How many mags are enough?

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How many mags, per gun, do you like?

Poll ended at Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:35 pm

1
0
No votes
2
3
17%
3
3
17%
4
2
11%
5
2
11%
6
3
17%
7-9
0
No votes
10-12
4
22%
13-15
0
No votes
15+
1
6%
 
Total votes: 18

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How many mags are enough?

Post by ruger22 » Sun Feb 07, 2010 1:35 pm

I have a preference to have six magazines for a gun. I store and use them in pairs, and rotate their use.

So I have six Mark III mags, and twelve Bobcat mags. The 10/22 ended up with seven, as I bought a clear one for "educational purposes".

I agree there may be no such thing as too many, but how many are enough?
* 2 Ruger Bearcat stainless, w/ EWK ejector housings & Wolff springs
* Ruger SP-101 .22LR, w/ Wolff springs
* 2 NAA Guardian .32ACP
* 3 Zastava M70 .32ACP
* S&W 15-22 Sport (.22LR AR)
* 2 Ruger SR22 .22LR pistols

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Post by Bullseye » Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:40 pm

I use 6. That way I can pre-load up my magazines for a match course. Then I just have to grab a new one after firing a string. No loading up mags and thumbing in new rounds during the match.

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Post by bigfatdave » Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:26 am

Four/five at a minimum, but if multiple guns take the same mags, I don't multiply the mag supply, I just add another 2-3.

One is NOT enough, that's for sure, and the habit many manufacturers have of only putting one mag in the box is getting annoying.

I think my next new gun purchase will be from Springfield for this reason, in fact.

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Post by BobC » Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:50 pm

I use 10 mags for my Para for the service match of a PPC match. That way I can shoot without reloading mags. I have probably 20 moon clips for my 625 for the Combat match. I use 6 mags for my model 41 for Bullseye.
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how many mags?

Post by U-turnwilly » Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:15 pm

If ya hafta ask - you don't have enough! :D
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Re: how many mags?

Post by Eagle » Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:36 pm

U-turnwilly wrote:If ya hafta ask - you don't have enough! :D
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A big +1 on that....

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Post by greener » Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:06 pm

Since I don't shoot competition a couple is enough. I can only shoot one at a time in the pistols. :lol:

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