Posted: 11/24/2007 10:11:43 PM EDT
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Was at the Family get together Thurs, and one of my in-laws commented about my two 30 rd mags coupled in my AR. "Why do you need all that? Surely one clip is enough!" My response is that I can't imagine a situation where I would get done shooting and say "Damn, I sure wish I didn't have so much ammo ready!"  What are yall's retorts? |
I tell people I like to be neat and there is nothing neater than a drawer full of loaded mags instead of loose ammo.
No, it's not enough. And don't call me Shirley. |
To Mom and Sister.....etc: "Why do you need all those shoes? Surely one pair is enough, you only have one set of feet?" To Dad, brother........etc: "Why do you need all those tools/fishing poles/motorcycles/boats/etc? Surely one is enough?" To breeders: "Why do you need all those kids? Surely one is enough?" And on.............and on.................and on.............. 
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True that, but you can load modern magazines with clips. Magazines are fairly durable but they are replaceable parts and like any replaceable part there should be extras on hand. I carry 5 loaded mags with my on the road. A spare is more likely to be used for a malfunction clearing than out of ammo scenario but if 30 is good 60 has to be twice as good. Joe |
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Well, drawing from my practice of carrying three pistol magazines. "First of all, Well, it is the way I am trained. One always carries at least three magazines. Granted, that may be special forces stuff, but it is the way I am trained ....... and I don't switch horses midstream. Secondly, if a magazine malfunctions for whatever reason, I have another one to fall back on. I also shoot Uzi's and they've been known to do that from time to time. (and if I want to be nasty) Finally, it is a magazine, not a clip!" _____________________________________________________ ("Then you punch this and let the magazine drop. And slam another one right in. We are suppose to pick them up because they are expensive but ....,"--Marine Cpl. explaining the rifle to Ripley, (w,stte), "Aliens") |
| The only family members that know I have firearms outside of my own household are my father and brother (my mother died years ago, as for the rest, it's my business, they are a bunch of busy bodies and gossipers). Other than that, only 2 close friends know of the extent of my collecting. I don't keep anything out save for a few pellet guns that hang on the walls in the basement game/"mans room"/bar (they help with tree rats) and about a dozen airsofts (like full size AR's, AK's, Stens for decoration only, I did say mans room). Actually, I've built hidden panels or made other items here and there, say like a set of swing out bookcases to house my stuff. That built in bench that someone's fat ass is on may have 5 shotguns under the seat and 4 rifles mounted in the drop down back (I'd love to see the look if anyone actually knew). I'm not really comfortable with a safe sitting around saying comeback when you've got the time. I would like to be able to set them all up in a massive old time wood and glass front gun case, but then I put the ego away and let practicality ensue. |
You can choose yer friends you are stuck with yer family....That said my friends know more about my taste in weapons than my family. My sister in law is a liberal who thinks guns should be outlawed and her husband who was neutered some time back is afraid to disagree with her. 
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Am I too late to get in before some douchebag complains that you used the term "clip"? 
Guess not! Hey douchebags... this has been settled. Those boxes with springs that hold cartridges.. you can call them clips (cartridge holder: a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an autoloading gun). For the OP, I like the answer of "there's no such thing as spare ammunition". Another response for you could be "Yeah, I hate having two 30 round mags, but I can't seem to find any reliable sixty rounders (and if I could find two of them, I'd strap them together too!)!". |
do yourself a favor and watch this: www.lifelibertyetc.com/RangeBag/video/LLE_Clips_Magazines_Large.wmv |
"You should see what's in the trunk of the car, and on my ankle, and in my pocket, on my keychain, at home in the attic, the basement, under my desk at the office ......" 
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I received the same comment a week ago. I mentioned picking up some extra magazines at the gun show and a friend (a former parole officer, no less!) mocked me. He asked why one would ever need more than one per firearm. I was surprised. I commented that most people think four mags per firearm is a bare minimum. Of course, I should have qualified "most people" as "most people with whom I interact on a regular basis," since those people may not be representative of America as a whole. |
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I've given up on clip vs magazine. trying to correct shit like that just turns people off. I use the right term and that's enough for me. As for the OP, I just tell them that there is no point in having a magazine fed weapon without having extra magazines... or about how magazines can go bad mid-shooting, or just make the comment about how people that survive shootouts never wish they had LESS ammo ready. |
