Extra mags. To load or not to load..

[Brandon_SPC]

I will be keeping mine loaded. Well mine isn't a "country chick" more of a "city girl" but I took her to the range to shoot my 45 my dads 9mm and ruger 22. All I can say after one range session she is saving for a conceal pistol (shield) and after she got a hold of my AR last night she wants one to. She even said "I will chip in half for the ammo!" man your own lady buying half of the ammo I'm liking this....... (Not married........yet)

 

[Blue]

Loaded....goes the same for guns also....none of this condition 0, 1, 2 etc.....either a gun is ready to fire or it isn't.

 

[FrankT]

Honestly I have too many guns to keep them all loaded and too many mags, good grief, I am an old man, I would be dead loading all the ammo I have.

 

[Blue]

Honestly I have too many guns to keep them all loaded and too many mags, good grief, I am an old man, I would be dead loading all the ammo I have.

I'll load'em for you.....two for you.....one for me.....two for you.....:smile:

 

[Seanpcola]

I've been wanting to ask this too. I've read up on the issue and it seems about 60/40 loaded/unloaded on the internet. For some reason I trust the opinions of you bunch of bozos more than the mall ninjas on line.

Guess I'll be filling mags tomorrow night. I've been debating this for 6 years.

 

[Seanpcola]

I would like to see JJ (oneshot) throw his .02 out.

 

[Overtime]

I also stock pile the glock 9mms. Currently have 4 glock 19s. (2 black, an original OD GREEN, and a FDE) 3 of the 4 have never been out of the box.

 

[Dan1612]

I found a 1911 from WW2. Locked and loaded. Thick patina on the copper bullets. Your guess as to how long they stayed in the gun. My guess is 20+ years. Mag worked just fine.

I bought a Kimber from James (Tackleberry) the previous day, and my 1911 addiction started. The rest is history in the making.

Back to the point, if bullets can stay in a gun long enough to oxidize the copper like that, and still work:
Load away!

 

[JBryan314]

I keep seven 30 round PMags loaded up with Federal M855 62gr green tip 5.56 for my Colt M4. Six of the mags are in my rifleman's kit and one is on the shelf next to the M4. Basic combat load of 210 rounds ready to go at a moment's notice. I rotate the mags out every six months to rest the springs.

Also in the vest I have a 17 round Glock mag for a G17. I also have another 17 round mag that is with the G17 at all times. I would rotate them too, but I unload them and reload them frequently enough that they get their rest.

 

[MarkS]

The extra mags for the ones beside the bed are loaded just like the pistols they fit.

 

[Mr. Katanga]

Ive got rusted over AK mags that I loaded over 10 years ago that ran like a sewing machine, I keep everything loaded, AR, AK, beretta, CZ-82, and glock mags.

I will say this though, especially the pistol mags, If you keep any mags in your pocket, a bag, or backpack make sure you check them often for lint, dirt, sand, ect. My girlfriend keeps a couple extra CZ-82 mags in her purse and after being at the beach no matter how hard you try that Fort Walton powder sand will find its way in and get all gritty. They will usually run fine when shooting but if you hand feed the bullets out of the mag they will hang up, I just like to be safer than sorry. My glock 23 back up mag does the same thing I try to check it every few days and just take a couple rounds out and make sure it doesn't feel gritty and about once every month or so take them apart and clean them out with dish soap. Same goes for the glock 27. I wouldn't worry about the springs being loaded up, more about the mags being clean. All my others stay loaded and ready to roll.

 

[helo_hunter]

Had a Star Firestar 45 that I left the mag loaded for a year. Took it to the range and it was a single shot instead of a semi-auto due to the memory the springs developed. After that, I beleive in rotating the mags (between loaded and unloaded).

 

[Mr. Katanga]

Had a Star Firestar 45 that I left the mag loaded for a year. Took it to the range and it was a single shot instead of a semi-auto due to the memory the springs developed. After that, I beleive in rotating the mags (between loaded and unloaded).

Sounds like a crappy/dirty mag, any decent mag will stay fine after years of storage

 

[RRlocoENGR]

A empty magazine is useless!

 

[jeter03]

I keep my 9mm and 32 loaded

 

[jakec]

i have 3 1911 mags loaded and 3 ar mags loaded. i only have 2 guns that take a mag. all my other guns are single shot, bolt action or revolvers. im gonna take my time killing things that need to die.

 

[Stagman]

I keep my G17 mags loaded, but I only put 15 in them to put less stress on the mag spring.