[ARCHIVED THREAD] - How Many Mags? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 11/17/2008 10:08:24 AM EDT
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I was wondering what some other opinions are for the minimum number of magazines you should have for each pistol?
Does that number vary depending on the round count of the mags? |
| Whatever you're comfortable with. Some here think they need 100 mags per firearm. I've got 2-3 per most pistols (with about 8 or so for my 1911's), six mags for my M1A, and about a dozen mags per AR. That's comfortable for me. But I may add a few here and there over time. |
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Besides whatever mags the pistol comes with when I buy it, I almost always immediately buy another 10 factory mags as a minimum. Just my own rule of thumb.
Buying those P14.45 and P99 mags put a hurtin on the wallet. 
I lived through the $75 G17 mags and don't ever want to be caught short again. |
| Minimum, which is what you asked for, is two. Remember, two = one and one = none. So in order to attain the minimum of two you really need four. Of course, living life as a minimalist never really appealed to me all that much, so I'd say you should go for at least double the minimum. So, um, is eight enough? |
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I was wondering what some other opinions are for the minimum number of magazines you should have for each pistol? Does that number vary depending on the round count of the mags? Yea it's kind of an OCD thing for a lot of us. I don't really think I've got to have as many as I do. But I can't seem to stop some times 30/rd P Mags=50 30/rd USGI=30 20/rd USGI=30 45 caliber Sig 8@8rd each 40 caliber Glock=15@15rd /babyglock 3@8rd 9mm S&W= 3@15rd 9mm Sig=6@15rd No I really don't have to have that many well I haven't needed them yet! But if I do:) Now I have several revolvers/no speed loaders? Guess I better fix that 
You know thats funny, I have never thought of getting speed loaders? I don't know why I have not 
I think a realstic # would be as many as you could carry in a vest or pouch. My vest holds 6 And one pouch/shoulder strap holds 6 |
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Magazines are ultimately disposable, and without one your semi-auto is a single shot.
Magazines get: - Lost - Damaged, especially if you do any competitive shooting or "action" training - a lemon once in a while - lent to a friend - rotated Therefore, I like to have: - 4 as absolute minimum for the least used firearms I own - 8 as absolute minimum for frequently used firearms - 10-20 for each primary defensive pistol - 20 for each primary defensive rifle/carbine |
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I lived through the $75 G17 mags and don't ever want to be caught short again. If more mags was as simple as picking up the phone and ordering, I could live with a relative handful. Since our mag future is insecure, it leads to mag anxiety, which leads to mag whoredom. For example, I bought into FAL rifles during the ban, just because the mags could be had at reasonable prices. I also had a huge excess of AR15 mags (bought at cheap prices), but since any mag sold couldn't be replaced at a reasonable cost, I hung on to them all. When the prices dropped, it wasn't worth it to sell them. As a rule of thumb, I feel a minimum of 10 rifles mags (full load + some spares), and 5 pistol mags (one in the weapon, 2 on the belt, 2 spares) seems reasonable. |
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there is no such thing as too many mags. It's all about priorities and money. It's no good if you have 1 AR and 100 mags if you have no ammo. It's no good to have 1 AR, 100 mags, 10,000 rounds and no spare parts. It's all a balance.
You need short range defense, concealable defense and enough ammo to get home, medium and long range defense and the ability to sustain what you think is worst case possible. All that varies from person to person. I guess it all depends on your outlook and how likely you think certain scenarios are. edit: what is the point of being well armed if you have no fire protection, no food, no water, no medical supplies, no warm cloths, no bare essentials to survive, no spare cash. it's all about priorities, and how much money you want to devote to preparing for what you are trying to prepare for. unless of course you just want to be a mag whore and make an ammo fort to show pics on arfcom. |
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edit: what is the point of being well armed if you have no fire protection, no food, no water, no medical supplies, no warm cloths, no bare essentials to survive, no spare cash. . This is the part the arfcom scenario-builders never think about. I suspect that many who are well armed are also well supplied. I also suspect that in a complete breakdown scenario, those who are well armed will, by virtue of being able to offer protection, find themselves well supplied with food and other recompense. And in an "every man for himself" scenario, e.g., post nuclear bomb, etc., the armed man will have little difficulty taking what he needs, as well as hunting for sustenance. |
