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Posted: 3/7/2019 12:02:41 AM EDT
[#1]
However many of whatever I could get for a decent price.
Nobody plays brand favorites after a ban lol |
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Posted: 3/7/2019 12:08:33 AM EDT
[#2]
50-100 would make me feel okay. 150-200 I would good. 250-300 I would be great.
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Posted: 3/7/2019 12:14:45 AM EDT
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50-100 would make me feel okay. 150-200 I would good. 250-300 I would be great. |
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Posted: 3/7/2019 5:42:59 AM EDT
[#4]
Buy as many as your can afford. Hint ask friends/relatives for help
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Posted: 3/7/2019 9:06:18 AM EDT
[#5]
100 is a start
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Posted: 3/7/2019 10:09:44 AM EDT
[#6]
I have a 100 an some an I still plan to buy more. Wife doesnt understand the madness.
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Posted: 3/7/2019 11:46:45 AM EDT
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I have about 860 and I still find myself buying them on sales.
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Posted: 3/7/2019 12:07:15 PM EDT
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I think a realistic number is 100. Yes I know they are expendable items but how many do you plan on breaking between now and when you're dead? How many mags have you broken in your lifetime thus far?
Stick to Magpul M3 PMAGs and OKAY GI mags |
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Posted: 3/7/2019 12:15:10 PM EDT
[#9]
Damn. I'm at around 50. I need to up my game.
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Posted: 3/7/2019 12:43:36 PM EDT
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Damn. I'm at around 50. I need to up my game. ETA: don’t waste your money on shitty mags. Stick to proven stuff like pmags, Lancer, Okay, etc. |
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Posted: 3/7/2019 12:58:25 PM EDT
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ETA: don’t waste your money on shitty mags. |
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Posted: 3/7/2019 4:56:09 PM EDT
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I think once I get to 50 mags I will feel pretty good. I am not there yet, but growing steadily.
If I get to 100, I will likely just buy more ammo at that point. I do not currently store my ammo in mags. But that could change tomorrow. |
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Posted: 3/7/2019 9:49:18 PM EDT
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Well how often do you shoot? Answer that question first. I say if I Knew a ban was coming, and I remember the last ban, I would have at a minimum of 100 per rifle. My estimate is as follows for what I do: 20 range mags and rotate them at 10 at a time, 30 zombie apocalypse mags that are put away just for that, UNLOADED to prevent feed lip creep and the other 50 would be set aside for when the other mags fail. I would also stock up on followers, magazine springs and base plates. My favorite flavor is Okay Surefeed USGI dry lube film (NOT the E2s) with magpul followers. My second choice is D&H in the grey teflon coated like Bravo company USA sells.
I own both of the above type magazines and they are good to go IMHO. I do have a few pmags but prefer USGI/USGI type in the above flavors. Edited to add content. |
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Posted: 3/8/2019 5:39:49 AM EDT
[#14]
Maybe the first question you need to ask is: how many magazines should I have for each rifle/handgun.
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Posted: 3/8/2019 10:05:38 AM EDT
[#15]
Minimum of 12 mags per weapon.
Many more than that in a ban state. You may also want to consider spare springs and followers. Also considering your proximity to kalifornia I would figure they are going to restrict ammo sales sooner or later. |
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Posted: 3/8/2019 10:13:17 AM EDT
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50-100 would make me feel okay. 150-200 I would good. 250-300 I would be great. |
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Posted: 3/8/2019 10:30:52 AM EDT
[#17]
25 mags per rifle, plus 50 just in case. That's my goal.
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Posted: 3/8/2019 11:46:48 AM EDT
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Who’s really going to be able to get more than a couple mags off before they pry it out of your hands?
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Posted: 3/8/2019 12:31:43 PM EDT
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Who’s really going to be able to get more than a couple mags off before they pry it out of your hands? |
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Posted: 3/8/2019 12:39:55 PM EDT
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My personal rules is 50 per rifle. I do like someone above posted... buy 10 pack specials when they go on sale. I only have PMAG and Lancer for my AR15s.
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Posted: 3/8/2019 1:18:01 PM EDT
[#21]
Hundreds. And make sure each is loaded.
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Posted: 3/8/2019 1:29:14 PM EDT
[#22]
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Who’s really going to be able to get more than a couple mags off before they pry it out of your hands? 
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Posted: 3/8/2019 2:51:48 PM EDT
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Well how often do you shoot? Answer that question first. I say if I Knew a ban was coming, and I remember the last ban, I would have at a minimum of 100 per rifle. My estimate is as follows for what I do: 20 range mags and rotate them at 10 at a time, 30 zombie apocalypse mags that are put away just for that, UNLOADED to prevent feed lip creep and the other 50 would be set aside for when the other mags fail. I would also stock up on followers, magazine springs and base plates. My favorite flavor is Okay Surefeed USGI dry lube film (NOT the E2s) with magpul followers. My second choice is D&H in the grey teflon coated like Bravo company USA sells. I own both of the above type magazines and they are good to go IMHO. I do have a few pmags but prefer USGI/USGI type in the above flavors. Edited to add content. |
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Posted: 3/11/2019 4:03:52 PM EDT
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That’s actually a good idea, do you know the best place to get followers, mag springs and base plates? I need to order some. |
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Posted: 3/11/2019 10:26:38 PM EDT
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This was several months ago. There are some additional mags you can't see behind the 30's, I've bought more since then, and have 10 more coming tomorrow. These are to feed 6 5.56 AR's.
 Attached FileThen, there are my Glock mags. Again, I've bought more since this picture was taken. They're to feed an AR9, a G17, 2 G19's, a G45, and 3 P80's.  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/12/2019 2:10:58 AM EDT
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I currently have 380 AR mags and just ordered 46 more.
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Posted: 3/12/2019 2:30:50 AM EDT
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50-100 would make me feel okay. 150-200 I would good. 250-300 I would be great. I have a bunch of Vietnam USGI 20s and some other aluminium, steel, and stainless steel mags. But, just in case, I need a hundred or so more metal ones. That's for the ARs. Pistols and other rifles maybe 120 or so in total. Someday I'll count it all up and make a list. |
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Posted: 3/12/2019 2:50:46 AM EDT
[#28]
87.
Damn you guys are slipping... bad! op, you need exactly 87. |
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Posted: 3/12/2019 3:33:33 AM EDT
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Who’s really going to be able to get more than a couple mags off before they pry it out of your hands? 
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Posted: 3/12/2019 7:41:26 AM EDT
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Who’s really going to be able to get more than a couple mags off before they pry it out of your hands? There will be restrictions and likely a ban in the near future. Possibly Venezuela redeaux brought to us by our Socialist overlords who know the value of a disarmed population. At that point magazines will be more precious than rubies. |
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Posted: 3/12/2019 8:39:55 AM EDT
[#31]
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Maybe the first question you need to ask is: how many magazines should I have for each rifle/handgun. |
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Posted: 3/12/2019 10:40:57 AM EDT
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I don't believe anyone here thinks there's gonna be a "Mad Max" or "Wolverine" SHTF scenario. There will be restrictions and likely a ban in the near future. Possibly Venezuela redeaux brought to us by our Socialist overlords who know the value of a disarmed population. At that point magazines will be more precious than rubies. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Who’s really going to be able to get more than a couple mags off before they pry it out of your hands? There will be restrictions and likely a ban in the near future. Possibly Venezuela redeaux brought to us by our Socialist overlords who know the value of a disarmed population. At that point magazines will be more precious than rubies. I lived through the 94-04 ban, when AR mags were $40-50 and Glock mags were $125+. I will not be in a position where I can't afford magazines again. |
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Posted: 3/12/2019 12:42:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: And how many should be kept loaded? |
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Posted: 3/12/2019 3:50:59 PM EDT
[#34]
10 to 12 magazines per rifle, 6 magazines per handgun. This allows for a full load out for every family member with a few for spares.
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Posted: 3/12/2019 8:01:25 PM EDT
[#35]
10 mags per rifle and 10 mags per pistol for immediate use.
I would suggest putting 8-10 mags in your rucksack, a couple ammo boxes (30+ mags) full of loaded mags for quick haul in a vehicle. |
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Posted: 3/15/2019 2:16:40 PM EDT
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I like glock mags for glocks. I have some korean mags and some whatever other brand mags that are not glock. I don't have many rounds through em and consider them range mags.
If I have 1 glock then 10 mags is a nice start. Want to talk about a ban or grandfathering or anything else and I want spare glock parts, probably a spare glock gun, and another 20 mags as well. Glock mags. The others are range use. On an ar, I got gen 2 and 3 magpul mags and some d&h aluminum mags and some I forget what aluminum mags, usmwhg or something or other. One ar, 10 mags is barely a start. 30 is a good start. This is for one rifle. Want to play ban and I want 40 mags minimum for one rifle for long term use. I look at 6 ar rifles and/or pistols and we are talking 240 mags, that sounds alright by me. I have all sorts of odds and ends mags, lancers and hex and all sorts of other stuff. Small quantities so less than a couple dozen of each probably. I need to get some more 1911 mags, cheap ones don't always work or I need to learn how to make em work. Going to do some reading up on it. But same as glock. 10 is a good start but want to play grandfathering and I want about 20 more on top of that. Some people have guns with very expensive mags. For ar and glock the mags are not that expensive. 1911 can vary but not that bad really. Get something where one mag is 30 bucks and I can see where just having 10 mags is a big purchase. Part of why I like glock and ar15 stuff is cheap mags. |
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Posted: 3/15/2019 3:12:54 PM EDT
[#37]
I try to keep 7 full sized mags per AR. So for me, around 50 PMags, 20 GI Mags (D&H, Okay, Center). Then some specialty mags like 300 BLK, 6.8 SPC, and 20 round PMags for shooting off bipod/bench.
As soon as I start to have an issue with a mag (which is rare), it goes in the trash. |
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Posted: 3/16/2019 9:56:15 AM EDT
[#38]
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10 to 12 magazines per rifle, 6 magazines per handgun. This allows for a full load out for every family member with a few for spares. Quote HistoryQuoted:
10 to 12 magazines per rifle, 6 magazines per handgun. This allows for a full load out for every family member with a few for spares. Quoted:
This was several months ago. There are some additional mags you can't see behind the 30's, I've bought more since then, and have 10 more coming tomorrow. These are to feed 6 5.56 AR's. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/242045/mag_whore_1_jpg-874534.JPG Then, there are my Glock mags. Again, I've bought more since this picture was taken. They're to feed an AR9, a G17, 2 G19's, a G45, and 3 P80's. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/242045/mag_whore_2_jpg-874537.JPG ROCK6 |
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Posted: 3/16/2019 10:11:17 AM EDT
[#39]
I have at least 20 mags per AR and 7 mags per handgun.
I'll up that total by the 2020 election. |
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Posted: 3/16/2019 2:31:15 PM EDT
[#40]
A house fire or simple theft can take your mags away.
Have spares. |
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Posted: 3/16/2019 4:01:50 PM EDT
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So with all this mag hoarding, do all of you that have all these mags keep appropriate levels of bulk ammo stored to reload them? What do you plan on doing with them if there is a natural disaster or a chaotic even that is going to force to you to flee your home permanently? Don't get my wrong, I like shiny new mags just like the rest of ya'll but I wonder sometimes.
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Posted: 3/16/2019 6:19:14 PM EDT
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So with all this mag hoarding, do all of you that have all these mags keep appropriate levels of bulk ammo stored to reload them? What do you plan on doing with them if there is a natural disaster or a chaotic even that is going to force to you to flee your home permanently? Don't get my wrong, I like shiny new mags just like the rest of ya'll but I wonder sometimes. I live in southern middle Tennessee. If any natural disaster is going to occur, it's going to be a tornado. When tornadoes do come through the county, they tend to pass through the field behind my property line, between my house and my daughter's school, which I can see from my back door. If I fled the house and took my guns, mags, and ammo with me every time a tornado threatened the house, I'd spend six months of the year hauling crap in and out of the house on a weekly basis. |
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Posted: 3/17/2019 2:39:24 PM EDT
[#43]
I'm in the same boat...Wa.
Buy what you can. 10 per firearm and when your to that point...make it 12. I'm still working on that too. The best part is when you think your done, and buy something new. Watch sales and a few at a time add up quick. |
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Posted: 3/17/2019 3:16:51 PM EDT
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Mags store ammo real well.
Best to have multiple caches of each. Home/work/truck/family residences.... |
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Posted: 3/17/2019 3:42:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Its not all about just that. Its being able to stash a LOT of ammo, parts, and mags for not only personal use for the rest of your life, but to leave to any kids you may have. Also have differrent flavors from Lancer, Magpul and ofcourse USGI(Okay). |
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Posted: 3/17/2019 8:10:29 PM EDT
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I try to keep 10 for each gun, so that means I have... Uh, hundreds.
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Posted: 3/17/2019 8:29:09 PM EDT
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I don't pretend to be a Combat Master so I figure that if my ammo supply will outlast me in a battle, I have enough. That applies to both ammo and magazines.
So, 50 would be overkill. No way I'd live long enough (in a real conflict) to empty 50 magazines. So my stash of about 30 to 40 is probably more than adequate. |
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Posted: 3/17/2019 8:43:24 PM EDT
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So my stash of about 30 to 40 is probably more than adequate. Also, will your mags suffice for your lifetime and your heirs? Something to think about. |
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Posted: 3/17/2019 8:50:30 PM EDT
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50-100 would make me feel okay. 150-200 I would good. 250-300 I would be great. |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 1:19:41 AM EDT
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Take a class and train that way, mags hit the ground and some get stepped on and some hit poorly and get damaged.
House fire. Tornado. Theft. And even if none of that happens mags can and will wear out eventually. I remember buying "worn" mags and rebuilding them during the clinton ban years. springs and followers and trying to get em reliable. Or buying junk mags and being mad at myself I bought a junk mag that I never could get to run reliably. As far as trying to bug out with all your mags if a tornado is coming your way, stash some mags here and some there and some over there. People talk about spare barrels and 50k rounds of ammo and parts kits to rebuild their ar. Well, how many rounds do you think your mags are going to last for? If you are putting it in a pretty box with a glass window with, "break in case of wedgie worries" on the glass, then you don't need more than a couple mags. Just taking an appleseed class I learned that 20rd mags are what they want used because when going prone they do not want you using the 30rd mag to stabalize the rifle. Me personally, I believe in loading a mess of mags. I can go to the range a bunch and not worry about loading mags. If buying something tomorrow, I will have researched mag prices already and probably be at close to 10 mags with what comes with the rifle. If they are as cheap as ar mags, why not have 50 mags per rifle? Look at what some mags cost for some of the harder to get stuff. Part of why I stick with glock is new mags are under 30 bucks a pop, and on sale under 20 bucks a pop usually but yeah 22rd 40s&w mags or 33rd 9mm mags can cost more. Police trade in mags usually work fine without even cleaning them up, and those are 10 bucks a pop sometimes. Fal mags now, wow. Back when they were $2 a pop, shoulda bought a footlocker full of em. |
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