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Posted: 6/12/2003 10:06:16 AM EDT
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Quoted: me, pistol 4 rifle 3 usually with a rifle i will stock up when the price is good and have a max of about 20 or so. What do you consider "extra"? When I got my sidearm, I only had the 2 that came with the gun. I am up to 3 now, but one of the origional mags is bad and will be replaced (warranty). It is my goal to have 6 mags for my sidearm. Short answer: 4. |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 10:07:51 AM EDT
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Bushy= 15
1911= 15? USP40= 8 USP45C= 8 FAL= 12 I need more SL8-1= 2 (just got it) Kahr P40= 6 (I believe these numbers to be correct, as I am at work, and cant check right now) |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 10:12:11 AM EDT
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3 10 rounders for my 9mm
1 10rounder, 1 20rounder, and 1 30rounder for my AR |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 10:12:36 AM EDT
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I believe 5 mags to be the absolute minimum for a handgun , more for a rifle....
I have lectured my friends many times for only having the mags a gun came with or a few more... After all in a real life "bad" scenario , mags become disposable , meaning you will probably not have time to pocket them , or pick them up , and in such a scenario (as improbable as it may be ) you will probably not be able to replace those you have lost t |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 10:16:35 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: me, pistol 4 rifle 3 usually with a rifle i will stock up when the price is good and have a max of about 20 or so. What do you consider "extra"? When I got my sidearm, I only had the 2 that came with the gun. I am up to 3 now, but one of the original mags is bad and will be replaced (warranty). It is my goal to have 6 mags for my sidearm. Short answer: 4. when i picked up the kimber i got 1 mag in the gun and 2 spares for a total of 3 revolvers the same way. the gun and 3-4 speed loaders. |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 10:17:25 AM EDT
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well, I would have to say at least 10 for pistol and at least 4 of those must be high cap if the did such a mag, as for a rifle are there ever enough, I have 20, 20 rounder, and 30 30 rounder and I want more. Ronald
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Posted: 6/12/2003 10:18:22 AM EDT
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counting extra mags (the other one is in the gun)
Rifle => 3 per rifle (30 rnd) Pistol => 2 per pistol (15 or 17 rnd) |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 10:42:40 AM EDT
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I believe whatever one spends on a pistol one should spend on magazines.
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Posted: 6/12/2003 10:47:31 AM EDT
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Military type rifles-lots
Semi-auto pistols-at least 2 hi-caps in addition to the 2 that came with it. 4 minimum if no hi-caps. All the rest, a couple is enough.....for me. |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 10:51:34 AM EDT
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I dont like to have less than 7 mags per handgun
I just ordered a pistol and order 5 mags with it. Ar mags I guess the price is what stops me. I pick them up if they are in good shape and the price is right. I dont really know how many I have. less than 50 more than 20. |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 10:51:47 AM EDT
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I insist on at least seven magazines for a rifle and six for a pistol.
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Posted: 6/12/2003 10:58:23 AM EDT
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I have:
5 hi-caps for my G19, 3 17-round hi-caps for my Hi-Power, 2 10-rounders for my XD40, 4 20-rounders for my M14, 6 30-rounders, 20-rounder, and one 9-rounder for my AR, And finally, an 8-shot magtube on my Ithaca 37. [:D] |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 11:13:27 AM EDT
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I'd go with at least 5 for each.
I currently have: 6 8rd 1911 and 2 7rd 1911 mags 4 speedloaders for my revolver 3x 30rd and 3x 20rd mags for my AR. I had a link to a picture.. this guy had like 4 1911s, and about 130 magazines layed out on a table. No shit. 130 freakin magazines!! |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 11:14:40 AM EDT
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My minimum standards:
Pistols - 1 in the gun, 2 spares Revolvers -Full load and 2 speedloaders AR-15 -1 of the 30 rounders in the gun and 6 spares (more if only 20 rounders) .308 Battle Rifles -Anywhere from 8-12 20 rounders To me the pistol is a secondary weapon and therefore mags for it are of less concern than with a carbine or rifle which will usually be my primary weapon. |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 11:25:24 AM EDT
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Ruger PC9GR 9mm carbine:
3 factory 10 rd. magazines 3 factory 15 rd. mags 6 Meggar 20 rd mags Norinco 1911A1 pistol: 2 Norinco mags 7 USGI contract mags 2 WWII GI mags Czech CZ52 pistol: 5 factory 8 rd magazines I like to have a minimum of 5 mags per gun, even if they never get used. |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 11:35:41 AM EDT
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Pistols 3-12
Rifles 5-25 |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 11:36:16 AM EDT
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I think 7 x 30 RD US GI MAG or more should be standard for everyone regardless of AR15 quantities. I think that is what soldiers heading for battle gets. (more, like 10 x 30 RD for SF I think)
And yeah, as some one said above, I think Primary weapon will see more use than secondary (read - pistol). |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 11:39:31 AM EDT
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I recently bought an STG58. In the time it took to get here, I had already bought 30 20rd mags. Then again, FAL mags are cheap.
I don't even know how many AR mags I have right now, somewhere around 130. And I have 15 hi-cap mags for my Para-Ordnance 1445. Another 40 or so for the AK, plus a couple of drums. OK, I admit it. I'm a mag whore! |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 11:50:50 AM EDT
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I don't have a set number of Mags in mind unless the gun is for a specific purpose or I have more than one gun that takes the same type of Mag.
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Posted: 6/12/2003 3:24:41 PM EDT
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My minimums are:
- Pistol = 6 (hi-caps if they exist) - Rifle = 10 (but in my case, I have at least 20 per) A pistol without a mag is a rock, and a rifle without a mag is a stick. -Troy |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 3:33:04 PM EDT
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Rifle- usually 10-15.
Pistol- 5 I have many ar and ak mags. I usually buy them whenever I see a good deal. |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 4:02:37 PM EDT
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Glock 19- 2 ten round, 4 15rd
AR- 37 30rd, 4 20rd TS Will be adding more to each. Here are a couple of related threads: [url]http://ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=17&t=154845&w=searchPop[/url] [url]http://ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=17&t=160709&w=searchPop[/url] |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 4:14:28 PM EDT
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Within 4 weeks of buying my FAL I had 30 NIW mags plus the one that came with the gun. I have 24 30-round AR mags and 27 20-rounders.
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Posted: 6/12/2003 4:42:44 PM EDT
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Quoted: I believe whatever one spends on a pistol one should spend on magazines. Really, so for a $3,000 Wilson Combat you should buy 300 Chip McCormack 1911 mags? |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 5:04:43 PM EDT
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At last count:
Walther PPK: 10 or 11 Glock 17: Post-Ban 5 or 6; Preban at least 8 more. M16: 4 and counting. Gun show coming up soon. MAC 11/9: 24 more or less. |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 5:18:49 PM EDT
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Six for a pistol, 10 for a rifle.
For my duty weapons and mags (which are issued), I keep about 9 more pistol magzines loaded in my vehicle, and probably about another 20 or so magazines for the carbine, though to be fair, I usually just keep those handy for a quick range session. ABout half of the AR mags are from my own stock, and the other half are work-issued post bans. My worst one is my .30 carbine, which I only have four magazines for. When I bought my SAR-2, I kind of went a little nuts with all of the $3 magazine specials. I have about 30 magazines for that, mostly cheap bakelites, but a few black waffle mags and one RPK 45-rounder. |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 5:36:23 PM EDT
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Through various trades and a few purchases, I've wound up with fifteen (15) for my Beretta 92. That's the most I have for any single pistol. The least I have is five (5) for my Para Ordnance P14 45.
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Posted: 6/12/2003 5:53:33 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: I believe whatever one spends on a pistol one should spend on magazines. Really, so for a $3,000 Wilson Combat you should buy 300 Chip McCormack 1911 mags? Hell no! 100 Wilson Combat 8 rounders! |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 8:25:46 PM EDT
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My last one I got 10.
AB |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 9:17:41 PM EDT
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Glock 26-6 mags
Walther P22-2 mags H&K USP 40-15 mags Springfield 1911-7 mags BM AR15-gosh about 30 or so AK47-about 20 mags H&K USC-4 mags |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 9:27:38 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: I believe whatever one spends on a pistol one should spend on magazines. Really, so for a $3,000 Wilson Combat you should buy 300 Chip McCormack 1911 mags? One could take it to extremes. I have two MK23's and three USPF45's, with a total of forty of the MK23 style magazines between the lot. In my neck of the woods these magazines cost $55.00 a piece, 10 magazines would nearly equal the price of a USP. I stand by my original statement. Edit to add: I wouldn't own a McCormack 1911, 1911's are not my thing. Just sold my last 1911 today. No offence to the 1911 crowd. |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 9:28:40 PM EDT
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My rule is 6 mags for each handgun and at least 10 for each rifle, based on the assumption that external rifle mags are more likely to get banged against things and damaged.
The only major exception I have made is with my M1A rifle, in which I have at least 20 mags. Maybe even more. |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 9:40:23 PM EDT
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Well my rule is what I can afford and what is reasonable...
For example, Glock 23 mags, especially the drop frees are pushing $80-$100. No way I am going to buy a half dozen to dozen of those... Not when the difference is three rounds between those and the nuetered mags. I can get the neutered mags anytime I want for less than $20 per, so why stock up on them? My Browning hi power mags are pretty cheap, so around 12 for that pistol. Sig P226, moderately priced so around 6. Walther P99, couple low caps that came with it and a couple prebans. Now I know that it is legal to use 40 caliber postban mags in a 9mm, I'll be buying some of those as cheap legal high caps... ARs, around 50. AK47 and AK74, around 25 each. FAL around 25, Cetme around 25, M1A an even dozen I believe. |
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Posted: 6/13/2003 12:45:42 AM EDT
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[Imbroglio] One for my 10/22 [/Imbroglio]
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Posted: 6/13/2003 12:56:28 AM EDT
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Quoted: I believe 5 mags to be the absolute minimum for a handgun , more for a rifle.... I have lectured my friends many times for only having the mags a gun came with or a few more... After all in a real life "bad" scenario , mags become disposable , meaning you will probably not have time to pocket them , or pick them up , and in such a scenario (as improbable as it may be ) you will probably not be able to replace those you have lost t Unless you have practiced a combat reload and know what you are doing. Edited to add: Currently I have 3 for each of my pistols. 3=.45 and 3=9mm I do plan on getting more, but if you carry more than one pistol, than 3 or 4 for each is really a bit much. OTH, it's always a good idea to have both weapons of the same caliber so that you can use any mag for either weapon. |
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