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2/22/2007 9:39:09 AM EDT
So I read somewhere not to leave them stored loaded for long periods of time, whatever that means.

True?  Will it wear out the spring?
2/22/2007 11:03:31 AM EDT
[#1]
Nope, you can leave them loaded for years with no noticeable effect.  The way that the AK magazine springs wear out is from the loading cycle (the loading and unloading process).  I keep all my mags loaded all the time for convenience.
2/22/2007 11:37:05 AM EDT
[#2]
Load em and your good. I had a WASR10 a while back and a bunch of loaded mags put away. I sold the WASR10 and forgot about the mags until recently when I purchased a Yugo M70. I went hunitng for the mags and found them in the back of a closet still loaded and in a ammo box. All of them were in perfect working order and fed rounds with no issues. I loaded them back up and in the closet they went.
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