Posted: 2/8/2013 3:28:09 PM EDT
| Does it hurt to leave your 30 rd mags loaded and sitting? Not sure it is good for the spring. Any help greatly appreciated. |
Do the little elastic bans that hold the mags in wear out?
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You should download a 30 rounder by 3 rounds, for a total of 27 rounds. Now, let' say you own 8 mags. You should keep 4 of them loaded (27 rounds) for 1 month, then cycle them. Unload them for 1 month, and load the 4 previously unloaded mags. This will allow the 4 previously loaded mag springs to rest for 1 month. After cycling as such for 4 months, it is okay to load one additional round for a total of 28 rounds per magazine, except if the magazine is a USGI and has a green follower in which case you should load only 26 rounds for 3 weeks and 4 days, at which point an additional round may be loaded for up to 9 weeks and 2 days. The exception would be if you are using steel cased ammunition; in that case 28 rounds should be used but that last round loaded should have a brass case. |
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You should download a 30 rounder by 3 rounds, for a total of 27 rounds. Now, let' say you own 8 mags. You should keep 4 of them loaded (27 rounds) for 1 month, then cycle them. Unload them for 1 month, and load the 4 previously unloaded mags. This will allow the 4 previously loaded mag springs to rest for 1 month. After cycling as such for 4 months, it is okay to load one additional round for a total of 28 rounds per magazine, except if the magazine is a USGI and has a green follower in which case you should load only 26 rounds for 3 weeks and 4 days, at which point an additional round may be loaded for up to 9 weeks and 2 days. The exception would be if you are using steel cased ammunition; in that case 28 rounds should be used but that last round loaded should have a brass case. That's exactly what I was gonna say. |
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You should download a 30 rounder by 3 rounds, for a total of 27 rounds. Now, let' say you own 8 mags. You should keep 4 of them loaded (27 rounds) for 1 month, then cycle them. Unload them for 1 month, and load the 4 previously unloaded mags. This will allow the 4 previously loaded mag springs to rest for 1 month. After cycling as such for 4 months, it is okay to load one additional round for a total of 28 rounds per magazine, except if the magazine is a USGI and has a green follower in which case you should load only 26 rounds for 3 weeks and 4 days, at which point an additional round may be loaded for up to 9 weeks and 2 days. The exception would be if you are using steel cased ammunition; in that case 28 rounds should be used but that last round loaded should have a brass case. You totally forgot to factor in leap year 
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Creepy Springs
One physical phenomenon with metals is that at stress below the yield strength of the material a very slow plastic deformation take place. In the spring branch this is called creep when a spring under constant load loose length and it is called relaxation when a spring under constant compression lose load. I wouldn't lose any sleep about creep if you're using decent mags with decent springs. But relaxation is a real property of springs that effects their performance, not just load/unload cycles. |
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I always keep 3 30 round magazines fully loaded; one in an AR and the other 2 in my nightstand drawer.
I'm not going to bullshit myself into believing I can prevail in a 91round exchange of gunfire while engaging multiple assailants in my home in he middle of he night. |
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You should download a 30 rounder by 3 rounds, for a total of 27 rounds. Now, let' say you own 8 mags. You should keep 4 of them loaded (27 rounds) for 1 month, then cycle them. Unload them for 1 month, and load the 4 previously unloaded mags. This will allow the 4 previously loaded mag springs to rest for 1 month. After cycling as such for 4 months, it is okay to load one additional round for a total of 28 rounds per magazine, except if the magazine is a USGI and has a green follower in which case you should load only 26 rounds for 3 weeks and 4 days, at which point an additional round may be loaded for up to 9 weeks and 2 days. The exception would be if you are using steel cased ammunition; in that case 28 rounds should be used but that last round loaded should have a brass case. My thumbs are gonna break off for sure |
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Quoted: I like your perspective on this vital topic!You should download a 30 rounder by 3 rounds, for a total of 27 rounds. Now, let' say you own 8 mags. You should keep 4 of them loaded (27 rounds) for 1 month, then cycle them. Unload them for 1 month, and load the 4 previously unloaded mags. This will allow the 4 previously loaded mag springs to rest for 1 month. After cycling as such for 4 months, it is okay to load one additional round for a total of 28 rounds per magazine, except if the magazine is a USGI and has a green follower in which case you should load only 26 rounds for 3 weeks and 4 days, at which point an additional round may be loaded for up to 9 weeks and 2 days. The exception would be if you are using steel cased ammunition; in that case 28 rounds should be used but that last round loaded should have a brass case. |
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You should download a 30 rounder by 3 rounds, for a total of 27 rounds. Now, let' say you own 8 mags. You should keep 4 of them loaded (27 rounds) for 1 month, then cycle them. Unload them for 1 month, and load the 4 previously unloaded mags. This will allow the 4 previously loaded mag springs to rest for 1 month. After cycling as such for 4 months, it is okay to load one additional round for a total of 28 rounds per magazine, except if the magazine is a USGI and has a green follower in which case you should load only 26 rounds for 3 weeks and 4 days, at which point an additional round may be loaded for up to 9 weeks and 2 days. The exception would be if you are using steel cased ammunition; in that case 28 rounds should be used but that last round loaded should have a brass case. Old wives tale. It doesn't matter what color the follower is. Do your research. |
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I always keep 3 30 round magazines fully loaded; one in an AR and the other 2 in my nightstand drawer. I'm not going to bullshit myself into believing I can prevail in a 91round exchange of gunfire while engaging multiple assailants in my home in he middle of he night. Stop being such a defeatist! 
What you really need to do (in addition to your current readiness) is stash loaded mags throughout the house, on every floor, in every room, in various locations. May want to stash a few backup guns here and there, too, in case you need to do a NY reload. |
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I always keep 3 30 round magazines fully loaded; one in an AR and the other 2 in my nightstand drawer. I'm not going to bullshit myself into believing I can prevail in a 91round exchange of gunfire while engaging multiple assailants in my home in he middle of he night. Stop being such a defeatist!
What you really need to do (in addition to your current readiness) is stash loaded mags throughout the house, on every floor, in every room, in various locations. May want to stash a few backup guns here and there, too, in case you need to do a NY reload. If I can't deal with the problem with 90 rounds od 5.56 I'm going back to bed and worry about it in the morning. |