number. Some people spend 10 mags of money on a sling, 10 mags is not unreasonable. Not really about the money, I too have fancy slings! I just find myself with only a dozen or so getting actual use, maybe another 30 loaded up for peace of mind, and the rest just sitting in the closet in plastic tubs At what point do I stop buying the BCG with 10 P-mags deal from PSA? 
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Posted: 10/26/2021 2:00:31 AM EDT
[#14]
When I realized that I can only carry so many.
Then I bought some more. And then stopped. |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 2:01:06 AM EDT
[#15]
...stop buying...?
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Posted: 10/26/2021 3:37:49 AM EDT
[#16]
Quote HistoryQuoted: When I realized that I can only carry so many. Then I bought some more. And then stopped. That's when you get some friends. "Hey man, how's your back? Good? Yeah that's good. Hey man, I know you're a lousy shot, but here I got this 90L ruck filled with good times. I need you to keep up, water breaks are on the hour." |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 8:03:50 AM EDT
[#17]
If you've lived through a Democrat mag ban, OP, you never stop buying mags. You align your firearms collection so that you only have to buy certain types of mags.
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Posted: 10/26/2021 8:20:51 AM EDT
[#18]
Quoted: Guys, I got bit by the magazine bug bad. I see all these deals on mags and I can't help myself.. Good mags for like $10-$12 a pop.. What the hell is wrong with me? How do yall stop? I had around 25 mags, but now I'm up to like 50 or so.  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 8:30:41 AM EDT
[#19]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Those of us who remember the 94-04 gun ban remember paying out the nose for mags. I consider them to be an investment. This! D |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 8:39:11 AM EDT
[#20]
Magazines are expendable items. I buy accordingly
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Posted: 10/26/2021 8:47:24 AM EDT
[#21]
My issue is that different styles, colors, etc of mag give the gun a different vibe. Do I want a Lancer smoke, an fde pmag gen 3 windowed, or an Okay dry film gray in the old AR today? So I have too many not only to be prepared, but because I'm a slave to fashion.
And don't even start me on AK mags. Damn does that get nuts. |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 9:02:26 AM EDT
[#22]
I stopped buying AR mags when I hit about 200. I use 20 GI mags for practice, have about 20 or so PMAGS loaded with Gold Dot scattered around in different places and the rest in tubs.
Each pistol platform I have at least 10 of each size which doesn't sound like much until you figure 320 17+21, Glock 15+17, Staccato 17+21, FN 509 17+24, CZ Shadow, 1911, 365 XL 12+15, VP 9 17+20 Thats 160 pistol mags of various flavors. And I have more than ten of some styles. Even at that I still grab pistol mags I don't have a ton of when I find them for a decent deal. So to answer OP question you never really stop buying mags. I am more careful on the guns I buy now with the mag shortages we saw coming out of Mec Gar like the PDP and Shield +. I owned both and sold both when I could not get mags. That actually made me go buy more of what I could get for what I own. |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 9:22:20 AM EDT
[#23]
Acquire a mortgage, health insurance, a wife, two kids, medical bills, consumer debt, increasing food and fuel costs, you'll stop buying mags.
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Posted: 10/26/2021 9:22:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What's a solid ratio? 10 (30rd) mags for every AR you own? The ratio should be based on the amount of ammo you shoot. How many rounds can you shoot through a mag before you need to replace it? I have some SureFeed mags with well over 10k rounds each through em, still going strong. So, someone that owns 100 AR mags but only shoots 5k rounds/ year ..... why do you need 100 mags? |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 9:35:35 AM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The ratio should be based on the amount of ammo you shoot. How many rounds can you shoot through a mag before you need to replace it? I have some SureFeed mags with well over 10k rounds each through em, still going strong. So, someone that owns 100 AR mags but only shoots 5k rounds/ year ..... why do you need 100 mags? B/c you intend to leave a republic to your grandchildren? |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 9:44:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My issue is that different styles, colors, etc of mag give the gun a different vibe. Do I want a Lancer smoke, an fde pmag gen 3 windowed, or an Okay dry film gray in the old AR today? So I have too many not only to be prepared, but because I'm a slave to fashion. And don't even start me on AK mags. Damn does that get nuts. I think this is my problem. There's so many varieties now I wanna try them out, and see how they "look" in my gun. I'm a sucker for Lancers in particular. |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 10:40:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I think this is my problem. There's so many varieties now I wanna try them out, and see how they "look" in my gun. Priorities. There's already a similar thread on the topic HERE as well. |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 11:50:27 AM EDT
[#28]
I think Iv got approx 500 ar15 mags. Approx 1/2 pmags , 1/2 aluminum and 50 Usgi old school colt aluminum mags, with some 10 rds for hunting. I got the 50 colt 20 rd mags during sandy hook. I put a ad in Craigslist at Clarksville tenn / ft Campbell offering to pay $10 bucks per 30 rd mag, and I bought a ton. One guy sold me 10, then said, “ Iv got a big bag of 20 rd mags, want them “? I shrugged n said I’ll pay $5.00 each. SOLD ! Another guy sold me 10 more @ $5.00. I love those 20 rd mags.
 It was a gold mine. Pro tip for future panics. Plus Iv got ar10, 15-22, 10/22, glock, sig, and others. It’s really a investment at this point. You new guys don’t get it, but the Clinton ban really hurt. Walk into a gun shop and see a nice used 9mm for $400, and the mags are new 10rd mags…the shop selling the original 17 rd mags for $75.00 each…. But Leo could buy new 17 rd mags for $15 bucks. During the Clinton ban from 1994-2004, USED glock 17 / 19 mags and most high cap 10+ mags were commonly selling for $75-$100 bucks, 30 rd glock mags over $100. Used usgi $30 bucks, and people were using jb weld to try and fix cracked feed lips. Everything was legal to own, possess, sell, resell etc though. You can argue if you want, but the current, ready to go congressional ban, bans a huge list by name new semi guns, ( plus any guns that “ resemble them “, to block work arounds, new stripped receivers, sales of replacement parts, but mags are grand fathered, to own, sell, transfer, etc.…. Having them is key, and resell at a profit almost guaranteed worst case. Obviously they can always try and ban them later, but having them gives you more options than not having them. Same for spare parts. Stock up ! |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 1:01:10 PM EDT
[#29]
Run out of room and you will stop.
I think I still have some space under one of my beds........................
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Posted: 10/26/2021 1:10:35 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Those of us who remember the 94-04 gun ban remember paying out the nose for mags. I consider them to be an investment. Those were dark days. I thought I hit the lottery when I bought 5 beat up 20 round GI mags for 100.00. |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 2:08:43 PM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I think Iv got approx 500 ar15 mags. Approx 1/2 pmags , 1/2 aluminum and 50 Usgi old school colt aluminum mags, with some 10 rds for hunting. I got the 50 colt 20 rd mags during sandy hook. I put a ad in Craigslist at Clarksville tenn / ft Campbell offering to pay $10 bucks per 30 rd mag, and I bought a ton. One guy sold me 10, then said, “ Iv got a big bag of 20 rd mags, want them “? I shrugged n said I’ll pay $5.00 each. SOLD ! Another guy sold me 10 more @ $5.00. I love those 20 rd mags. It was a gold mine. Pro tip for future panics. Plus Iv got ar10, 15-22, 10/22, glock, sig, and others. It’s really a investment at this point. You new guys don’t get it, but the Clinton ban really hurt. Walk into a gun shop and see a nice used 9mm for $400, and the mags are new 10rd mags…the shop selling the original 17 rd mags for $75.00 each…. But Leo could buy new 17 rd mags for $15 bucks. During the Clinton ban from 1994-2004, USED glock 17 / 19 mags and most high cap 10+ mags were commonly selling for $75-$100 bucks, 30 rd glock mags over $100. Used usgi $30 bucks, and people were using jb weld to try and fix cracked feed lips. Everything was legal to own, possess, sell, resell etc though. You can argue if you want, but the current, ready to go congressional ban, bans a huge list by name new semi guns, ( plus any guns that “ resemble them “, to block work arounds, new stripped receivers, sales of replacement parts, but mags are grand fathered, to own, sell, transfer, etc.…. Having them is key, and resell at a profit almost guaranteed worst case. Obviously they can always try and ban them later, but having them gives you more options than not having them. Same for spare parts. Stock up ! I was a little young for the Clinton AWB but I sure as hell remember the chaos after Sandy Hook. BCGS for several hundred dollars, P-mags selling in seconds for 50/each, I ended up selling the crap I had at the bottom of the toy box (pro-mag 10/22 drums and some old GI mags) for a ridiculous price. |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 4:09:42 PM EDT
[#32]
Hello, my name is Smokey556 and I am a firearm magazine addict. I have so many I have to buy ammo boxes to keep them all in and now my closet is full.
Welcome to MA. Magazines Anonymous. ROFL |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 4:12:02 PM EDT
[#33]
Depends on the usage the firearm will see.
6 is a bare minimum. Most have 12. Some, 18. |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 4:53:01 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I think Iv got approx 500 ar15 mags. Approx 1/2 pmags , 1/2 aluminum and 50 Usgi old school colt aluminum mags, with some 10 rds for hunting. I got the 50 colt 20 rd mags during sandy hook. I put a ad in Craigslist at Clarksville tenn / ft Campbell offering to pay $10 bucks per 30 rd mag, and I bought a ton. One guy sold me 10, then said, “ Iv got a big bag of 20 rd mags, want them “? I shrugged n said I’ll pay $5.00 each. SOLD ! Another guy sold me 10 more @ $5.00. I love those 20 rd mags. It was a gold mine. Pro tip for future panics. Plus Iv got ar10, 15-22, 10/22, glock, sig, and others. It’s really a investment at this point. You new guys don’t get it, but the Clinton ban really hurt. Walk into a gun shop and see a nice used 9mm for $400, and the mags are new 10rd mags…the shop selling the original 17 rd mags for $75.00 each…. But Leo could buy new 17 rd mags for $15 bucks. During the Clinton ban from 1994-2004, USED glock 17 / 19 mags and most high cap 10+ mags were commonly selling for $75-$100 bucks, 30 rd glock mags over $100. Used usgi $30 bucks, and people were using jb weld to try and fix cracked feed lips. Everything was legal to own, possess, sell, resell etc though. You can argue if you want, but the current, ready to go congressional ban, bans a huge list by name new semi guns, ( plus any guns that “ resemble them “, to block work arounds, new stripped receivers, sales of replacement parts, but mags are grand fathered, to own, sell, transfer, etc.…. Having them is key, and resell at a profit almost guaranteed worst case. Obviously they can always try and ban them later, but having them gives you more options than not having them. Same for spare parts. Stock up ! Hey man, if those 20 rounders have black followers & no dates or pre-94 dates, they're still Massachusetts legal. Might help out some patriots up there. |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 7:33:19 PM EDT
[#35]
I can't stop. I have a little over 1000 of them. I'm nuts.
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Posted: 10/26/2021 8:30:17 PM EDT
[#36]
Just think of them as a way to save space. If you have 10,000 rounds of .223/5.56, you need 334 magazines.
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Posted: 10/26/2021 9:02:06 PM EDT
[#37]
When you don’t have room for more. I counted up my mags and have about $15k worth. Enough to justify buying a second safe just for them anyways.
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Posted: 10/26/2021 9:03:33 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: If you've lived through a Democrat mag ban, OP, you never stop buying mags. You align your firearms collection so that you only have to buy certain types of mags. Nope. You just buy a ton of mags. |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 9:05:51 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Those were dark days. I thought I hit the lottery when I bought 5 beat up 20 round GI mags for 100.00. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Those of us who remember the 94-04 gun ban remember paying out the nose for mags. I consider them to be an investment. Those were dark days. I thought I hit the lottery when I bought 5 beat up 20 round GI mags for 100.00.  I had a stash of Orlite 30rnd mags. Those cost me a gold mine. They worked most of the time. |
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Posted: 10/26/2021 9:51:10 PM EDT
[#40]
My goto # of magazines per AR is 32. Nothing scientific, it just works our nicely.
For my 5.56 AR I have 20, 30 round mags; 10, 20 round; and 2, 10 round. For my 300 Blackout I have 10, 30 round mags; 20, 20 round; and 2, 10 round. I can't carry more than that, so it seems like enough. I just make sure I have enough ammo on hand, to double or triple fill each of those mags. That's the hard part. Bottom line, whatever works for you. |
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Posted: 10/27/2021 12:05:09 AM EDT
[#41]
Haven't bought a standard AR mag in 5 years. Last mag I bought was a D60, like 3 years ago. I will never go through the mags I have. Rather buy ammo to fill them.
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Posted: 10/27/2021 3:08:30 PM EDT
[#42]
Lol, only 50 mags
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Posted: 10/27/2021 10:56:17 PM EDT
[#43]
Quoted: Guys, I got bit by the magazine bug bad. I see all these deals on mags and I can't help myself.. Good mags for like $10-$12 a pop.. What the hell is wrong with me? How do yall stop? I had around 25 mags, but now I'm up to like 50 or so. Realize that they will last forever, longer than you will live. You should buy ammo instead. 10 mags per rifle is all you really need. |
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Posted: 10/27/2021 11:00:17 PM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Just think of them as a way to save space. If you have 10,000 rounds of .223/5.56, you need 334 magazines. Transporting 10,000 rounds of ammo is a lot easier than transporting 334 loaded magazines. 334 magazines at $10/mag is equal to about 6000 rounds of more ammo in today's prices. You should buy more ammo. Magazines last forever. |
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Posted: 10/27/2021 11:01:43 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Realize that they will last forever, longer than you will live. You should buy ammo instead. 10 mags per rifle is all you really need. take a few training classes and see how your mags hold up after dropping onto the dirt/rocky range ground or losing a couple to the neighbor next to you from him picking yours up by accident. Also, you should have dedicated training/range mags, extras for parts, and dedicated loaded mags. For $10-12 a piece there is no reason to not have as many as you might need for a long time. |
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Posted: 10/27/2021 11:04:09 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: What's a solid ratio? Fixt with Ancient Arfcom Wisdom. |
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Posted: 10/28/2021 6:31:16 AM EDT
[#47]
I remember once acquiring 40,000 rds loaded in 30 rd mags (three large wooden crates). Shot most of it and gave the mags away. (some to arfcom members in Iraq at the time)
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Posted: 10/28/2021 3:25:58 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Transporting 10,000 rounds of ammo is a lot easier than transporting 334 loaded magazines. 334 magazines at $10/mag is equal to about 6000 rounds of more ammo in today's prices. You should buy more ammo. Magazines last forever. No sir, magazines do not last forever. They are wear items. Plan on replacing them. |
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Posted: 10/28/2021 3:28:03 PM EDT
[#49]
Wait, people have stopped buying mags?
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Posted: 10/28/2021 3:34:33 PM EDT
[#50]
Quoted: Guys, I got bit by the magazine bug bad. I see all these deals on mags and I can't help myself.. Good mags for like $10-$12 a pop.. What the hell is wrong with me? How do yall stop? I had around 25 mags, but now I'm up to like 50 or so.  Attached File |
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