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Posted: 9/15/2005 4:01:46 PM EDT
[#1]
My understanding is that it is not an issue with AK mags. However...the ones I keep loaded, I only keep 25/30.
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Posted: 9/15/2005 4:07:46 PM EDT
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This is deffinately a highly discussed topic on the AR side. From a general concensus of machinists and fabricators, its the actual compression and rebound of the spring that cause wear, so keeping them loaded doesnt mean much. The only damage you could probably do is to overload them and compress the spring beyond its normal load, resetting the "memory" of the metal.
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Posted: 9/15/2005 4:18:23 PM EDT
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I've seen AK mags that had been loaded for years (maybe 10-20 years) in Afghanistan, they worked fine.
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Posted: 9/15/2005 4:34:44 PM EDT
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I've never had any issues with AK mags that have been loaded for an extended period,its a different story with my 1911!
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Posted: 9/15/2005 4:53:35 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/15/2005 5:10:16 PM EDT
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forever; its loading and reloading that kills the springs
keeping em compressed or not, and they should stay fine |
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Posted: 9/15/2005 5:39:32 PM EDT
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If the consensus is that it's OK to keep em loaded (being that repeated loading/unloading wears springs), which I agree with, why is it that attitudes change when it comes to Romanian 75rd drums?
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Posted: 9/15/2005 5:48:29 PM EDT
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I bought a bunch of Chinese mags that I KNOW were loaded circa 1984.
They functioned just fine when I unloaded them by pulling the trigger 30 times. 
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Posted: 9/15/2005 6:03:03 PM EDT
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Because romanian drums are special. |
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Posted: 9/15/2005 8:40:47 PM EDT
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I agree on the real AK mags but I have my doubts about those US waffles, I had one in a gun loaded for a couple months and when I pulled it out I had noticed it swelled and was hard to remove.
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Posted: 9/15/2005 8:48:58 PM EDT
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anyone know about keeping a shotgun loaded?
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Posted: 9/15/2005 9:01:50 PM EDT
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shotguns are made to be kept loaded. |
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Posted: 9/15/2005 9:12:13 PM EDT
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its pretty much worthless otherwise. 
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Posted: 9/15/2005 9:59:35 PM EDT
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A friend of mine once found a .45 auto mag in his grandfafther's house which was loaded with ammunition dated 1918. We unloaded the mag, put fresh ammo in it and testeed it. The mag worked perfectly in all the pistols we tried it in. As far as I know he's still using the magazine. I think the AK mags will I have will be working long after I'm gone.
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Posted: 9/16/2005 3:20:32 AM EDT
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So I Could keep my 870 loaded for a year or 30 and it'd still load reliably? Just wondering cause as of now, i have my shotty close to my bed and the shells on the headboard. It would be much easier to just have these shells in the shotgun 24/7 though. Then i don't need to worry in a reflex situation.
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